PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Ahmadaliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Ahmadaliev
vs
Randleman

187 cm
20
258 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
243 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomed Ahmadaliev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Randleman!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahmadaliev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Quinton Randleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randleman swats away the attempt to clinch by Ahmadaliev.

Randleman is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ahmadaliev's half guard.
Randleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randleman is taking a breather. Ahmadaliev says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ahmadaliev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randleman.
Ahmadaliev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Randleman.
Ahmadaliev is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Randleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Randleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randleman is pressing down on Ahmadaliev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ahmadaliev is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ahmadaliev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ahmadaliev tries to get out of the position.
Randleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ahmadaliev looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's two 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.
Randleman content to control rather than advance.
Randleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Randleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randleman controlling the action here.
Randleman trying to mount his opponent but Ahmadaliev defends it.
Randleman drops an elbow to the side of Ahmadaliev's head.
Randleman is keen to just control but Ahmadaliev is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Ahmadaliev's thigh. Ahmadaliev counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Randleman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Randleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Randleman lands a couple of elbows.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Randleman passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Randleman.
Ahmadaliev wants to get back to his feet.
Randleman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ahmadaliev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randleman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Randleman slips a nice elbow through Ahmadaliev's hands, connecting with Ahmadaliev's forehead.
Randleman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ahmadaliev is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randleman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Randleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahmadaliev blocking the ground and pound attempt from Randleman.
Randleman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahmadaliev defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A chopping leg kick lands by Ahmadaliev.
Randleman throws a jab when Ahmadaliev was well out of range.
Ahmadaliev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Ahmadaliev misses with a few strikes there.
Randleman wants to counter with a clinch but Ahmadaliev pushes him away.
Randleman dodges the punch combination from Ahmadaliev.
Ahmadaliev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randleman lands with a right hand.
Randleman swinging wildly here.
Ahmadaliev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Randleman throws a jab when Ahmadaliev was well out of range.
Randleman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ahmadaliev but Ahmadaliev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Ahmadaliev was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ahmadaliev sprawls well. Ahmadaliev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Randleman gets slowly back to his feet.
Randleman slips a jab and a cross from Ahmadaliev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman slips a jab and a cross from Ahmadaliev.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmadaliev.
Magomed Ahmadaliev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahmadaliev slips a jab and a cross from Randleman.
Ahmadaliev lands a jab-cross combination.
Ahmadaliev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahmadaliev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Randleman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahmadaliev as he avoids it easily.
Magomed Ahmadaliev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Randleman.
Ahmadaliev tries to clinch up but Randleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Ahmadaliev slips a jab and a cross from Randleman.
Magomed Ahmadaliev is winning the standup battle so far.
Randleman has a takedown stuffed.
Randleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahmadaliev moves away.
Ahmadaliev ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Ahmadaliev counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman cracks Ahmadaliev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahmadaliev misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randleman swings for the body but Ahmadaliev moves out of range.
Randleman misses the jab.
Ahmadaliev throws a series of punches but Randleman moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Randleman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Randleman misses with a series of wild punches.
Ahmadaliev avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ahmadaliev scores with a three punch combo!
Randleman swinging wildly here.
Ahmadaliev is looking for a counter combo.
Ahmadaliev scores with a sloppy right hand. Randleman should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randleman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Randleman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahmadaliev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Ahmadaliev.
Randleman tries to bum rush Ahmadaliev with a series of wild strikes but Ahmadaliev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ahmadaliev throws a hook but Randleman blocks it.
Ahmadaliev scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Randleman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ahmadaliev doesn't seem phased though.
Ahmadaliev throws a shot from downtown. Randleman moves away and avoids it.
Randleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ahmadaliev at a distance.
Randleman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ahmadaliev in his tracks.
Ahmadaliev leaves Randleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Ahmadaliev. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmadaliev misses with a body kick.
Randleman is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ahmadaliev connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmadaliev on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Magomed Ahmadaliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randleman looks to land a right hand but Ahmadaliev moved out of range.
Randleman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ahmadaliev.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahmadaliev manages to avoid it.
Randleman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Randleman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Ahmadaliev.
Ahmadaliev misses with a series of wild punches.
Randleman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ahmadaliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Randleman looks to land a left hand but Ahmadaliev moved out of range nicely.
Ahmadaliev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Randleman.
Ahmadaliev misses with a double jab.
Randleman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmadaliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Magomed Ahmadaliev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Ahmadaliev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ahmadaliev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Randleman finds it's way round the side to connect with Ahmadaliev's head.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ahmadaliev.
Nice defenses there by Ahmadaliev.

Ahmadaliev moves into the clinch successfully.
Randleman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahmadaliev just stands there and leans against the cage.
Randleman can't find room to land a body shot as Ahmadaliev controls the action.
Ahmadaliev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ahmadaliev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Randleman turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Randleman manages to end up in side control.
The referee asks Randleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Randleman prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ahmadaliev is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Randleman has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ahmadaliev to see if he's OK.
Randleman cracks Ahmadaliev with a big right hand but Ahmadaliev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Randleman throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ahmadaliev knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Randleman on the ground.
Ahmadaliev on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Ahmadaliev is rocked!
Randleman scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Ahmadaliev is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Randleman can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Quinton Randleman!
Quinton Randleman is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Quinton Randleman was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.