PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes to the cage accompanied by Morrowind. Sellus Gravius has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gravius
vs
Turpin

225 cm
37
330 lbs
44 - 15 - 0

195 cm
34
242 lbs
35 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 44 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Gravius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
Gravius jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Turpin moves forwards but Gravius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gravius lands a head kick!
Gravius throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Gravius misses with a head kick.
Turpin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravius at a distance.
A big left from Gravius misses.
Gravius scores with a push kick.
Gravius wants to slow Turpin down by chopping away at his legs.
Turpin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gravius.
Gravius throws a sloppy head kick and Turpin moves out of range easily.
Turpin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Gravius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turpin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Turpin pushes Gravius away with a front kick.
Gravius is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gravius misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Turpin counters with a nice uppercut.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Gravius tries a head kick but it misses.
Turpin misses with a hook. Gravius ducked under it nicely.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravius.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gravius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turpin.
Gravius ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
A big left from Gravius misses.
Gravius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Gravius throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravius fakes the leg kick and cracks Turpin in the body.
Turpin feints and then cracks Gravius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravius down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius moves forwards but Turpin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gravius is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Gravius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turpin moves out of range of the body kick.
Turpin throws out a counter right but Gravius avoids it with no problem.
Gravius misses the body punch
and Turpin counters with a straight right hand.
Turpin loads up on a big right hand but Gravius slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Gravius misses its target.
Gravius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turpin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gravius wants to land a leg kick but Turpin is out of range.
Gravius missing with a left hand there. Turpin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turpin slips under a jab from Gravius.
Gravius misses with the combination.
Gravius thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius jabs Turpin right on the nose. Turpin blinks but takes it well.
Gravius wants to slow Turpin down by chopping away at his legs.
Turpin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gravius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turpin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravius blocks a low kick nicely.
Turpin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravius.
Gravius throws a lazy right hand but Turpin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravius checks a leg kick.
Gravius throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Gravius misses.
A shot to the body from Gravius misses
and Turpin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Gravius.
Turpin tries to counter with a clinch but Gravius shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Turpin misses.
A slow jab from Turpin misses its intended target.
Gravius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Gravius connects with a high kick.
A jab from Turpin misses.
And Gravius counters with a quick kick to the body but Turpin blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius swings for the body but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius throws a quick counter head kick but Turpin was just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gravius swings widly with a right hand
and Gravius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin throws out a counter right but Gravius avoids it with no problem.
Turpin looks to land a right hand but Gravius moved out of range.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravius.
Gravius throws a head kick that Turpin semi-blocks.
Turpin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gravius lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turpin slips a straight right by Gravius.
Gravius backing away here, and Turpin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Turpin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gravius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that Gravius sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gravius keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gravius throws a counter high kick but Turpin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin throws out a counter right but Gravius avoids it with no problem.
Turpin throws a hook but Gravius avoids it easily.
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 Sellus Gravius will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gravius lands a head kick. Turpin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Good shot there by Turpin.
Sellus Gravius is winning the standup battle so far.
Turpin avoids the body shot from Gravius.
Turpin with a hook.
Gravius has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gravius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Gravius connects with a high kick.
Gravius feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Nice defenses there by Gravius.
Turpin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravius staying out of range there.
Gravius punishes Turpin's body with a nice straight punch.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Gravius seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Gravius as he checks the leg kick.
Gravius lands a really nice looking cross but Turpin seems unphased.
Turpin scores with a spinning back kick!
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turpin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gravius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Turpin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gravius's head.
Gravius ducks under a wild hook from Turpin.
Turpin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gravius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turpin throws a front kick that sends Gravius stumbling back into the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turpin.
Turpin misses with a straight right.
Turpin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gravius.
Gravius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turpin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravius looks to throw a body kick
and Turpin counters with a leg kick.
Turpin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpin. That's going to slow Gravius down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands with a straight right. Gravius didn't see that one coming.
Turpin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gravius.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gravius moves away.
Turpin dips to his left and cracks Gravius with an uppercut!
Gravius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.

Turpin cracks Gravius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Gravius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Turpin finish him?

Gravius is rocked!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Turpin. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses.
Oh Gravius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turpin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Gravius tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, Randolph Turpin stared into the camera and said 'Sellus you the man bro, thanks for the rematch, you are a credit to the sport. Send me Slinga, we will take the rubber match then a rubber with Sellus?'.
Sellus Gravius was interviewed post fight and said 'Good fight Mangrove! Go get that #1 spot!'.