PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teddy Baxter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Randleman might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cute Without The E. Teddy Baxter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Randleman
vs
Baxter

196 cm
19
211 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Renato Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teddy Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Baxter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Randleman blocks with his arms.
Randleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randleman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baxter's defenses.

It looks like Teddy Baxter has been cut.
Randleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Randleman lands an elbow that stopped Baxter in his tracks for a moment.
Baxter avoiding damage as Randleman throws knees to the body.
Baxter avoids a wild elbow strike from Randleman.
Baxter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Randleman avoids the damage to the body.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
Randleman is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Randleman trying to land knees to the body.
Randleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baxter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randleman.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Randleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Baxter tries to land knees in the clinch but Randleman avoids the damage to the body.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baxter looks gassed!
Randleman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baxter blocks it with crossed arms.
Randleman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Randleman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Randleman tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Randleman with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman landing knees to the body.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Randleman lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Randleman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Randleman breaks the clinch.

Randleman closes the distance and clinches.
Randleman lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Teddy Baxter's cut even more.
Knees in the clinch landing for Randleman.
Randleman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Randleman.
A knee to the head by Randleman.
Randleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Randleman lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Teddy Baxter's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Randleman.
Randleman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baxter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Randleman avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.
Randleman lands a knee to the head.

Randleman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randleman darts in trying to clinch
and Baxter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randleman tries to clinch but Baxter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Randleman clinches with his opponent.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Randleman is blocking nicely.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Randleman is blocking nicely.
Randleman lands an elbow inside that Baxter shrugs off.
Randleman misses with a knee to the head.
Randleman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baxter's face.
Randleman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baxter.
Randleman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Randleman.
Randleman avoiding damage as Baxter throws knees to the body.

Randleman breaks the clinch.
Randleman is looking to clinch.

Baxter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Baxter throwing strikes from guard but Randleman blocks nicely.
Baxter prevents Randleman from getting back to his feet.

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

Baxter postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Randleman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Baxter, into his guard.
Randleman wants to get up but he can't break Baxter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Baxter pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Baxter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Randleman is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Baxter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Randleman's back instead.
Baxter gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Randleman looking very determined here, making life difficult for Baxter.
Baxter softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Randleman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teddy Baxter's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Baxter rushes Randleman and presses him up against the cage.
Randleman blocks the elbow strike.
Baxter trying to land knees to the body.
Baxter landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Baxter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Randleman manages to break the clinch.
Randleman looks to clinch
and Baxter counters with a nice leg kick.
Randleman wants to clinch but Baxter slips to the side

so Baxter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baxter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Randleman's head.
Baxter throwing strikes but missing.
Baxter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baxter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Baxter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Randleman's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baxter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Baxter throws and elbow that misses. Randleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Baxter's guard. Nice move by Randleman!
Baxter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Baxter pulls Randleman in close to prevent any damage.
Baxter tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baxter seems keen to control Randleman's posture.
Baxter tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Baxter is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Randleman has his hands clasped together but Baxter extends an breaks Randleman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Baxter.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Teddy Baxter!