PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sellus Gravius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gravius comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Morrowind kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Turpin
vs
Gravius

195 cm
35
242 lbs
36 - 15 - 0

225 cm
38
330 lbs
45 - 17 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sellus Gravius!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin looks for the body kick but Gravius saw that one coming.
Gravius blocks a head kick by Turpin.
Turpin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Gravius connects with a body shot that sends Turpin's belly button to the back.
Gravius scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gravius.
Gravius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gravius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gravius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gravius misses with an uppercut
and Turpin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Turpin is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin throws out a loose jab but Gravius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Turpin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turpin checks the leg kick.
Turpin lands a nice shot to the body.
Gravius moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.

Gravius lands a big head kick that sends Turpin tumbling to the mat! Gravius takes a step backwards and waves Turpin back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Turpin is rocked!

It looks like Randolph Turpin has been cut.
Gravius throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turpin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gravius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turpin throws out the jab.
Gravius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turpin looks to land a left hand but Gravius moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Turpin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gravius digs a good body shot into Turpin's ribs.
Sellus Gravius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravius misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravius.
Gravius throws a right and a left that Turpin avoids nicely.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses.
Gravius misses with a straight right.
Turpin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gravius.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
And Gravius responds with a good body kick, but Turpin manages to step out the way in time.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Gravius misses with a body punch
and Turpin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gravius takes a swing at Turpin's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a shot from downtown. Turpin moves away and avoids it.
Gravius throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Turpin counter with a right hand.
Gravius cracks Turpin with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Gravius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gravius throws a body punch but Turpin moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravius.
A jab from Gravius misses.
Turpin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gravius is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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.
Turpin ducks under a wild hook from Gravius.
Turpin tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravius avoided it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gravius. Turpin shrugs it off though.
Turpin misses with a wild body shot.
Gravius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turpin with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws the kick towards the body but Gravius avoids it.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Turpin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turpin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravius.
An inside leg kick lands from Gravius.
Gravius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.
Gravius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Turpin's calf.
Turpin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gravius missing with a left hand there. Turpin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turpin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Turpin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravius is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turpin rather than just go for the knockout.
Gravius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Turpin.
Gravius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sellus Gravius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Turpin connects with an inside leg kick.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Gravius fails to land with a series of punches.
Turpin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Gravius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turpin manages to avoid it.
Sellus Gravius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turpin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gravius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Turpin throws a leg kick
and Gravius counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravius lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravius throws out a loose jab but Turpin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Turpin misses the target.
Turpin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gravius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Gravius is just out of range.
Gravius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turpin misses the jab.
Gravius throws a leg kick but Turpin checks it.
Gravius throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turpin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gravius throws a leg kick
and Turpin counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick from Turpin misses.
Turpin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turpin scrambles back to his feet.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravius throws out the jab.
Gravius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gravius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turpin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Turpin.
Gravius is breathing heavily.
Good exchange - Turpin coming out on top.
Gravius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turpin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gravius.
Turpin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gravius.
Turpin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turpin misses the jab.
Gravius lands a high kick!
Gravius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Turpin's sensitive parts.
Gravius lands a jab to the head.
Gravius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turpin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turpin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius misses the shot to the body.
Turpin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gravius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravius's calf.
Turpin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gravius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Turpin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gravius lands with a nice combination. Turpin backs away looking to recover.
Gravius misses with a low kick.
Turpin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gravius connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Turpin scrambles back to his feet.
Gravius throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Turpin misses its target.
Turpin misses with a hook. Gravius ducked under it nicely.
Gravius finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turpin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gravius's sensitive parts.
Turpin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turpin connects with a solid leg kick.
Gravius slips a jab from Turpin.
Gravius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravius throws the left hand but Turpin avoids the punch easily.
A jab from Gravius finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
Gravius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turpin. That did some damage!
Turpin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Gravius.
Turpin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid body kick from Gravius.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sellus Gravius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
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.

Nice uppercut lands for Turpin. That snapped Gravius's head back.
Gravius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravius shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Turpin avoids the head kick by Gravius.
Turpin jabs Gravius to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot by Turpin.
Turpin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius misses with a low kick.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Gravius misses the shot to the body.
Turpin swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravius tries to land a front kick but Turpin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gravius takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Turpin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gravius blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Turpin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turpin.
A clash of legs there as Turpin blocks the low kick.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gravius attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turpin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turpin's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Turpin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Turpin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turpin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gravius manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gravius misses.
Turpin 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.
Turpin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravius. That did some damage!
Gravius fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A good leg kick by Gravius.
A punch combination from Gravius misses.
Turpin throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a low kick but Gravius moves out of range easily.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gravius moves away from the strike by Turpin.
Turpin scores with a nice strike.
Gravius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turpin.

