PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demolition Man Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Man Randy
vs
Illiadis

165 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
189 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Fighters First Nutrition Amsterdam 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Demolition Man Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Illiadis misses with a low kick.

Illiadis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Randy being controlled here, momentarily.
Illiadis tries to free his leg and advance position but Randy is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Illiadis trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy working a defensive guard here.

Illiadis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randy throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Illiadis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Illiadis drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Illiadis jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Illiadis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randy keeping moving, preventing Illiadis from controlling successfully.

Illiadis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randy wants to sweep but no luck.
Illiadis trying to control the position from guard on top but Randy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Illiadis wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Randy is striking from the bottom but Illiadis uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Illiadis wants to pass the guard but Randy is defending well.
Illiadis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Illiadis is trying to control. Randy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Illiadis not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Illias Illiadis.
Illiadis misses with a wild body shot.
Illiadis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Illias Illiadis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Illiadis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Randy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Illiadis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Illiadis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Randy's guard.
Illiadis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Randy keeps working.

Illiadis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Randy has managed to free his arm - good work.

Illiadis is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Randy is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Illias Illiadis!
Demolition Man Randy was interviewed post fight and said 'Whatta fuck was that! Hajime! NO IPPON!!'.