PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Poe Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Poe Wong
vs
Turner

176 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Balco Boys - Hilo

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Poe Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Turner!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wong.
Nice takedown defense from Wong. No joy for Turner on that attempt.

Wong shoots in and bounces Turner off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wong slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Wong decides to stand back up. Wong steps back and let's Turner get back to his feet.
Jake Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wong instigates a clinch.
Turner drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Turner shoots for a takedown but Wong saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Edgar Poe Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wong.
Turner misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner rushes Wong and presses him up against the cage.

Wong manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Wong.
Turner wants to clinch but Wong slips to the side
and Wong counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner looks gassed!

Wong pushes Turner up against the cage in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Wong's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turner letting Wong take a breather here.
Wong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turner walks away with a smile on his face. Wong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wong moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wong rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner misses with a takedown
and Wong counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt

and Wong counters with a single leg into guard. Turner didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Wong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wong trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Wong is really struggling to control Turner but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.

Wong decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Turner, up you get!
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wong misses with the combination.
Turner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Wong clinches with his opponent.

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wong counters with a one-two to the body.
Wong throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong throws a nice head kick!
Wong lands a front kick.
Turner clinches but Wong breaks the clinch
and Wong counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wong dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Turner avoids the head kick by Wong.

Wong has managed to clinch.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong blocks a body shot from Turner.

Wong breaks from the clinch.

Wong drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner keeping full guard, as Wong tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Poe Wong dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Wong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edgar Poe Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Turner takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wong counters with an outside leg kick.
Wong fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Wong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Wong both land. Nice combination.
Wong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wong connects with a crisp jab.

Wong darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Turner is breathing heavily.

Wong is working for a kimura but Turner is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Wong uses his free foot to push down on Turner's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Turner.
Wong has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wong sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Wong's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Turner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Turner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wong tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wong lands a nice shot to the head.
Turner is squirming around, avoiding Wong's attempts to control the action.
Wong thowing shots but they're missing.
Wong lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to improve his position but Wong isn't that keen on the idea.
Turner is in a horrible position here. Wong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wong throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
You get the feeling that Turner really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Wong with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wong postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turner looks a forlorn figure.
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
Turner is bucking up trying to escape but Wong cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wong landing strikes from the mount.
Wong working Turner over with strikes here.

Wong looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edgar Poe Wong dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Turner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Turner closes the distance but Wong moves to the side

and Wong moves into the clinch.
Turner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wong working hard to break the clinch.
Wong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?

Wong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wong lands with an uppercut that bounces Turner off the cage and back into rage.

Wong rushes Turner and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Turner wants a takedown.

Turner is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Wong can't fight it off and eventually Turner manages to take the fight to the floor. Wong looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Wong uses the cage to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wong scores a takedown into full mount!
Edgar Poe Wong overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wong lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Wong working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wong trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a nice shot to the head.
Wong lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turner is in a horrible position here. Wong smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wong throwing strikes but Turner recovers to half guard. A much better position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
Turner wants to get back to full guard.
Turner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wong scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wong looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wong wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
Wong is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Turner is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Turner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Wong.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wong.
Wong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turner with a poor takedown

and Wong counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.
Wong passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jake Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wong misses with the ground and pound.
Turner tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner is not content to let Wong control the position.
Edgar Poe Wong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Wong decides to stand up, so the ref orders Turner to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edgar Poe Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wong 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edgar Poe Wong!