PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ba Lil II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Turpin
vs
Lil II

177 cm
25
165 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Basic striking
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ba Lil II!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lil II moves out of range of the strikes.
Turpin throws a nice looking combination but Lil II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Turpin.
Turpin lands a high kick!
Lil II takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Turpin.
Lil II looks to throw the jab but Turpin is out of range.
Jab, jab by Turpin - just one landing.
Turpin's corner calls for a 1-2. Turpin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lil II misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Lil II defending well as Turpin loads up on a big left hand.
Turpin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lil II misses with a body shot.
Lil II misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Turpin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turpin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lil II will feel that in the morning.
Turpin digs a good hook to Lil II's body.
Both fighters circling a little - Turpin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Turpin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lil II.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lil II. That did some damage!
Turpin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lil II looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turpin is fending him off so far but Lil II persists. Nope, Turpin circles away and we're back to standing.
Randolph Turpin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ba Lil II.
Turpin works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin swings for the body but Lil II moves out of range.
Turpin scores with a decent looking hook.
Lil II throws a leg kick that misses.
Turpin throws a shot to the body.
Turpin lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil II. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lil II has time to react.
A jab from Turpin does it's job there.

It looks like Ba Lil II has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - Turpin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lil II takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turpin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Turpin clobbers Lil II with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Lil II is rocked!
Turpin throws a sloppy head kick and Lil II moves out of range easily.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.
Turpin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lil II.
Lil II stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Lil II throws a jab but it's blocked by Turpin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin wants to slow Lil II down by chopping away at his legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lil II. Turpin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turpin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turpin lands a front kick.
Turpin tries a head kick but it misses.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lil II.
Turpin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lil II misses with a head kick.
Lil II fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Lil II with a lazy takedown attempt
and Turpin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turpin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lil II.
Turpin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lil II takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lil II avoids the body shot from Turpin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin looks to throw the jab but Lil II is out of range.
Turpin catches Lil II with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lil II throws a sloppy head kick and Turpin moves out of range easily.
Turpin slaps away a takedown attempt from Lil II, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turpin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lil II.
Turpin delivers a nice body kick.
Lil II shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Turpin but Turpin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A nice inside leg kick there by Turpin. That's going to slow Lil II down.
Lil II is trying desperately to land a takedown but Turpin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Lil II.
Nice body punch from Turpin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lil II has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turpin.
Lil II looks gassed!
Turpin scores with a nice head shot.
Lil II throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolph Turpin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ba Lil II's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lil II looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Turpin is fending him off so far but Lil II persists. Nope, Turpin circles away and we're back to standing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Turpin.

Lil II closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Turpin regains half guard.
Turpin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lil II.
Lil II has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lil II stops Turpin from getting back to his feet.
Lil II wants to free his trapped foot but Turpin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lil II missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lil II sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turpin defending well though.
Lil II tries to pass the half guard into mount. Turpin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Turpin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Turpin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Turpin tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lil II maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Turpin could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lil II has cracked it and Turpin is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lil II!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ba Lil II!
A very excited looking Ba Lil II made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.