PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Turbitt (ranked 2557 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Hitler (ranked 4780 p4p, 0 weight class). Turbitt comes to the cage accompanied by Tell Me Ma. Hitler has chosen Marching Song as his entrance music. Adolf Hitler told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Turbitt
vs
Hitler

178 cm
22
169 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Turbitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Adolf Hitler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Turbitt moves into the clinch.

Turbitt has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Hitler regains guard immediately.
Turbitt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Turbitt trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Turbitt advances position into side control!
Hitler looks to move to half guard but instead Turbitt has passed into mount! Damn!
Hitler tries to hold on but Turbitt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbitt looking to ground and pound but Hitler is blocking nicely.
Hitler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Turbitt.
Turbitt trying to control but Hitler is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Turbitt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turbitt wants to finish this one by submission but Hitler is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Turbitt.
Turbitt avoids the attempt from Hitler to control.
Turbitt takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Turbitt 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.
Turbitt's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hitler is desperately trying to improve his position but Turbitt has a good base and remains in mount.
Turbitt throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Turbitt controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Turbitt tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Turbitt with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Hitler tries to improve his position but Turbitt has taken his back! Turbitt has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Hitler tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Turbitt pushes Hitler away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Samuel Turbitt!
In defeat, Adolf Hitler stepped up to the mic, saying 'Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.'.