PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Mcgrath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcgrath comes into the arena with 50 cent feat. Akon - I'll still kill blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mcgrath
vs
Turner

180 cm
26
240 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

194 cm
20
245 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Mcgrath!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrath is looking to clinch.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Mcgrath sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Mcgrath.
A jab from Turner misses.

Mcgrath takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcgrath misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mcgrath being controlled against the cage.
Mcgrath slowing the pace effectively.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Mcgrath's head.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
Mcgrath tries to throw a body punch but Turner avoids it by throwing Mcgrath back against the cage.
Mcgrath looking to throw knees to the head but Turner is blocking nicely.
Mcgrath pushes Turner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mcgrath lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgrath stalling.
Mcgrath swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgrath keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Frank Mcgrath has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mcgrath explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mcgrath pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mcgrath throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcgrath. That did some damage!
Mcgrath misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner jabs Mcgrath right on the nose. Mcgrath blinks but takes it well.
Turner tests Mcgrath's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Mcgrath avoids the head kick by Turner.
Mcgrath throws a lazy head kick
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Mcgrath is breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Mcgrath.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
Mcgrath needs to keep his hands up - Turner had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner throws a quick head kick that knocks Mcgrath silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Turner is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). John Turner!