PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 4301 p4p, 509 weight class) and Travis Randy (ranked 2018 p4p, 275 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bobaszewski
vs
Randy

191 cm
25
209 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

194 cm
29
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Randy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Randy misses.
That kick from Bobaszewski tenderised Randy's leg. Randy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Randy looks to throw the jab but Bobaszewski is out of range.
Randy looks to land a left hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range nicely.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch up but Randy keeps it at a distance.
Randy scores with a hook.
Randy misses with a few strikes there.
Bobaszewski is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Randy misses with an uppercut. Bobaszewski saw that one coming.
Bobaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bobaszewski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randy avoids it.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.
Bobaszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Randy.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.

Randy breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Randy looks to land a right hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range.
Randy blocks a head kick by Bobaszewski.
Randy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bobaszewski at a distance.
Randy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bobaszewski tries to close the distance and clinch but Randy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Randy! But no joy.
Bobaszewski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randy avoids a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Randy scores with a nice right hand.
Bobaszewski avoids the body shot from Randy.
Bobaszewski seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bobaszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Bobaszewski clinches up with Randy and pushes him back against the cage.
Bobaszewski lands a right hand that snaps the head of Randy backwards.
Bobaszewski lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randy misses with a body punch.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randy.
Bobaszewski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Randy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bobaszewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Randy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Randy lands a shot to the body.
Randy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobaszewski has a couple of punches blocked by Randy.
Randy tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Randy back against the cage.
Bobaszewski lands with a short shot to the head.
Randy lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Randy.
Bobaszewski crunches a lovely knee into Randy's ribcage.
Randy managing to block the knees to the body from Bobaszewski.
Randy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randy working hard to break the clinch.
Bobaszewski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Randy.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randy is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski landing knees to the body.
Randy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobaszewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bobaszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Randy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bobaszewski working Randy over with knees to the body.
Randy blocks an uppercut.

Randy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Bobaszewski misses the target.
Bobaszewski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch up but Randy keeps it at a distance.
Randy sizes up Bobaszewski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bobaszewski tries to clinch up.
Randy misses with a looping left.

Bobaszewski pushes Randy up against the cage in a clinch.
Bobaszewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Randy has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bobaszewski seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Randy can turn it around.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randy is defending well for now.
Bobaszewski lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bobaszewski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice left hand lands by Randy.
Bobaszewski prevents a body shot from Randy.
Bobaszewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bobaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Randy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Randy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Randy.
Randy blocking some punches.
Randy managing to block the knees to the body from Bobaszewski.
A short left from Bobaszewski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randy is defending well for now.
Bobaszewski throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krzysztof Bobaszewski dominated that round.
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.

Bobaszewski misses with a wild combination.
Travis Randy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Randy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bobaszewski counters with a left and a right that stings Randy.

Randy tries to keep at a distance but Bobaszewski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Randy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobaszewski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randy is defending well for now.
Randy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bobaszewski's elbow.
A short right from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski lands a knee to the body.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobaszewski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randy avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Randy lands a left hand.
Bobaszewski missing with knees to the body.
Bobaszewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobaszewski.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Randy lands a right hand.
Randy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bobaszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
Bobaszewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Randy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Randy with a nice cross.
Randy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Randy avoids them all with ease.
Bobaszewski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Randy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobaszewski moves away.
Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randy.
Bobaszewski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Bobaszewski moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randy stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Randy fails to land.
Randy lands a shoulder strike.
Randy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bobaszewski trying to land knees to the body.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bobaszewski.
Randy misses with the head strike.
Randy blocking some punches.
Bobaszewski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Randy.
Bobaszewski tries to land knees in the clinch but Randy avoids the damage to the body.
Randy tries a body shot but Bobaszewski blocks it.
Randy avoiding damage as Bobaszewski throws knees to the body.
Bobaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.

Randy manages to break the clinch.
Randy missing with a left hand there. Bobaszewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski moves forwards but Randy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bobaszewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randy.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Bobaszewski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Randy looks to land a right hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range.
Randy lands a nice shot that snaps Bobaszewski's head back.
Randy digs a good body shot into Bobaszewski's ribs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobaszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Randy misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bobaszewski.
Randy blocks the body kick.
Randy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Randy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bobaszewski.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bobaszewski!
Randy throws out a loose jab but Bobaszewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Randy.
Randy throws a looping overhand right but Bobaszewski ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy misses with a hook. Bobaszewski ducked under it nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy blocks a head kick by Bobaszewski.
Randy misses the jab.
Bobaszewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randy.
Bobaszewski walks into a jab.
Randy looks to land a left hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range nicely.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Bobaszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Randy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bobaszewski doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Randy misses.
Bobaszewski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randy.
Bobaszewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick and Randy moves out of range easily.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobaszewski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Travis Randy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bobaszewski throws the kick towards the body but Randy avoids it.
Bobaszewski slips a jab and a cross from Randy.
Bobaszewski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Randy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bobaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy misses with a wild combination.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Randy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bobaszewski throws a lazy head kick
and Randy counters with a nice uppercut.
Randy looks to throw the jab but Bobaszewski is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bobaszewski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Randy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bobaszewski.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bobaszewski is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Randy.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bobaszewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Randy there.
Bobaszewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Randy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bobaszewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Randy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bobaszewski on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Bobaszewski rushes Randy and presses him up against the cage.
Bobaszewski missing with knees to the body.
Randy working aggressively here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bobaszewski.

Randy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Randy misses with a wild body shot.
Randy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bobaszewski's hands.
Bobaszewski is looking to clinch but Randy is avoiding it.
Bobaszewski tries to clinch there but Randy circles away.
Bobaszewski misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobaszewski wants to clinch.
Bobaszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randy avoids the head kick by Bobaszewski.
Randy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donk. Randy catches Bobaszewski right on the button with a cross.
Bobaszewski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bobaszewski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Randy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bobaszewski counters with a left and a right that stings Randy.
Randy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randy loads up on a big right hand but Bobaszewski slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Randy misses with an uppercut
and Bobaszewski counters with a left and a right that stings Randy.
Randy missing with a left hand there. Bobaszewski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randy looks to land a left hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range nicely.
As Randy looks to move away, Bobaszewski throws a big counter combo but Randy just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobaszewski swinging wildly here.
Randy scores with a nice strike.
Randy catches Bobaszewski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Randy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Randy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobaszewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch up but Randy keeps it at a distance.
Randy misses with a straight left.
Bobaszewski throws a leg kick that misses.
Bobaszewski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bobaszewski duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bobaszewski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bobaszewski was well out of range. Poor timing from Randy.
Randy misses the shot to the body.
Randy just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBobaszewski.
Bobaszewski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bobaszewski ducks under a wild hook from Randy.
Bobaszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Bobaszewski tries to clinch up.
Randy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobaszewski looks to land a combination but Randy avoids it well.
Randy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randy thuds a left hand into Bobaszewski's body.
Randy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bobaszewski.
Nice defenses there by Bobaszewski.
It looked like Bobaszewski was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch up but Randy keeps it at a distance.
Randy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Travis Randy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Travis Randy!
An out of breath and clearly excited Travis Randy thanked Red Light Coffeeshop for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).