PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonas Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Eye of the tiger. Jonas Turner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ding
vs
Turner

192 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rufus Ding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jonas Turner!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ding keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ding dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Ding's head and hops out.
Ding has his takedown stuffed
and Turner counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Rufus Ding has been cut.
Ding takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Ding shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ding showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ding tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ground and pound from Ding.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ding passes the guard and advances to mount!
A nice elbow there by Ding.
Turner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Ding.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Turner blocking the ground and pound.
Ding lands a big shot there that rocks Turner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ding lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Turner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Turner looks gassed!
Ding lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ding lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ding with a couple of short strikes.
Ding is landing with some decent strikes but Turner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ding working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ding putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ding scoring with strikes but Turner is staying in there.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ding. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ding is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Turner can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ding with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ding landing strikes from the mount and Turner is in trouble!
Turner is in a horrible position here. Ding smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Ding connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding lands a nice shot to the head.
Ding looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Turner is rocked!
Ding working Turner over with strikes here.
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Ding finish him?
Ding fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ding scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Turner?
Turner is in a horrible position here. Ding smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BOOM! Ding connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ding cracks Turner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ding working the ground and pound effectively.
Ding 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding landing punches.
Ding dominating with strikes here.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
Ding putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Ding scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ding landing shots from mount.
Ding landing strikes from the mount and Turner is in trouble!
Ding has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turner's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ding working Turner over with strikes here.
Ding is landing with some decent strikes but Turner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Ding dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rufus Ding's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Turner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ding.
Ding shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Ding's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ding with a poor takedown
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Ding.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Ding. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turner looking to score a takedown here. Ding is defending well but Turner drives through and ends up in Ding's guard.
Turner prevents Ding from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Ding is working an open guard so Turner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding has a takedown stuffed.
Turner lands with a slapping head kick.
Ding tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ding with a poor takedown
and Turner counters with a series of strikes. Ding will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ding is defended easily by Turner.
Turner moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner throws a series of punches but Ding moves out of range.
Ding tries to clinch up but Turner circles away and keeps his distance.

Ding shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ding in side control, throwing shots but Turner defends.

Ding tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ding has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Ding is trying to get an arm triangle but Turner is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ding lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Turner down.
Ding advances to full mount.
Ding connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ding postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turner looks a forlorn figure.
Ding with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ding pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ding scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ding postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Turner looks a forlorn figure.
Turner is working to get back to half guard.
Ding scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ding raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ding is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding working Turner over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ding lands a heavy elbow.
Turner is bucking up trying to escape but Ding cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Turner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Ding connects with a massive shot to the dome!
BOOM! Ding connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ding with a couple of short strikes.
Ding unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ding working Turner over with strikes here.
Ding landing shots from mount.
Ding lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Ding dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rufus Ding's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Ding shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ding shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ding takes a head kick and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ding.
Turner jabs Ding to the body, keeping him at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ding.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rufus Ding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ding shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turner but Turner pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turner lands a head kick. Ding smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Rufus Ding's cut is getting worse.
Ding closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Ding pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ding shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turner pinned against the cage. Turner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ding scores with a takedown into Turner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ding prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
Ding with a nice head shot there.
Ding lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ding throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ding throwing strikes but missing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ding postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Ding throws a big right hand that misses.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ding landing some decent shots from guard.
Rufus Ding overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding postures up and lands a big shot to Turner's brow.
Ding loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ding throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
Turner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ding is one step ahead there.
Ding distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ding distracts Turner with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ding drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ding jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Ding drops back looking for a leg! Turner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Turner manages to kick Ding off! Ding jumps back into Turner's guard.
Ding is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ding is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ding postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ding accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jonas Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rufus Ding is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Turner working for a triangle but Ding defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rufus Ding showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ding, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rufus Ding!