PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aengus O'Donnell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rabesandratana Randreanaivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O\'Donnell's entrance music is Dropkick Murphys - Worker's Song. A fine choice. Randreanaivo has chosen Insane Clown Posse - Another Love Song as his entrance music. Rabesandratana Randreanaivo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

O'Donnell
vs
Randreanaivo

184 cm
24
203 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

188 cm
21
216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Dampf-Punk Chemicals

Pegasus Nutrition

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aengus O'Donnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rabesandratana Randreanaivo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O'Donnell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Randreanaivo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Randreanaivo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches O'Donnell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Randreanaivo decides to stand back up.

Randreanaivo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O'Donnell looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Randreanaivo decides to stand back up.
Randreanaivo looks to throw the jab but O'Donnell is out of range.

Randreanaivo clinches.

Randreanaivo wants the takedown. O'Donnell is fighting it off but Randreanaivo persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in O'Donnell's guard against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O'Donnell has a closed guard, preventing Randreanaivo from standing up.

Randreanaivo drops back looking for a leg! O'Donnell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and O'Donnell manages to kick Randreanaivo off! Randreanaivo jumps back into O'Donnell's guard.
O'Donnell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
O'Donnell keeping moving, preventing Randreanaivo from controlling successfully.

O'Donnell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Randreanaivo defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randreanaivo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
O'Donnell keeping full guard, as Randreanaivo tries to pass.

O'Donnell looking for a guillotine here but Randreanaivo defends easily.

O'Donnell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randreanaivo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
O'Donnell keeping moving, preventing Randreanaivo from controlling successfully.
O'Donnell keeping full guard, as Randreanaivo tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Randreanaivo trying to control the position from guard on top but O'Donnell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
O'Donnell trying to control the position.

Randreanaivo gets to his feet - O'Donnell follows without any prompting.
O'Donnell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Randreanaivo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O'Donnell tries to land a sweep but no joy.

O'Donnell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

O'Donnell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Randreanaivo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Randreanaivo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Randreanaivo controlling from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O'Donnell keeping full guard, as Randreanaivo tries to pass.
Randreanaivo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randreanaivo wants to control from the top but O'Donnell keeps moving.

Rabesandratana Randreanaivo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Randreanaivo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O'Donnell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Randreanaivo in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are battling for position here. O'Donnell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

O'Donnell has his foot on Randreanaivo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randreanaivo works his way back into a safe position though.

O'Donnell working for a triangle but Randreanaivo defends it easily.
Randreanaivo postures up.
Randreanaivo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randreanaivo wants to stand but O'Donnell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
O'Donnell wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Randreanaivo is now in half guard.
O'Donnell regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabesandratana Randreanaivo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Randreanaivo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O'Donnell.

Randreanaivo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Randreanaivo gets to his feet. O'Donnell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
O'Donnell doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Randreanaivo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in O'Donnell's guard.

O'Donnell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Randreanaivo stands and steps away. O'Donnell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Randreanaivo misses with a series of wild punches.

Randreanaivo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. O'Donnell is trying to defend but Randreanaivo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randreanaivo trying to control from half guard but O'Donnell is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randreanaivo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
O'Donnell wants to control but Randreanaivo is keeping busy.

O'Donnell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Randreanaivo controlling the action here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rabesandratana Randreanaivo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Randreanaivo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O'Donnell wants to get back to full guard.
O'Donnell makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O'Donnell.
Randreanaivo wants to get up but he can't break O'Donnell's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
O'Donnell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

O'Donnell looking for a guillotine here but Randreanaivo defends easily.
O'Donnell looking for a sweep. Not yet O'Donnell, not yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

O'Donnell has his feet on Randreanaivo's thighs here. He's pushed Randreanaivo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Randreanaivo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aengus O'Donnell!