PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randolph Turpin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar's entrance music is Big Pun - Brave in The Heart. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Escobar
vs
Turpin

192 cm
31
250 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

195 cm
36
242 lbs
38 - 15 - 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, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randolph Turpin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turpin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Turpin misses the shot to the body.
Turpin looks to score with a jab to the body but Escobar is just out of range.
A jab from Escobar finds it's way through Turpin's defenses.
Escobar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Escobar avoids the head kick by Turpin.
No joy there for Turpin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar just misses with a punch to the body.
Turpin throws a jab but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar connects with a jab.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turpin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Turpin cracks Escobar with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turpin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Turpin.
Turpin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Escobar throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Turpin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turpin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Escobar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Turpin's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Turpin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turpin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
A little jabbing left from Turpin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Escobar keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Escobar rushes Turpin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turpin tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Escobar.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Turpin presses Escobar against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Turpin wants to stall.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Turpin on the inside.
Escobar blocks a body shot from Turpin.
Escobar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Turpin backwards.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Turpin controls his hands.
Turpin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turpin.
Turpin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turpin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slips under a jab from Turpin.
Escobar misses with a left hand
and Turpin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slow jab from Turpin misses its intended target.

Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Turpin.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turpin.
Escobar works on Turpin's body with a couple of short punches.

Turpin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escobar staying out of range there.
Turpin digs a good hook to Escobar's body.
Turpin swings widly with a right hand
and Escobar counters with a nice uppercut.
Escobar works Turpin's body with a nice hook.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turpin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Escobar lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar thumps Turpin with a low kick.
Turpin works the jab nicely.
Escobar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turpin counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turpin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Turpin.
Turpin drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Escobar right on the button. Escobar goes down! Turpin follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Turpin gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Randolph Turpin!
In his post fight interview, Randolph Turpin gave a big smile as he said 'Like to thank my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, without him I am nothing.'.
In defeat, Pablo Escobar stepped up to the mic, saying 'Stay classy!'.