PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KT Turnstile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamal comes to the cage accompanied by Liquideep - Alone. KT Turnstile has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jamal
vs
Turnstile

160 cm
22
143 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

158 cm
20
136 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Jamal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, KT Turnstile!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnstile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jamal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Jamal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jamal preventing the sweep.
Jamal wants to pass the guard but Turnstile is keeping the position.

Turnstile is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jamal defends well.

Turnstile is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Turnstile is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jamal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jamal distracts Turnstile with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jamal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Turnstile works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jamal wants to control from the top but Turnstile keeps moving.
Jamal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamal wants to control from the top but Turnstile keeps moving.
Jamal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jamal postures up.
Turnstile keeping moving, preventing Jamal from controlling successfully.
Jamal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimbo Jamal.
Jamal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnstile.
Turnstile moves forwards but Jamal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jamal works the jab nicely.

Turnstile gets caught flat footed, as Jamal shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jamal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Turnstile is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jamal trying to control but Turnstile is working from the bottom.
Jamal stays in close to Turnstile's body and controls the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimbo Jamal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Turnstile throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jamal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnstile.
Turnstile staying out of range there.
Turnstile lands with a good body shot.
Turnstile lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turnstile keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Jamal gets a takedown into half guard.
Jamal controlling the pace.
Jamal 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.
Turnstile is trying to get back to full guard.
Jamal tries to pass to full mount but Turnstile defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile trying to control from the bottom.
Turnstile tries to roll over but Jamal keeps him under control.
Jamal slips a nice elbow through Turnstile's hands, connecting with Turnstile's forehead.
Jamal content to control rather than advance.
Turnstile is trying to maintain the position but Jamal is very close to passing his half guard.
Turnstile avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jamal.
Turnstile controlling the position well.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, if Jamal 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jamal scores with a nice head shot.
Jamal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turnstile moves out of range of the leg kick from Jamal.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jamal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamal lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Turnstile's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jamal is chipping away with strikes.
Turnstile can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turnstile tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jamal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jamal slows the pace down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Jamal dominated that round.
That's time! Jamal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Turnstile lands a jab to the nose.

Turnstile gets caught napping as Jamal dives in and scores a takedown. Turnstile manages to retain guard.
Turnstile is trying to control the position but Jamal postures up.

Turnstile looking for a guillotine here but Jamal defends easily.
Turnstile looking to control.
Jamal is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Turnstile is trying to keep Jamal in close.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jamal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jamal with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jamal's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnstile trying to keep a closed guard but Jamal is proving a slippery customer.
Jamal trying to control the position from guard on top but Turnstile is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jimbo Jamal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Jamal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jamal wants to pass the guard but Turnstile is keeping the position.
Turnstile trying to control the position.
Jamal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jamal wants to control from the top but Turnstile keeps moving.
Jamal controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jamal lands a couple of digs.
Jamal won't allow Turnstile to sweep him here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jamal not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jamal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Turnstile wants to sweep but no luck.
Jamal passes into half guard.
Jamal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jamal is keen to just control but Turnstile is a slippery customer.
Jamal lands strikes from half guard.
Turnstile blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jamal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnstile wants to control but Jamal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Jimbo Jamal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Turnstile is not content to let Jamal control the position.
Jamal is controlling the pace.
Jamal tries to pass to full mount but Turnstile defends it.
Turnstile is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Turnstile is not content to let Jamal control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jimbo Jamal wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Jamal ducks under a wild hook from Turnstile.
Jamal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Turnstile defending well as Jamal loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Jamal misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jamal stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turnstile.

Jamal gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Turnstile to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Turnstile throwing strikes from guard but Jamal blocks nicely.
Jamal is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnstile 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.
Turnstile prevents Jamal from getting back to his feet.
Jamal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jamal tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jamal keeping moving, preventing Turnstile from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Jamal dominated that second round.
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!

Turnstile misses with a takedown
letting Jamal counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Turnstile.
Jamal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jamal lands a head shot.
Jamal throws a shot from downtown. Turnstile moves away and avoids it.
Jimbo Jamal is winning the standup battle so far.

Jamal looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Turnstile looking for submissions off his back.
Jamal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jamal slows the pace down in half guard.
Jamal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnstile keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jamal is taking a breather. Turnstile says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnstile tries to get to full guard but Jamal has control of the leg.
Jamal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Jimbo Jamal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Turnstile feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jamal's calf.
Turnstile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice combination there by Jamal.
Turnstile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jamal.
A jab from Turnstile does it's job there.
Turnstile misses with a low kick.
Turnstile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turnstile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turnstile cracks Jamal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turnstile shoots for a takedown but Jamal saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
KT Turnstile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turnstile takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamal cracks Turnstile with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Turnstile is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jamal shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Turnstile takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Jamal sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Turnstile bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimbo Jamal!
Jimbo Jamal really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Virtually Identical [$25 clothes!] logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.