PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 4942 p4p, 7292 weight class) and Patrick Hoolahan (ranked 0 p4p, 649 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bobandy
vs
Hoolahan

185 cm
23
204
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
206
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Hoolahan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bobandy rushes Hoolahan and presses him up against the cage.
Hoolahan jumps guard but Bobandy stands there with Hoolahan around his waist. Hoolahan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hoolahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bobandy wants to break free but Hoolahan has control.
Hoolahan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bobandy up against the cage.
Bobandy has Hoolahan pressed against the cage.
Hoolahan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hoolahan jumps guard but Bobandy stands there with Hoolahan around his waist. Hoolahan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bobandy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy tries to break free but Hoolahan pushes him back against the cage.
Hoolahan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Randy Bobandy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Hoolahan.

Bobandy successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bobandy keeping moving, preventing Hoolahan from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hoolahan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoolahan wants to get up but he can't break Bobandy's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hoolahan trying to control but Bobandy is working from the bottom.

Bobandy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Bobandy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Patrick Hoolahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bobandy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoolahan sprawls well initially but Bobandy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoolahan wants to stand back up but Bobandy manages to pass into side control.

Bobandy stands up and beckons Hoolahan to his feet.
Hoolahan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bobandy is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hoolahan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoolahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoolahan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hoolahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobandy moves away.
Bobandy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bobandy defending well as Hoolahan loads up on a big left hand.

Bobandy shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hoolahan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bobandy advances to half guard.
Hoolahan is trying to maintain the position but Bobandy is very close to passing his half guard.
Bobandy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bobandy controlling the pace.
Hoolahan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bobandy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bobandy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoolahan trying to control here.
Bobandy not doing much here.
Bobandy'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoolahan is looking to get back to is feet but Bobandy passes into side control.
Hoolahan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bobandy is putting a hurting on Hoolahan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bobandy scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bobandy working the ground and pound.
Bobandy controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bobandy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bobandy feints and as Hoolahan raises his hands in defense, Bobandy changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hoolahan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bobandy dives into side control.

Hoolahan is looking for a sweep.

Bobandy is trying to get an arm triangle but Hoolahan is defending well.
Bobandy controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bobandy tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bobandy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoolahan tries to improve position but can't.
Hoolahan is still trying to improve position.
Bobandy creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hoolahan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bobandy 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.
Hoolahan is trying to escape the position but Bobandy is controlling the position.
Hoolahan tries to buck Bobandy off but Bobandy is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hoolahan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Bobandy's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bobandy prevents Hoolahan from escaping the position.
Hoolahan is trying to escape the position but Bobandy is controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randy Bobandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobandy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hoolahan to see if he's OK.
Hoolahan is trying to control Bobandy's posture but Bobandy avoids it.

Bobandy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy taking a breather here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Bobandy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hoolahan sprawls well initially but Bobandy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Hoolahan wants to control but Bobandy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bobandy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy is taking a breather. Hoolahan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Bobandy seems to be working for a kimura but Hoolahan defends the submission attempt.
Bobandy content to control rather than advance.
Hoolahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bobandy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big left from Hoolahan misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bobandy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bobandy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hoolahan to score with a decent uppercut.
Hoolahan just misses with a punch to the body.

Hoolahan tries to sprawl but Bobandy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bobandy in particular looking to stall.
Hoolahan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bobandy is working away from the top position though.
Bobandy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoolahan tries to get to full guard but Bobandy has control of the leg.
Bobandy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Bobandy seems to be working for a kimura but Hoolahan defends the submission attempt.
Bobandy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bobandy drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hoolahan is trying to keep Bobandy in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy is stalling in the full guard.
Bobandy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bobandy prevents Hoolahan from getting back to his feet.
Bobandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hoolahan can do to turn this around?
Hoolahan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hoolahan thuds his right hand into Bobandy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoolahan scores with a hook.
Bobandy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hoolahan wants to clinch.
Patrick Hoolahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hoolahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bobandy momentarily.

Bobandy gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bobandy has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hoolahan is trying to keep an underhook but Bobandy manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bobandy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Hoolahan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hoolahan is looking for a sweep. Bobandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Randy Bobandy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Bobandy.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bobandy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Bobandy!
Patrick Hoolahan spoke after the fight, saying 'Much love to Baderinwa. BLM'.