PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Killer Instinct (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killer Instinct has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Instinct
vs
Turner

186 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Instinct!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Turner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Instinct throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Instinct fails with the takedown

and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Turner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Instinct is retaining full guard.

Instinct had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turner defends it easily.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Instinct is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner tries to free his leg and advance position but Instinct is retaining full guard.
Turner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Turner passes into half guard.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is keen to just control but Instinct is a slippery customer.
Instinct trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Turner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Instinct wants to improve his position but Turner is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Instinct blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Instinct is looking to improve his position.
Turner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Instinct with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Turner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Instinct wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.
Instinct pushes Turner off looking to stand but Turner dives back in and keeps control.
Instinct blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turner.
Turner is nestled in close to Instinct, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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!
Turner moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Turner wants to control for a moment but Instinct uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Instinct is refusing to be controlled, as Turner sits in half guard.
Instinct is trying to stand back up but Turner is controlling him
Turner is just content to waste time from the top position. Instinct takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Instinct is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Instinct avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Instinct tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Instinct. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Instinct is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Instinct tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner advances to half guard.
Turner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Instinct defending well though.
Instinct is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner wants to control but Instinct is keeping him busy.
Instinct is trying to get back to full guard.
Instinct wants to control but Turner is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to pass the half guard into mount. Instinct knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Instinct tries to get to full guard but Turner has control of the leg.
Turner thows a huge punch but Instinct dodges it nicely.
Turner prevents Instinct from standing back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Instinct to regain full guard.
Turner postures up in Instinct's guard and throws a big left but Instinct blocks it.
Turner looking to sit in guard and control but Instinct gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Instinct looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Instinct shoots and misses

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Instinct tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turner is looking to work some ground and pound but Instinct has wrist control.
Instinct working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turner.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner trying to control but Instinct is working from the bottom.
Turner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Turner throwing strikes from guard but Instinct blocks nicely.
Turner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Instinct is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Turner scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Instinct is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Turner has got the better of the ground game so far.

Instinct is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Turner defends well.
Turner chips away with some ground and pound.
Turner preventing the sweep.
Turner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Instinct is trying to control the position but Turner postures up.
Instinct keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner postures up in Instinct's guard and throws a big left but Instinct blocks it.
Turner trying to control the position from guard on top but Instinct is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner postures up in Instinct's guard and throws a big left but Instinct blocks it.
Turner trying to move into half guard but instead Instinct has managed to sweep!
Turner not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turner keeping full guard, as Instinct tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Instinct shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Turner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner wants to pass the guard but Instinct is keeping the position.
Instinct lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Turner!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Instinct is landing with some decent strikes but Turner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Instinct throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Instinct tries to control but Turner wriggling away.
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 tries to hold on but Instinct postures up.
Turner is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Instinct landing shots from mount.
Instinct throws some wild stikes that Turner manages to avoid easily.
Instinct with good strikes from the mount here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Instinct looking to finish with strikes here!
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Turner drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Turner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Turner drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Instinct manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Turner has Instinct in his guard.
Instinct postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Instinct trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Instinct trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Instinct preventing the sweep.
Instinct showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Killer Instinct wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Instinct throws a head kick that misses.
Instinct scores with a head kick. Turner tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Instinct with a poor takedown

and Turner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Turner wants to free his trapped foot but Instinct is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Instinct trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Turner prevents Instinct from standing back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a strike but Instinct avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Instinct works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turner pushes down on Instinct's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Instinct's head.
Turner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Instinct trying to hold on to Turner's head to control him but Turner postures up.
Ground and pound from Turner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Turner is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Instinct defends it well.

Instinct is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turner pulls his head out easily.
Turner passes into side control, despite Instinct's attempt to control the position.
Turner lands a few punches from side control.
A big shot lands for Turner! That's hurt Instinct! Will he recover? Turner fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Turner!
Steve Turner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Tidal Wave Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.