PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Troc comes to the cage accompanied by Dr. Octagon - Real Raw. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Troc
vs
Turpin

175 cm
36
168 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

177 cm
29
165 lbs
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Elite Canadian Threads

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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Troc.
Troc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Turpin thumps Troc with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Troc blocks the low kick.
Troc lands with a good body shot.
Nice body kick there by Turpin.
Troc checks a leg kick.
Troc tries to clinch
and Turpin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A bone on bone clash there as Turpin blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troc throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Troc gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Turpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Troc pushes Turpin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turpin trying to stall but Troc improves his position.
Turpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Troc.
A knee to the head by Troc.
Troc has a couple of punches blocked by Turpin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc misses with an elbow over the top.
Turpin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Turpin lands an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Troc obliges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troc as Turpin tries to tie him up.
Turpin is pushing Troc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Troc misses with some punches.
Turpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turpin misses with the head strike.
Troc lands a knee to the head.
Turpin tries to throw a body punch but Troc avoids it by throwing Turpin back against the cage.
Turpin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turpin misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Turpin fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turpin.
A short right from Troc on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Turpin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Turpin blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troc blocking some punches.
Turpin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turpin has a couple of punches blocked by Troc.
Turpin tries to work over Troc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turpin.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpin avoids the damage to the body.
Troc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turpins head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Troc as Turpin tries to tie him up.
Troc lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Troc pushes off an throws an elbow but Turpin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Troc using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Turpin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Troc misses with an elbow strike.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpin avoids the damage to the body.
Troc softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troc misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turpin.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Troc blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turpin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turpin lands with a light punch inside.
Troc misses with a knee strike.
Troc is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Turpin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Troc backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troc tries a knee to the head but Turpin blocks it.
Turpin is working Troc over against the cage.
Troc misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turpin is defending well for now.
Troc tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Troc misses with the head strike.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troc's elbow.
Troc struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
A short left from Turpin.
Troc pushes off an throws an elbow but Turpin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turpin takes an elbow to the temple.
I was talking to Troc's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Troc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turpin tries a body shot but Troc blocks it.
Turpin misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turpin scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin lands with a light punch inside.
Turpin stalling against the cage.
Turpin misses with a body punch.
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 Trang Troc will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Turpin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Troc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troc throws a body kick that misses.
Troc throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that Troc sees coming a mile off.
Turpin misses with a hook.
Turpin lands with a cross.
Nice shot lands for Turpin.
Troc cracks Turpin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Troc lands a nice shot to the body.
Turpin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troc moves away.
Troc throws a hook to the side of Turpin's head but Turpin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troc tries a head kick but it misses.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Troc manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Troc checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turpin tries to close the distance and clinch but Troc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Turpin throws a wild body kick that Troc sees coming a mile off.
Troc fails to land with a series of punches.
Troc is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turpin.
Turpin thows a leg kick but Troc checks it
and Troc counters with a body kick.
Trang Troc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turpin throws a hook to the side of Troc's head but Troc sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turpin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troc throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Troc throws a low kick, looking for Turpin's leg but Turpin calmly moves out of range.
Turpin defending well as Troc loads up on a big left hand.
Turpin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turpin lands the left hand.
Troc connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Turpin misses its intended target.
Troc thows a body shot but no joy.
Troc tries to clinch up but Turpin circles away and keeps his distance.
Troc changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troc misses with a hook. Turpin ducked under it nicely.
Troc throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
Troc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Troc is just out of range.
Troc throws a sloppy head kick and Turpin moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from Troc misses its intended target.
Troc ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turpin moves away.
Turpin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turpin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc catches Turpin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Troc closes the distance and pushes Turpin back into the cage.
Turpin struggles to land a body shot inside as Troc controls his hands.
Turpin is stalling here.
Turpin managing to block the knees to the body from Troc.
Turpin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpin avoids the damage to the body.
Troc blocks a body shot from Turpin.
Turpin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Troc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turpin's elbow.
Turpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turpin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Troc missing with knees to the body.
Turpin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troc scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Troc utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Turpin throws a punch but it's blocked by Troc.
Turpin dodges an elbow strike from Troc.
Turpin has Troc pressed against the cage.
Turpin avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Trang Troc has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Troc lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turpin blocks an elbow strike from Troc.
Troc creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Turpin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Troc lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trang Troc dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Turpin throws a leg kick which misses Troc's front leg but catches the back leg as Troc tries to avoid it.
Troc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Turpin.
Turpin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Troc scores with the left hand. Turpin knows he should have avoided that one.

Turpin is rocked!
Turpin misses with a series of wild punches.
Turpin is still on wobbly legs! Can Troc finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Troc darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Troc's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turpin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Troc scrambles back to his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Turpin there.
Troc misses with a body shot.
A jab from Turpin misses.
Troc lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turpin crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Troc - the referee stops the clock and Turpin gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Troc. Turpin manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A telegraphed right hand from Troc misses the target.
Troc throws a jab when Turpin was well out of range.
Turpin seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Troc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turpin throws a lazy right hand but Troc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troc lands a nice shot to the body.
Troc misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.
Troc tries to bum rush Turpin with a series of wild strikes but Turpin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Troc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trang Troc is winning the standup battle so far.
Troc 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.
Troc is looking to clinch.
Turpin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Turpin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick from Troc misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Troc misses its intended target.
Troc fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Troc fails to land with a series of punches.
Turpin just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin misses with an uppercut
and Troc counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Troc misses the shot to the body.
Turpin thows a body shot but no joy.

Troc has closed the distance and engaged Turpin in a clinch.
Troc tries to land knees in the clinch but Turpin avoids the damage to the body.
Troc lands an elbow inside that Turpin shrugs off.
Troc blocks a body shot from Turpin.
Turpin is pushing Troc up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troc tries to work over Turpin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Troc throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Turpin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turpin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Turpin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turpin avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Turpin cracks Troc with a nice body shot.
Turpin just leaning against Troc, taking a breather.
Turpin avoiding damage as Troc throws knees to the body.
Turpin struggles to land a body shot inside as Troc controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turpin.
Turpin managing to block the knees to the body from Troc.
Turpin tries to work over Troc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turpin slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turpin blocks the elbow strike.
Turpin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Troc backwards.
Troc putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turpin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troc tries to throw a body punch but Turpin avoids it by throwing Troc back against the cage.
Turpin avoids a wild elbow strike from Troc.
Turpin lands a body punch.
Turpin trying to stall but Troc improves his position.
Troc struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Trang Troc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stalling in the clinch from Turpin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turpin scores with a shoulder strike.
Randolph Turpin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troc prevents a body shot from Turpin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trang Troc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Troc 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trang Troc!
An out of breath and clearly excited Trang Troc thanked KAISER for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).