PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 1420 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Vladimir Punchsky (ranked 38 p4p, 30 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir Punchsky was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Show
vs
Punchsky

183 cm
28
188
9 - 6 - 0

195 cm
33
187
21 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Knock Out Clothing

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladimir Punchsky!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Punchsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Show sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The Show throws a body punch but Punchsky moves out of range.
Punchsky lunges at The Show with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Show's hand.
Punchsky scores with a jab to the head.
Punchsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Vladimir Punchsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punchsky lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Punchsky throws a right and a left that The Show avoids nicely.
The Show bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punchsky's head.
The Show has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PSE in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

The Show shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!
Punchsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Show.
The Show in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Show in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Show throwing strikes from guard but Punchsky blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Show throwing strikes from guard but Punchsky blocks nicely.
The Show postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The Show working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Punchsky's head.
The Show throws an elbow that misses. Punchsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Show's guard. Nice move by Punchsky!

Punchsky stays in close to The Show's body and controls the position.
The Show has a closed guard, preventing Punchsky from standing up.
Punchsky stopping the sweep attempt from The Show.
The Show controlling the position.
Punchsky must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The Show wants to sweep here but Punchsky controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Punchsky tries to stand but The Show is controlling from the bottom.
The Show can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Punchsky controls the pace.
The Show pulls Punchsky in close to prevent any damage.
The Show is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Punchsky manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Show tries to close the distance and clinch but Punchsky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from The Show misses.
The Show showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punchsky.
Nice defenses there by The Show.
The Show has his takedown stuffed
and Punchsky counters with a right hand to the body.
The Show dodges the punch combination from Punchsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Show counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

The Show rushes Punchsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Punchsky lands a shoulder strike.
Punchsky lands a hook that snaps the head of The Show backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Show blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Show tries to work over Punchsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Punchsky is trying to break the clinch but The Show has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Show.
The Show lands a left hand that snaps the head of Punchsky backwards.
The Show blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, The Show just misses with a elbow thrown towards Punchsky's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by The Show.

It looks like Vladimir Punchsky has been cut.

Punchsky manages to break the clinch.
Punchsky scores with a shot to the body.
The Show tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vladimir Punchsky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Punchsky ducks under a wild hook from The Show.
It seemed like Punchsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

The Show closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from The Show fails to land.
The Show throws a head punch that misses.
Punchsky wants to break the clinch but can't.

The Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Punchsky throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Show misses with a hook
and Punchsky counters with a nice uppercut.
The Show misses with an uppercut.
Punchsky comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show closes the distance but Punchsky moves to the side
and Punchsky counters with a thumping low kick.
Punchsky looks to land a right hand but The Show moved out of range.
The Show takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Punchsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punchsky lands with a cross.
Punchsky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

The Show closes the distance and clinches.

Punchsky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Punchsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Punchsky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

The Show has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Show avoiding damage.
The Show tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Punchsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Show throws a hook to the side of Punchsky's head but Punchsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Punchsky throws out a counter right but The Show avoids it with no problem.
Punchsky misses with the body kick
and The Show cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show moves in looking to clinch but Punchsky pushes him off.

The Show drops Punchsky with a nice combination! The Show dives into Punchsky's guard, looking to finish!

Punchsky is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Punchsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Show.
Punchsky avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Punchsky is trying to keep The Show in close.
The Show loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The Show scoring with some ground and pound.
Punchsky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Punchsky utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Punchsky is trying to keep The Show in close.
The Show missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Punchsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Show throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Show postures up in Punchsky's guard and throws a big left but Punchsky blocks it.
The Show postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Show has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The Show content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Punchsky looking for a sweep. Not yet Punchsky, not yet.
Punchsky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Show's guard.

The Show is pulling down on Punchsky's head. It's preventing any offense from Punchsky, at least for the moment.
The Show tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Show is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Punchsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Punchsky wants to pass the guard but The Show is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punchsky wants to control from the top but The Show keeps moving.
The Show lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The Show might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Punchsky preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Punchsky pushes The Show off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punchsky scores with a hook to the body. The Show takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Punchsky misses with a lunging right hand
and The Show counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Punchsky thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Punchsky scores with a jab to the jaw.
Punchsky stalks The Show and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Show's face. The Show staggers backwards, shaken.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Randy The Show will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Punchsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The Show moves in looking to clinch but Punchsky pushes him off.
Vladimir Punchsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Punchsky looks to land a combination. The Show sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The Show tries to clinch up.
A left lands for The Show.
Punchsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punchsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Show.
Punchsky keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punchsky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Show counters with a straight right hand.
The Show is looking to clinch.
Punchsky misses with a straight right.
The Show was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A cross from The Show lands.
Punchsky is still on wobbly legs! Can The Show finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Punchsky tries to avoid it but The Show manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Punchsky to the ground. Punchsky escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Punchsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Punchsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Show lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Punchsky up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs The Show from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Punchsky's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.