PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 3319 p4p, 5193 weight class) and Bobby Bashir (ranked 112 p4p, 98 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bobandy
vs
Bashir

185 cm
18
300
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
260
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobby Bashir!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashir connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bobandy. Bobandy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.

Bobandy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bashir wants to control but Bobandy postures up.
A lull in the action here as Bobandy stalls from top position.

Bobandy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bashir, who protects the arm well.
Bashir is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bashir is trying to escape the position but Bobandy is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir misses with an elbow from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bashir's face as Bobandy controls the position.
Bobandy prevents Bashir from escaping the position.
Bobandy moves into full mount!
Bobandy controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bobandy working for a guillotine from mount but Bashir is in no mood to give up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobandy controlling the position easily from mount.
Bashir trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bobandy content just to control the position here.
Bashir is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bashir working to try and regain half guard.
Bashir regains half guard.
Well, if Bobandy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Bashir looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bobandy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Bobandy is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Bobandy is looking for a kimura but Bashir is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bobandy to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bobandy controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashir is looking for a sweep. Bobandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bobandy passes to full mount!
Bobandy controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bobandy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bobandy misses with a takedown attempt - Bashir sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bobandy with a poor takedown
and Bashir counters with a series of strikes. Bobandy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bashir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bobandy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bashir is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bobandy dives into side control.

You can see the frustration on Bashir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobandy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bashir is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bobandy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bobandy happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bobandy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bobandy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashir is looking to reverse the position.
Bobandy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bobandy taking a breather here.
Bashir is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bobandy asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bashir wants to control but Bobandy postures up.
A lull in the action here.
Bashir is looking to regain half guard here but Bobandy keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bobandy working away.
Bobandy takes a little break here. Bashir wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Bobandy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bobandy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Bashir looks to move to half guard but instead Bobandy has passed into mount! Damn!
Bobandy controlling his opponent.
Bobandy seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Bashir for as long as he can get away with.
Bobandy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir tries to buck Bobandy off but Bobandy takes his back!
Bobandy has good solid back control here.
Bashir is in bad spot here.
Bashir keeps trying to improve his position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bobandy controlling the positon.
Bobandy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Randy Bobandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobandy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Bashir is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy keeps control of the position easily here as Bashir tries to buck him off.
Bashir trying to control the hands but Bobandy breaks the grip.
Bashir breaks Bobandy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bobandy has Bashir pulled in close to control his posture.
Bashir trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobandy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobandy pulls Bashir in to control the position.
Bobandy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bobandy tries to get out of the position.
Bashir wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bobandy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bobandy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bobandy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bobandy shoots and misses
and Bashir counters with a left and a right that stings Bobandy.

Bobandy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bashir did well to prevent Bobandy getting side control.
Bashir is looking to improve his position.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
Bashir is trying to get back to full guard.
Bobandy controlling the action here.
Bobandy is thwarting Bashir's attempts to control the position.
Bobandy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bobandy's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bashir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bobandy pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bobandy in particular looking to stall.
Bashir wants to get back to his feet.
Bobandy sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Further stalling from Bobandy.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
A head kick misses from Bashir.
Bobandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bashir can do to turn this around?
Bashir moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Bashir scores with a four punch combination!
Bobandy has his takedown stuffed

and Bashir counters with a crisp one two that drops Bobandy! Bashir thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bobandy to his feet! Bobandy is in big trouble!

Randy Bobandy's cut is getting worse.

Bobandy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bashir wants to get back to his feet but Bobandy passes into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bobandy sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Bobandy is working for a submission of some sort.
Bashir looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashir tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bobandy stalling.
Bashir trying to control from the bottom.
Bobandy slows the pace down in half guard.
Bashir is trying to stand.
Bashir gets back to full guard.
Bashir trying to control the position.

That's four 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.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Bobandy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bobandy passes Bashir's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bashir gets full guard.
Bobandy looking to pass the guard.

Bashir looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bashir being controlled here, momentarily.
Bashir preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bashir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bobandy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Bobandy!
A very excited looking Randy Bobandy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.