PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arlen Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuchean Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Randall
vs
Park

196 cm
18
278 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arlen Randall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yuchean Park!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park wants to clinch

so Randall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Randall prevents Park from getting back to his feet.
Park really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Randall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Park is wriggling around but Randall manages to pass to half guard.
Park trying to get back to full guard but Randall takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Randall controlling the position easily from mount.
Randall misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Randall unloads with some shots from mount but Park bucks and avoids them well.
Randall avoids the attempt from Park to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Park is working to get back to half guard.
Park tries to control Randall's body but Randall pushes him off. Park squirms to his side and now Randall has his back!

Randall working for the choke.

Randall is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Park has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Randall slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Park is trying to break free.

Park preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Randall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Randall controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randall tightening his grip on Park, looking for the choke.
What can Park do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Randall is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Park is defending well though. Randall let's go of the attempt for now.
Randall is riding his opponent, not letting Park buck him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Park can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlen Randall dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Randall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Park shoots and misses

and Randall counters by moving into the clinch.
Park is looking for a takedown.

Randall has clasped his hands together around Park's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Park is trying to get back to half guard.

Randall tries for a kimura but Park is defending well.
Park tries to improve position but can't.
Randall controls the position.

Randall looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Randall stalls from top position.
Park is breathing heavily.

Randall decides to stand back up.
Park shoots in but Randall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Arlen Randall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuchean Park.
Park darts in looking for a takedown but Randall gets double underhooks and turns Park into the cage.

Randall decides to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Randall is on top in guard.
Randall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Randall gets to his feet - Park follows without any prompting.

Randall drives through and clinches with Park against the cage.
Randall lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

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

Randall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Randall is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Randall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Randall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Park?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall lands a big elbow.

Randall is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Park can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Randall is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Randall shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Park's guard.
Park utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Randall works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall controlling the action here.
Randall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Park defending well though.
Randall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randall works his way into full mount!
Randall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Park can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Park holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Randall tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arlen Randall dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Randall clinches up with Park and pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Randall.

Randall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Randall dives in and grabs Park's left leg, looking for a takedown. Park pushes down on Randall's head and hops out.
Park shoots in for a double leg but Randall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Randall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Randall slaps away a takedown attempt from Park, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Park shoots in for a double leg but Randall sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arlen Randall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuchean Park.
Park takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randall tries to score a power double leg takedown but Park sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Randall somewhat.

Randall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall stalling.
Randall moves into full mount! Park won't be happy about that!
Randall looking to ground and pound but Park is blocking nicely.
Randall mounts Park! Really nice guard pass there!
Randall controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randall landing shots from mount.
Randall lands a big shot there that rocks Park but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Randall sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Arlen Randall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Randall controlling from the full mount.

Randall wants to finish this one by submission but Park is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Randall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Randall looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Randall controlling from mount.

Randall is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Park has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Randall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randall misses with a head shot.
Randall controlling from mount.
Randall punching from mount but Park doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randall punching from mount but Park doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Yuchean Park has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arlen Randall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Randall controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arlen Randall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randall, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arlen Randall!