PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cross (ranked 24848 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Turd (ranked 25193 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Cross has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cross
vs
Turd

150 cm
20
278 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steven Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lee Turd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cross sprawls well. Cross wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Turd gets slowly back to his feet.
Cross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Turd to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Steven Cross has been cut.
Turd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turd closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Turd pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turd with a poor takedown
and Cross counters with a three punch combo that has Turd backing up. Turd nods at Cross to acknowledge the strikes.
Steven Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Turd.

Turd takes the fight into the clinch.
Turd is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cross struggles to land a body shot inside as Turd controls his hands.
Turd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cross lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross wants a takedown.

Turd pulls guard successfully.
Cross throws a big elbow that misses.

Turd looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
Turd looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Turd looking for a sweep. Not yet Turd, not yet.
Turd is pulling down on Cross's head to control his posture.
Cross might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cross stops Turd from standing up.
Turd is trying to keep Cross in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Cross has Turd up against the cage in a clinch.
Turd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt.
Cross tries to counter with a takedown but Turd is quick to defend against it.
Turd digs a good hook to Cross's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd goes for a double leg but Cross avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cross continues to drive forward.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Turd circles away.
Turd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Turd looks winded!
Nice takedown defense from Cross. No joy for Turd on that attempt.
Cross wants to clinch up but Turd keeps it at a distance.
Cross tries to clinch but Turd moves out of range.
Cross could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Turd.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Cross has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cross jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Turd walks away with a smile on his face. Cross gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turd drives through and clinches with Cross against the cage.
Cross tries a knee to the head but Turd blocks it.
Cross jumps guard but Turd stands there with Cross around his waist. Cross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Turd just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cross fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Turd pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Turd jumps into guard, dragging Cross to the mat.
Cross missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cross scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cross has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cross loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turd is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steven Cross will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steven Cross's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cross slaps away a takedown attempt from Turd, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turd misses with a head kick.
Steven Cross is winning the standup battle so far.
Turd keeps the fight on the outside.
Turd shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Turd moves into the clinch.
Cross lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turd.
Cross tries to score a body lock takedown but Turd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turd goes for a takedown attempt but Cross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Steven Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Turd.
Turd is breathing heavily.

Cross manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Turd on his heels. He'll look to pass Turd's guard now, I'm sure.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cross defends it easily.
Cross with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turd avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Turd throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cross in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cross throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Turd is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Turd has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cross is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Turd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Cross crashes against the mat.
Cross looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turd is avoiding damage well.
Cross sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turd takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Steven Cross overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cross lands some shots froms side control.
Cross throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross cracks Turd with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cross looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Turd is avoiding damage well.
Cross lands a few punches from side control.
Cross sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Turd is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Turd managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cross.
Cross throwing strikes but Turd manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Turd working away.
Cross wants to get back to his feet but Turd drags him back down.
Turd postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cross is trying to get back to his feet.
Cross is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Cross is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross controlling the position for now.

Turd is looking for a kimura here.
Turd trying to control the action but Cross is working from the bottom.
Cross slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Turd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Turd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cross is trying to control the position but Turd postures up.
Cross keeping full guard, as Turd tries to pass.
Turd postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Cross's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cross moves in looking to clinch but Turd pushes him off.
Turd throws a head kick that misses.
Cross appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turd fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turd shoots for a double leg takedown but Cross sprawls well. He's pushed Turd's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cross clinches.
Cross is trying to pull guard but Turd has him pressed against the cage.
Cross wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steven Cross. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Cross gets control of Turd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cross will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cross is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turd seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Turd stands up from Cross's guard - Turd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Turd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turd shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cross but Cross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cross tries to clinch there but Turd circles away.
Turd throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.

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.

Turd clinches with his opponent.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turd is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Turd is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cross is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Turd to the mat. Turd regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cross lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Turd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Turd wants to control the position but Cross says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Turd wants to get back to full guard.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cross throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cross.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turd is looking to improve his position.
Turd is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cross prevents Turd from improving his position.
Cross lands strikes from half guard.
Cross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cross thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Cross thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Turd's head.
Turd is trying to maintain the position but Cross is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cross lands strikes from half guard.
Cross working Turd over with strikes.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cross winds up and cracks Turd with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Cross wants to work for an arm triangle but Turd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turd moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Turd looking for a guillotine here but Cross defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turd is trying to control the position but Cross postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cross 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Cross!