Gravius lands a big head kick that sends Turpin tumbling to the mat! Gravius takes a step backwards and waves Turpin back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Turpin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turpin misses with an uppercut. Gravius saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Gravius misses.
Turpin seems to have got his legs back now.
Gravius connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravius has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gravius misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius misses the body punch
and Turpin counters with a left and a right that stings Gravius.
Gravius takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gravius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravius takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turpin checks a leg kick.
Turpin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turpin throws a head kick but Gravius moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Turpin - that will leave a mark!
Turpin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gravius.
A shot to the body from Gravius misses
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Turpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Randolph Turpin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Gravius lands a right hook to the body.
Turpin lands with an overhand left.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gravius.
Gravius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravius moves out of range as Turpin throws a body kick.
Gravius only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gravius fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turpin on the side of the head.
Gravius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravius throws a body shot but no joy.
Turpin misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turpin blocks a head kick by Gravius.
A clash of legs there as Gravius blocks the low kick.
Turpin thows a body kick. Gravius tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gravius is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gravius looks to score with a jab to the body but Turpin is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turpin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gravius slips under a jab.
Gravius throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turpin throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gravius avoids it.
Turpin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gravius misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin misses with a looping left.
Gravius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turpin.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gravius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gravius tries to score with a low kick but Turpin moves his leg out of the way.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turpin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gravius lands a head kick. Turpin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab lands there for Turpin.
Turpin punishes Gravius's body with a nice straight punch.
Gravius misses with a two punch combination.
Turpin misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turpin in his tracks.
Nice uppercut lands for Turpin. That snapped Gravius's head back.
Gravius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turpin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gravius swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gravius throws a chopping leg kick but Turpin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Turpin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turpin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gravius misses with a looping left.
Turpin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Turpin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turpin misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Turpin misses.
Turpin takes a swing at Gravius's ribcage but misses.
Gravius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gravius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gravius on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Turpin. Turpin obviously looking to wear him down.
Turpin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gravius.
Turpin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gravius tries to land a leg kick but Turpin saw it coming and moves away.
Gravius lunges at Turpin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turpin's hand.
Gravius tries to move into range but Turpin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Turpin throws a series of punches but Gravius moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randolph Turpin had his way with Sellus Gravius in that round.
The cut man is working on Randolph Turpin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big left from Turpin misses.
A good leg kick by Gravius.
Gravius feints and then cracks Turpin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Turpin down.
Gravius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turpin checks it well.
Turpin throws a leg kick which misses Gravius's front leg but catches the back leg as Gravius tries to avoid it.
Gravius throws a head kick but Turpin moves out of range.
Turpin misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Turpin is looking to slow Gravius down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turpin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gravius feints a counter leg kick.
Gravius misses with a right hand

and Turpin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gravius taking a breather.
Gravius misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gravius lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gravius is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Turpin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turpin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gravius or not.
Turpin lands a body shot.
Turpin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gravius's elbow.
Gravius struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Turpin.
Turpin tries to throw a body punch but Gravius avoids it by throwing Turpin back against the cage.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turpin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gravius's calf.
Gravius walks into a straight right hand from Turpin.
Turpin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turpin lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws a push kick but Gravius slaps the foot to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gravius. That's going to slow Turpin down.
Gravius checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Gravius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravius throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turpin misses with a body kick.
Gravius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turpin blocks the body kick.
Gravius scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravius walks into a stiff left hand from Turpin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turpin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gravius counters with a low kick, right behind Turpin 's knee.
Gravius throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turpin counters with a good low kick that Gravius was not able to check.
Turpin misses with an uppercut.
Gravius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gravius walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gravius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Turpin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Gravius there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gravius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turpin.
Turpin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Turpin scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravius lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Turpin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turpin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turpin misses with a straight left.
Gravius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turpin throws a leg kick but Gravius moved away.
A nice side step and Gravius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Turpin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Turpin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravius was well out of range. Poor timing from Turpin.
Gravius throws a leg kick
and Gravius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Turpin scores with a leg kick.
Turpin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randolph Turpin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Turpin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randolph Turpin!
Randolph Turpin looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Like to thank my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, without him I am nothing.'.