PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johny Pontas (ranked 4333 p4p, 4539 weight class) and War Turtle (ranked 369 p4p, 381 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pontas
vs
Turtle

173 cm
24
163
1 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johny Pontas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, War Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pontas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pontas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pontas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Turtle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turtle misses with the combination.
Pontas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Turtle jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Pontas gets a clinch.
Pontas tries to land a knee to the head but Turtle blocks with his arms.
Pontas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Turtle avoids the elbow strike from Pontas, against the cage.
Turtle blocks an uppercut.
Pontas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turtle lands a hook that snaps the head of Pontas backwards.
Still in the clinch, Turtle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pontas pushes off an throws an elbow but Turtle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Turtle lands a nice uppercut.
Pontas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Turtle avoids a wild elbow strike from Pontas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turtle can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle lands a nice uppercut.
Turtle is leaning against Pontas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pontas lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Turtle fails to land.
Pontas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turtle blocks it with crossed arms.
Turtle avoids the elbow strike from Pontas, against the cage.
Turtle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pontas throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Turtle.
Pontas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Turtle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pontas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pontas throws an elbow but misses.
Pontas blocks an uppercut.
Pontas tries to land knees in the clinch but Turtle avoids the damage to the body.
Turtle lands with a left to the head.
Turtle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pontas's elbow.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Turtle as the two fighters clinch.
Turtle blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turtle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontas misses with an elbow strike.
Pontas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like War Turtle has been cut.
Turtle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turtle.
Pontas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Turtle breaks the clinch.

Pontas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Turtle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turtle tests Pontas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Turtle scores with a hook.
Pontas looks to clinch
and Turtle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Pontas is rocked!
Turtle pounces like a tiger and cracks Pontas with a vicious hook! Pontas is down but not out! Turtle follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). War Turtle!