PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Turcotte (ranked 189 p4p, 325 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 24 p4p, 48 weight class). Alderidge comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Portland, Oregon kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Turcotte
vs
Alderidge

180 cm
31
160
30 - 16 - 0

175 cm
33
160
30 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacques Turcotte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge tries to counter by closing the distance.
Turcotte misses with a double jab
and Alderidge counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Jacques Turcotte has been cut.
Turcotte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turcotte works Alderidge's body with a nice hook.
Turcotte looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Alderidge is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Turcotte wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
letting Turcotte counter with a right hand.
Turcotte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
A jab from Turcotte does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte misses with a right hand
and Turcotte takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alderidge has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a kick to the body.
Alderidge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alderidge lands a glancing blow to the side of Turcotte's head.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Alderidge throws an off balance right hand
and Turcotte counters with a nice body shot.
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turcotte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alderidge wants to counter with a clinch but Turcotte pushes him away.
Donk. Turcotte catches Alderidge right on the button with a cross.
Turcotte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alderidge moves away.
Turcotte tests Alderidge's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte looks to land a combination but Alderidge avoids it well.
Alderidge swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turcotte misses with a looping right.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Turcotte swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turcotte connects with a looping right hand.
Turcotte throws a series of punches but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge moves out of range as Turcotte strikes.
Alderidge only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderidge.
Alderidge wants to counter with a clinch but Turcotte pushes him away.
Turcotte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alderidge.
Turcotte misses with an uppercut. Alderidge saw that one coming.
A big right from Alderidge misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alderidge connects with a body shot.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Turcotte misses the target.
Turcotte cracks Alderidge with an open hand slap.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turcotte lands a jab to the head.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Turcotte moves out of range as Alderidge throws a body kick.
Turcotte moves out of range of the body kick from Alderidge.
Turcotte is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Turcotte thuds his right hand into Alderidge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turcotte fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
Turcotte scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alderidge lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turcotte will feel that in the morning.
Alderidge throws a solid leg kick but Turcotte takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderidge.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Alderidge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alderidge blocks a jab.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Turcotte, as that shot connected.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Turcotte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Turcotte listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turcotte lands the left hand.
Alderidge misses the shot to the body.
Turcotte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Turcotte is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Turcotte misses with a two punch combination.
Turcotte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turcotte misses with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Alderidge might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Turcotte has got the better of the exchanges.
Nice uppercut there from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turcotte swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
Jacques Turcotte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Turcotte does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turcotte wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turcotte backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses with a hook. Alderidge ducked under it nicely.
Turcotte fails to land with a series of punches.
Alderidge tries a quick counter leg kick but Turcotte is wise to it.
Alderidge slips under a jab from Turcotte.
A big left from Turcotte misses.
Alderidge throws a shot from downtown. Turcotte moves away and avoids it.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
and Turcotte counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Turcotte.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge defending well as Turcotte loads up on a big left hand.
Turcotte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alderidge's head backwards.
Turcotte moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turcotte throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alderidge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turcotte looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
Turcotte throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turcotte throws a right and a left that Alderidge avoids nicely.
Alderidge steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turcotte.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Turcotte misses with a straight left.
Alderidge takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turcotte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turcotte counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alderidge scoring well with a low kick there.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turcotte missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alderidge throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Turcotte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge throws a jab but it's blocked by Turcotte.
Turcotte is looking to counter punch.
Alderidge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turcotte throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alderidge throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jacques Turcotte is winning the standup battle so far.
Turcotte dips to his left and cracks Alderidge with an uppercut!
Turcotte is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alderidge can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turcotte shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alderidge eats them both and turns towards Turcotte to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Turcotte checks a leg kick.
Alderidge slips under a jab.

Turcotte darts in and clinches Alderidge up against the cage.
Turcotte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Turcotte.
A short left from Turcotte.
Alderidge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Alderidge scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge tries to throw a body punch but Turcotte avoids it by throwing Alderidge back against the cage.
Turcotte swings wildly with an uppercut but Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Turcotte dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jacques Turcotte's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turcotte throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.

Turcotte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Turcotte blocks it.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turcotte backwards.

Turcotte's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alderidge lands with a good body shot.
Turcotte throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Turcotte avoids it.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Turcotte misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Turcotte.
Turcotte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Turcotte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Turcotte slips the punch.
Turcotte misses with a left hand
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Turcotte moved out of range.
Turcotte takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Turcotte swats away the attempt to clinch by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a low kick.
Alderidge throws a hook but Turcotte avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turcotte.
Turcotte looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turcotte.
Alderidge is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turcotte with a body shot.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but Turcotte checks it.
Turcotte throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Turcotte throws a shot to the body.
Turcotte waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alderidge.
Alderidge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turcotte.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Alderidge slips a jab from Turcotte.
Turcotte misses the jab.
Turcotte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Turcotte is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Turcotte misses.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turcotte counters with a left to the body.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Turcotte counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turcotte misses with a straight right.
Alderidge ducks under a wild hook from Turcotte.
Turcotte tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Turcotte.
Alderidge steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turcotte.
Turcotte throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.
Nice body punch from Alderidge.
Alderidge staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Turcotte.
Turcotte scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderidge doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turcotte misses with a wild body shot.
Turcotte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alderidge.
Alderidge slips a jab and a cross from Turcotte.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Turcotte.
Turcotte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Turcotte throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turcotte displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Alderidge feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Turcottes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Turcotte cracks Alderidge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Turcotte ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to work over Turcotte's front leg with a kick but Turcotte checks it.
Ranger Alderidge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turcotte misses the jab.
Alderidge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Turcotte showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turcotte has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Turcotte!