PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Random comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Made you look. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Random
vs
Howard

184 cm
25
210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

185 cm
26
218 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Howard!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Random drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Howard cracks Random with a right hand to the side of the head.
Howard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Random is fending him off so far but Howard persists. Nope, Random circles away and we're back to standing.
Howard moves out of range as Random strikes.
Random stuns Howard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Random misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Howard to counter with a crisp jab.
Random ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Howard swats away the attempt to clinch by Random.
Howard lands with an overhand left.
Random with a jab.
Random misses with a right hand
and Howard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Random throws a head kick that half lands.
Howard just misses with a punch to the body.
Random missing with a left hand there. Howard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random wants to clinch
and Howard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Random doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Howard thuds a left hand into Random's body.
Random connects with a jab.
Random tries to clinch up
and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Random has Howard up against the cage in a clinch.
Howard blocks an elbow strike from Random.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howard wants to break free but Random has control.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random keeps control of Howard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Howard wants to get back to striking at distance but Random won't allow it.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Random misses with a hook to the ribs.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Howard blocks the elbow strike.
Random misses with a short punch on the inside.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Random tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
Howard blocks an elbow strike from Random.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Howard lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard blocks the elbow strike.
Random misses with a hook from the clinch.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Howard can't break the clinch.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Howard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Howard avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the cage.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howard's defenses.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Howard is trying to break the clinch but Random is controlling him.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howard.
Random holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Howard avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Howard tries to circle away but Random has him pinned against the cage.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Howard avoiding damage as Random throws knees to the body.
Random gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Howard.
Howard looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Howard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howard blocks the elbow strike.

Howard breaks the clinch.
Howard circles away from the clinch attempt
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Random looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Random throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Random misses the jab.
Random throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Howard counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Random dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Howard swings widly with a right hand
and Random counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Random tries to sprawl but Howard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Random tries to get to full guard but Howard has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Random is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howard pulls his head out easily.
Howard tries to stand and escape but Random is controlling the position.
Random tries to roll over but Howard keeps him under control.
Howard tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random trying to control from the bottom.
Random is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rock Random.
Howard scores with a hook to the body. Random takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Random misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Random wants to clinch up but Howard keeps it at a distance.
Rock Random seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howard. Random does a little dance to reset his feet.
Random tries to clinch up
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Random lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Random throws a lazy uppercut
and Howard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Howard lands with a cross.
Random keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Howard looks to land a left hand but Random moved out of range nicely.
Howard misses with a hook
and Random counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Howard thinking.

Random closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Howard's defenses.
Howard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Random working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Random slows down the pace here.
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Howard managing to block the knees to the body from Random.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Random gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Howard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is looking to break free of the clinch but Random has double underhooks.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Howard is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howard's brow.
Random lands a damaging elbow.
Random with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Random crunches a lovely knee into Howard's ribcage.
Random taking a breather.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Howard avoiding damage as Random throws knees to the body.
Random tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howard avoids it.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Random obliges.
Random missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Howard's brow.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but Howard blocks with his arms.
Random looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Howard is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rock Random dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Random tries to clinch but Howard moves away
and Howard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Random lands an overhand right.
Howard throws an overhand right that lands on Random's shoulder, as Random tries to avoid the shot.
Random misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Random counters with a low kick, right behind Howard 's knee.
Random throws a left and a right that both miss
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Howard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Random.
John Howard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Howard throws a hook but Random blocks it.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Random sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Random swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Howard counter with a right hand.
Howard throws a big shot that misses.
Howard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Random.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Howard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Howard misses its intended target.
Random throws a lazy uppercut
and Howard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Random throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Howard.
Random is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A jab from Howard misses.
Howard thows a body shot but no joy.
Howard misses with a jab to the body
and Howard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Random misses with a right hand
and Howard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Random scores with a decent looking hook.
Random pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howard slips a straight right by Random.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random throws a combination that misses

and Howard counters with a takedown into side control.
Random is looking for a sweep.
Random is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Random is looking to get back to full guard here but Howard has managed to pass to side control instead.
Random tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Howard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
John Howard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Random manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Random working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howard doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howard manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Random has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Howard has passed into side control.
Random is trying to improve his position.

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.
Howard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rock Random is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Howard in the domination position with Random hanging on.

Howard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Random is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Howard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Random has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Random!