PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel McGowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Randall
vs
McGowen

197 cm
27
300 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

218 cm
27
300 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriel McGowen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowen throws a front kick aimed at Randall's knee but Randall avoids it well.
Randall swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Randall fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging McGowen to the ground. Randall is now in McGowen's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Randall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGowen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randall wants to control from the top but McGowen keeps moving.
Randall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGowen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Randall passes McGowen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Randall wants to control but McGowen is keeping him busy.
McGowen won't allow Randall to pass to mount.

Randall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Randall is thwarting McGowen's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Randall is looking for a kimura but McGowen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Randall to get the leverage.
McGowen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Randall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McGowen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Randall trying to control but McGowen is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McGowen is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGowen trying to control but Randall is working from the bottom.

Randall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McGowen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGowen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Randall is keeping the position for now.

Randall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Randall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Randall being controlled here, momentarily.

Randall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McGowen wants to control but Randall is keeping him busy.
Randall gets back to half guard.
McGowen looks to land a strike but Randall avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McGowen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McGowen preventing the sweep.
McGowen sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Randall wants to hit a switch here but McGowen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Randall there!
Randall regains half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randall trying to hold on to McGowen's head to control him but McGowen postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGowen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Randy Randall will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body kick there by McGowen.
McGowen misses with the combination.

McGowen has closed the distance and engaged Randall in a clinch.
McGowen throws an elbow but it misses.
McGowen taking a breather.
McGowen tries to throw a body punch but Randall avoids it by throwing McGowen back against the cage.
McGowen blocking some punches.
Randall can't get the takedown.

Randall pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGowen, right into the meat.
Randall digs a good hook to McGowen's body.
Randall lands a nice shot that snaps McGowen's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGowen throws a head kick but Randall moves out of range.

Randall looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McGowen!
Randall wants to control but McGowen is keeping him busy.
Randall working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Randall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, McGowen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Randall is trying to control. McGowen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randall wants to free his trapped foot but McGowen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Randall is keen to just control but McGowen is a slippery customer.
McGowen regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGowen controls Randall momentarily but Randall frees himself.
McGowen can't keep his opponent in guard - Randall advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGowen regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGowen trying to control the position.
Randy Randall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randall forces his way into half guard.
McGowen is controlling Randall's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randall wants to control but McGowen is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGowen wants to improve his position but Randall is controlling well.

Randall is working for a kimura but McGowen is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randall looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McGowen wants to control but Randall is keeping busy.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Randall is trying to work for a kimura but McGowen is defending well.
Randall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McGowen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McGowen wants to improve his position but Randall is controlling well.

Randall is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGowen gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy Randall will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

McGowen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McGowen misses with the body kick

and Randall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Randall preventing the sweep.
Randall wants to control from the top but McGowen keeps moving.
McGowen has Randall pulled in close to control his posture.
Randall trying to control but McGowen is working from the bottom.
McGowen is pulling down on Randall's head. It's preventing any offense from Randall, at least for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Randall.
Randall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randall thuds a left hand into McGowen's body.
Good leg kick by Randall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
McGowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGowen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randall throws a leg kick that misses.
McGowen throws the kick towards the body but Randall avoids it.
McGowen misses with a body shot.
Randall scoring well with a low kick there.
McGowen throws a leg kick but Randall sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Randall shoots in for a takedown but McGowen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McGowen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A clash of legs there as Randall blocks the low kick.
Randall misses with an uppercut.
McGowen blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall looks to score with a jab to the body but McGowen is just out of range.
McGowen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randall avoids the head kick by McGowen.
Randall swings widly with a right hand

and McGowen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Randall!
Randall is trying to get back to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw McGowen working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
McGowen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
McGowen working away.
Randall manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
McGowen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McGowen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGowen wants to control the pace but Randall is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Randall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McGowen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGowen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
McGowen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randall tries to hold on but McGowen pushes him away.
McGowen unloading with bombs!
Gabriel McGowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGowen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randall tries to reverse the position but McGowen maintains control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McGowen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McGowen working the ground and pound effectively.
McGowen looking to control but Randall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randall is looking to improve his position but McGowen isn't that keen on the idea.
McGowen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGowen scoring with strikes but Randall is staying in there.
Randall is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel McGowen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randall 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel McGowen!
In his post fight interview, Gabriel McGowen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.