PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gary Drennan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Radon Randell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drennan comes to the cage accompanied by Illy-oi!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drennan
vs
Randell

182 cm
26
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 2

181 cm
28
183 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gary Drennan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radon Randell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drennan cracks Randell with an open hand slap.
Drennan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randell counters with a straight right hand.
Randell throws a head kick but Drennan moves out of range.
Randell connects with a right hand. Drennan shakes it off.
Nice body kick there by Drennan.
Randell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drennan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drennan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Randell pushes Drennan up against the cage in a clinch.
Randell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drennan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Drennan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drennan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Randell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Randell connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drennan's hands.
Randell fails with a takedown attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drennan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Randell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Randell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drennan moves forwards but Randell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Drennan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Randell works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Drennan misses its intended target.
Drennan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Randell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drennan slips under a jab from Randell.
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!
Drennan throws a series of strikes that have Randell backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randell misses with a low kick.
Drennan thows a body shot but no joy.
Drennan connects with a solid leg kick.
Randell blocks a leg kick.
Randell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Randell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randell dips to his left and cracks Drennan with an uppercut!
Drennan misses with a hook to the body
and Drennan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gary Drennan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drennan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drennan is looking to wear down Randell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drennan wants to land a leg kick but Randell is out of range.
Drennan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randell was well out of range. Poor timing from Drennan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randell doesn't manage to clinch there - Drennan circles away.
Drennan scores with a sloppy right hand. Randell should have avoided that one.
Drennan is looking to land body kicks.
Gary Drennan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drennan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drennan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Good work by Randell as he checks the leg kick.
Drennan throws a low kick but Randell moves out of range easily.
Drennan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drennan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Randell blocks a leg kick.

Randell gets a double leg takedown into Drennan's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Randell won't allow Drennan to sweep him here.
Randell trying to control the position from guard on top but Drennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drennan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randell trying to control the position from guard on top but Drennan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drennan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randell engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Randell passes Drennan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Radon Randell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Randell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Randell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drennan thuds a left hand into Randell's body.
Randell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randell slips under a jab from Drennan.
Drennan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Randell moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Randell.
Randell throws a front kick aimed at Drennan's knee but Drennan avoids it well.
Drennan misses with a wild body shot.
Randell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drennan.
Randell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drennan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan missing with a left hand there. Randell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Randell closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Drennan's guard.
Drennan lands a decent shot there.
Randell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drennan is keeping the position for now.
Randell looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Randell is looking to advance position but Drennan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randell prevents Drennan from taking his back.
Randell tries to reverse the position but Drennan maintains control.
Randell tries to hold on but Drennan pushes him away.
Randell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan looking to control but Randell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randell working to try and regain half guard.
Drennan trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drennan moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Randell.
Drennan throws a wild body kick that Randell sees coming a mile off.
Randell tries to work over Drennan's front leg with a kick but Drennan checks it.
Randell throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gary Drennan is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randell. Drennan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drennan blocks a low kick nicely.
Drennan looks to land a combination but Randell avoids it well.
Drennan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randell.
Randell misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drennan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drennan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Radon Randell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drennan misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drennan.
Randell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drennan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drennan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Randell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drennan manages to avoid it.
Randell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drennan. Drennan obviously looking to wear him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drennan. Randell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randell avoids the body shot from Drennan.
Randell thows a body shot but no joy.
Randell lands a slapping body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Randell.

Randell has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drennan cracks a nice hook into Randell's ribs.
Randell thows a body shot but no joy.
Randell throws a body punch but Drennan moves out of range.
Drennan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randell blocks the body kick.
Drennan just misses with a punch to the body.
Drennan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Randell, right into the meat.
Drennan misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drennan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drennan throws a leg kick but Randell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randell is looking to score with low kicks.
Gary Drennan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drennan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Randell. That did some damage!
Randell lands a jab to Drennan's midsection.
Randell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drennan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drennan throws a leg kick but Randell moved away.
Drennan is looking to slow Randell down with leg kicks.
Randell takes a swing at Drennan's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Randell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randell lands with a shot to the body.
Drennan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randell doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drennan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Randell.
Drennan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Randell in his tracks.
Drennan throws a shot from downtown. Randell moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Randell.
Drennan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Randell can pounce on him.
Randell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drennan motions for Randell to come forward. Drennan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Randell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Randell avoids the body shot from Drennan.

Randell shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drennan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drennan tries to buck Randell off but Randell is having none of it.
Drennan stops Randell from passing to mount.
Radon Randell has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Randell sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drennan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randell is looking to take a break and control but Drennan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Randell wants to control for a moment but Drennan uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Drennan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Drennan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randell pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Radon Randell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Randell winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Radon Randell!
A relieved looking Radon Randell thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.