PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Hara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turtle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Raul's Wild Kingdom. Hara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Armin van Buuren - Sail. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Turtle
vs
Hara

185 cm
20
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josh Hara!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turtle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Turtle with a hook.
Jab from Turtle.
Hara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turtle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hara looks gassed!
Turtle misses with a series of wild punches.
Hara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Turtle clinches.
Turtle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A hook to the body from Turtle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turtle avoiding damage.

Turtle gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Turtle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Turtle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turtle throwing strikes but missing.
Turtle wants to pass the guard but Hara is keeping the position.
Hara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Turtle controls the pace.
Turtle looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Turtle just wasn't active enough.
Nice shot lands for Turtle.
Tommy Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turtle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turtle is looking to wear down Hara with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A decent looking cross lands there for Turtle.

Turtle moves into range and clinches up with Hara.
Turtle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Turtle lands a shot to the body.
Turtle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Turtle on the inside.
Turtle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hara backwards.
Turtle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hara or not.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turtle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hara takes a shot to the head.
Turtle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turtle lands a hook that snaps the head of Hara backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Turtle.
A right hook to the body lands for Turtle.
Turtle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hara backwards.
Come on Turtle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turtle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Turtle is leaning against Hara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turtle taking a breather.
Turtle gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Still in the clinch, Turtle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turtle scores with a hook to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Turtle wants the takedown. Hara is fighting it off but Turtle persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hara's guard against the cage.
Hara has momentary wrist control but Turtle slips an elbow through the middle.
Turtle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Turtle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turtle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Turtle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Turtle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Turtle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turtle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Turtle clinches up against the cage.
Turtle leaning against his opponent.
Turtle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hara wants a takedown.
Turtle lands a body punch.
Turtle lands with a short shot to the head.
Hara is breathing heavily.
Turtle lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Turtle is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Hara can't fight it off and eventually Turtle manages to take the fight to the floor. Hara looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hara has momentary wrist control but Turtle slips an elbow through the middle.
Turtle with a nice head shot there.
Turtle cracks Hara with a solid left hand.
Turtle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hara on the ground.
Turtle connects with a couple of short punches.
Turtle lands a couple of elbows.
Turtle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hara is keeping the position for now.
Hara can't keep his opponent in guard - Turtle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hara taking some punishment here, with Turtle in his half guard.
Turtle trying to control from half guard but Hara is working away.
Turtle wants to pass to mount but Hara is defending the position.
Well, if Turtle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turtle is keen to just control but Hara is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Turtle.

Turtle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Turtle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turtle controlling the position easily from mount.
Turtle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Turtle looking to finish Hara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hara!
Turtle with shots to the head and body - Hara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Turtle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turtle breaks from Hara's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turtle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hara takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Turtle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Turtle lands with some strikes.
Turtle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turtle lands a big shot there that rocks Hara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Turtle cracks Hara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hara wants to control but Turtle is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Turtle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Turtle closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turtle.
Turtle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turtle is pressed up against the cage. Hara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Turtle down to the mat. Turtle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Turtle takes the fight into the clinch.
Turtle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hara can do to turn this around?

Turtle has Hara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Turtle pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hara tumbling to the mat - Turtle dives into Hara's guard.
Hara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hara keeping moving, preventing Turtle from controlling successfully.
Hara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hara is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Turtle is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hara has momentary wrist control but Turtle slips an elbow through the middle.
Turtle controlling from the top position.
Hara controls Turtle momentarily but Turtle frees himself.
Hara keeping full guard, as Turtle tries to pass.
Turtle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hara wants to get back to his feet but Turtle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Turtle connects with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turtle postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Turtle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hara is keeping the position for now.
Turtle stands up over Hara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tommy Turtle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Turtle gets to his feet - Hara follows without any prompting.
Turtle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Turtle forces Hara back against the cage and clinches.
Turtle scores with a shoulder strike.
Hara takes a shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Turtle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turtle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hara has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turtle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right from Turtle on the inside.
Turtle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hara.
Hara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turtle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tommy Turtle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Hara.
A short right from Turtle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Turtle tightens his grip and picks Hara up, before dumping him to the ground. Hara manages to land in guard.
Turtle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Turtle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Hara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Josh Hara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turtle stops Hara from standing up.
Turtle's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Turtle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turtle 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Turtle!