PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grey Ape (ranked 1353 p4p, 820 weight class) and Rubber Turtle (ranked 183 p4p, 116 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Ape
vs
Turtle

185 cm
37
173
27 - 19 - 2

186 cm
25
180
11 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Grey Ape!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rubber Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ape tries to score with a low kick but Turtle moves his leg out of the way.
Ape misses with a leg kick

and Turtle counters by moving into the clinch.
Turtle lands a knee to the body.
Turtle lands a knee to the body.
Turtle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turtle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ape avoids it.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Turtle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Grey Ape has been cut.
Ape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turtle is struggling to control the position.
Turtle working Ape over with knees to the body.
Ape can't find room to land a body shot as Turtle controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Ape tries a body shot but Turtle blocks it.
Ape goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turtle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ape in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turtle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ape has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Ape blocks with his arms.
Turtle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ape is breathing heavily.
Turtle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ape.
Turtle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Turtle.
Turtle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ape.
Turtle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ape lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turtle landing knees to the head.
Ape misses with the head strike.
Turtle scores a nice knee to the body.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turtle's elbow.
Turtle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ape in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ape avoids it.
Turtle missing with knees to the body.
Turtle misses with a punch to the body.
Ape misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ape blocks it with crossed arms.
Turtle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ape throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turtles head.
Turtle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turtle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ape lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ape looking to slow down the pace here.
Ape prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ape in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Turtle.
Ape prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ape avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ape swings wildly with an uppercut but Turtle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turtle.
Ape scores with a shot to the side of Turtle's head.
Ape misses with a punch on the inside.
Turtle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ape's face.
Turtle lands a good knee to the midsection. Ape won't want to take too many of those.
Turtle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.
Ape on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ape working hard to break the clinch.
Turtle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ape's face.
Turtle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ape blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Ape avoiding damage as Turtle throws knees to the body.
Turtle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape blocks a body shot from Turtle.
Ape misses with a punch to the body.
Turtle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ape blocks it with crossed arms.
Turtle missing with knees to the body.
Turtle lands a nice shot to the body.
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!
Turtle tries to land knees in the clinch but Ape avoids the damage to the body.
Ape lands an uppercut.
Turtle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ape is defending well for now.
Turtle misses with a knee to the head.
Ape managing to block the knees to the body from Turtle.
Turtle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ape throws a punch but it's blocked by Turtle.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turtle tries a body shot but Ape blocks it.
Ape prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle lands a good knee to the midsection. Ape won't want to take too many of those.
Ape lands a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rubber Turtle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grey Ape's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ape on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Turtle.
Ape avoids the head kick by Turtle.
A counter left hand to the body from Ape misses its target.
Turtle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turtle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ape misses with a low kick.
Turtle wants to counter with a clinch but Ape pushes him away.
Ape throws a lazy body kick
and Turtle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turtle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape misses with a few strikes there.
Turtle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ape swings for the body but Turtle moves out of range.
Ape fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape misses with a straight right.
Turtle was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ape. That's going to slow Turtle down.
Ape with a nice calf kick.

Turtle pushes Ape up against the cage in a clinch.
Turtle misses with a knee to the head.
Ape misses with a punch on the inside.
Turtle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turtle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turtle lands a knee to the head.
Ape doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ape prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Ape's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle checks a leg kick nicely.
Turtle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ape checks a leg kick nicely.
Grey Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle lunges at Ape with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ape's hand.

Ape is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape throws a lazy uppercut

and Turtle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turtle.
Oh Ape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turtle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Ape blocks with his arms.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Ape blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Turtle.
Ape fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turtle misses with a knee to the head.
Turtle tries a knee to the head but Ape blocks it.
Turtle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turtle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Turtle tries to land a knee to the head but Ape blocks with his arms.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Turtle.
Ape seems to have got his legs back now.
Turtle looking to throw knees to the head but Ape is blocking nicely.
Turtle prevents a body shot from Ape.
Turtle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ape.
Ape blocks a body shot from Turtle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turtle.
Ape blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turtle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ape is defending well for now.
Turtle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turtle scores with a knee to the head.
Ape takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Turtle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Turtle lands a knee to the head.
Ape prevents a body shot from Turtle.
Turtle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turtle jerks Ape's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Ape drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Turtle goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Turtle because Ape was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Rubber Turtle!
Rubber Turtle thanked the fans post fight for their support.