PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoga Hibiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Randy
vs
Hibiki

171 cm
18
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryoga Hibiki!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hibiki moves into range and clinches up with Randy.
Randy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hibiki has Randy pressed against the cage, preventing Randy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Randy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Randy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Randy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Randy tries to circle away but Hibiki has him pinned against the cage.
Hibiki tries to pull guard but Randy holds him up against the cage and eventually Hibiki drops back down to his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hibiki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Randy gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Randy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy misses with an uppercut.
Hibiki throws a nice looking combination but Randy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice takedown defense from Randy. No joy for Hibiki on that attempt.
Paulo Randy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryoga Hibiki.
Randy scores with a shot to the body.
Hibiki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Randy avoids it really well and circles away.
Hibiki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hibiki at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hibiki drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Hibiki stands up from Randy's guard - Hibiki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Randy lands with a shot to the body.

Hibiki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy is trying to break the clinch but Hibiki is controlling him.
Hibiki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Randy's efforts to push away.
Randy is trying to break free.

Hibiki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki shoots in looking for a takedown. Randy tries to sprawl out of it but Hibiki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Randy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Randy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hibiki.
Randy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Randy throws a series of punches but Hibiki avoids them all with ease.
Donk. Randy catches Hibiki right on the button with a cross.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hibiki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Randy digs a good body shot into Hibiki's ribs.
Hibiki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hibiki dives in and grabs Randy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Randy pushes down on Hibiki's head and hops out.
Hibiki looks gassed!
Hibiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hibiki tries to clinch but Randy moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Randy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Randy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Hibiki is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hibiki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hibiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Randy finish him?
Hibiki walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Randy swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Paulo Randy!
Paulo Randy decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.