PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Blackadder (ranked 5439 p4p, 2556 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 600 p4p, 378 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Blackadder
vs
Randle

187 cm
23
170
7 - 2 - 0

181 cm
29
178
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

020 Clothing

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edmund Blackadder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Radbod Blank and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blackadder misses with a hook. Randle ducked under it nicely.

Randle shoots in and gets a takedown into Blackadder's guard.
Blackadder keeping moving, preventing Randle from controlling successfully.
Blackadder is adopting a defensive guard.
Randle wants to control from the top but Blackadder keeps moving.
Blackadder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Randle is looking to work some ground and pound but Blackadder has wrist control.
Randle is working Blackadder over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Randle throws an elbow that misses. Blackadder uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Randle's guard. Nice move by Blackadder!

Randle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Blackadder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Randle is proving hard to escape from.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Blackadder gets to his feet. Randle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Randle tries to clinch but Blackadder moves out of range.
Randle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Blackadder misses with a body punch
and Randle counters with a right hand to the body.
Blackadder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blackadder misses with a left hand
and Randle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blackadder misses the shot to the body.
Randle throws a hook but Blackadder blocks it.
Blackadder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackadder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Randle to score with a decent uppercut.
Blackadder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blackadder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackadder misses with a left hand
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder misses with a hook

and Randle counters with a takedown into side control.

Blackadder sneaks out the side door and pushes Randle away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Edmund Blackadder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blackadder misses with a straight right.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
Randle scores with a jab. Blackadder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blackadder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackadder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Randle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blackadder misses with a hook to the body
and Randle counters with a nice body shot.
A lazy left from Randle finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle throws a nice looking combination but Blackadder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blackadder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blackadder throws a hook but Randle avoids it easily.
Randle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randle lands with an overhand left.
Randle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Randle moves forwards but Blackadder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Edmund Blackadder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackadder connects with a right hand. Randle shakes it off.
Randle throws a front kick aimed at Blackadder's knee but Blackadder avoids it well.
Randle shoots for a takedown but Blackadder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackadder misses with a straight left.
Blackadder throws a shot from downtown. Randle moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackadder throws the left hand but Randle avoids the punch easily.
Randle is looking for the big counter here.
A jab from Blackadder misses.
Randle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Randle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Blackadder has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Randle is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Randle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Blackadder just stands there and leans against the cage.
Blackadder gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Randle.
Edmund Blackadder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Randle.
Randle is trying to break the clinch but Blackadder is controlling him.

Blackadder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blackadder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackadder swings widly with a right hand
and Randle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lue Randle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A swing and a miss from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a shot from downtown. Randle moves away and avoids it.
Randle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackadder throws a jab but it's blocked by Randle.
Randle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Randle throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
Blackadder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Randle rushes Blackadder and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Randle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Randle manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackadder managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Randle.
Randle looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blackadder is avoiding damage well.
Randle is trying to ground and pound but Blackadder uses the momentary lack of control by Randle to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Blackadder lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Randle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Blackadder passes into side control.
Randle is looking to regain half guard here but Blackadder keeps moving and retains side control.

Blackadder decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Blackadder misses.
Randle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randle moves away.
Randle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Randle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackadder.
Randle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blackadder.
Blackadder misses with an uppercut. Randle saw that one coming.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blackadder at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle takes a swing at Blackadder's ribcage but misses.
Blackadder looks to throw the jab but Randle is out of range.
Randle tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lue Randle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackadder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackadder misses the target.
The fighters circling - Blackadder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blackadder just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackadder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lue Randle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blackadder scores with the left hand. Randle knows he should have avoided that one.
Randle tries to clinch
and Blackadder counters with a straight right hand.
Randle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Randle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blackadder blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackadder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randle manages to avoid it.
Randle throws a counter combo.
Randle avoids the body shot from Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a lazy right hand but Randle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blackadder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randle was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackadder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackadder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randle lands a nice shot to the body.
Randle staying out of range there.
Blackadder sets himself, and Randle steps forward looking for the clinch! Blackadder avoids it this time.
Blackadder scores with a shot to the body.
Blackadder loads up on a big right hand but Randle slips the punch.
Randle 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.
Randle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edmund Blackadder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Randle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackadder throws out the jab.
Blackadder throws out a powerful jab.
Randle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackadder connects with a body shot that sends Randle's belly button to the back.
Blackadder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randle moves away.
Randle staying out of range there.
Blackadder works Randle's body with a nice hook.
Blackadder misses with a body shot.

Randle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blackadder napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Blackadder bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackadder misses with a straight left.
Blackadder stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randle goes for a double leg but Blackadder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blackadder continues to drive forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blackadder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randle.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackadder misses the target.
Randle misses with a series of wild punches.
Randle digs a good hook to Blackadder's body.
Randle moves away from the strike by Blackadder.
Blackadder throws a body punch but Randle moves out of range.
Randle throws a jab but it's blocked by Blackadder.
Blackadder misses the jab.
Randle fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackadder swings for the body but Randle moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blackadder looks to land a left hand but Randle moved out of range nicely.
Randle moves out of range as Blackadder strikes.
Randle flicks out a counter leg kick but Blackadder steps away.
Blackadder throws an overhand right that lands on Randle's shoulder, as Randle tries to avoid the shot.
Blackadder sets himself, and Randle steps forward looking for the clinch! Blackadder avoids it this time.
Randle misses with a wild body shot.
Randle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Randle looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackadder is just out of range.
Randle lands with an uppercut that bounces Blackadder off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randle misses with a body punch
and Blackadder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle ducks under a wild hook from Blackadder.
A little jabbing left from Randle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Randle misses the shot to the body.
Blackadder lands with a cross.
Randle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blackadder.
Blackadder moves out of range as Randle strikes.
Blackadder missing with a left hand there. Randle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randle moves forwards but Blackadder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Randle misses with a low kick.
Blackadder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randle was well out of range. Poor timing from Blackadder.
Randle is looking to score with low kicks.
Randle connects with a body shot that sends Blackadder's belly button to the back.
Randle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blackadder but Blackadder pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle shoots for a takedown but Blackadder saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blackadder is looking to counter punch.
Edmund Blackadder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lue Randle.
Blackadder lands a glancing blow to the side of Randle's head.
Randle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blackadder misses with a right hand
and Randle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big left from Blackadder misses.
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!
Blackadder misses with an uppercut.
Randle slips a jab from Blackadder.
Randle tests Blackadder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blackadder ducks under a wild hook from Randle.
Randle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackadder throws out the jab.
Randle avoids the body shot from Blackadder.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Blackadder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blackadder 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Edmund Blackadder!
After winning the bout, Edmund Blackadder thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.