PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatis Krutainis (ranked 2760 p4p, 2770 weight class) and Lue Randle (ranked 113 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krutainis
vs
Randle

168 cm
27
290
6 - 3 - 1

181 cm
26
178
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Next Gen Sports

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 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gatis Krutainis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lue Randle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Randle rushes Krutainis and presses him up against the cage.

Randle manages to break the clinch.

Randle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krutainis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Randle connects with a decent elbow.
Krutainis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Randle working the head and body with strikes.
Randle lands a few punches from side control.
Krutainis trying his best to control but Randle has mounted him.
Krutainis is trying desperately to improve position.
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!
The referee warns Krutainis that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Randle working Krutainis over with strikes here.
Randle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krutainis is looking to get to half guard.
Randle landing strikes from the mount and Krutainis is in trouble!
Randle working Krutainis over with strikes here.
Krutainis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krutainis is looking to get to half guard.
Krutainis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Randle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krutainis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Randle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Randle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Randle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Randle cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Randle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randle lands a big shot there that rocks Krutainis but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Randle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Randle lands a heavy elbow.
Randle prevents Krutainis from getting the reversal.
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Randle looking to finish Krutainis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Krutainis!
Randle working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Randle raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krutainis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Randle looking to control but Krutainis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Randle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Randle dominating with strikes here.
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Randle with a couple of short strikes.
Randle landing strikes from the mount and Krutainis is in trouble!
Randle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krutainis hang on?
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Randle scoring with strikes but Krutainis is staying in there.
Randle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Randle avoids the attempt from Krutainis to control.
Randle landing shots from mount.
Krutainis is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutainis wants to hold on but Randle pushes him away.
Randle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Randle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randle landing strikes from the mount.
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krutainis taking shots to the head.

Krutainis is rocked!
Randle unloading with bombs!
Randle with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randle landing strikes from the mount and Krutainis is in trouble!
Krutainis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Randle slips a nice elbow through Krutainis's hands, connecting with Krutainis's forehead.
Randle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Randle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Krutainis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Randle lands with a punch from half guard.
Randle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krutainis keeps working.
Krutainis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Randle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randle working the head and body with strikes.
Randle wants to control but Krutainis is keeping him busy.
Krutainis taking some punishment here, with Randle in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randle drops an elbow to the side of Krutainis's head.
Randle working over Krutainis with some ground and pound. Krutainis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Randle lands strikes from half guard.
Randle winds up and cracks Krutainis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lue Randle 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.

Krutainis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krutainis is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Randle.
Krutainis drops his hands momentarily and Randle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gatis Krutainis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Randle lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Randle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krutainis sets himself, and Randle steps forward looking for the clinch! Krutainis avoids it this time.
Randle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Randle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Krutainis makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krutainis tries to clinch there but Randle circles away.
Randle slaps away a takedown attempt from Krutainis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle digs a good hook to Krutainis's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Donk. Randle catches Krutainis right on the button with a cross.

Randle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krutainis looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krutainis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Randle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Randle scoring with punches and elbows.
Randle landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Randle lands a few punches from side control.
We've been informed that Randle has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Krutainis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Krutainis tries to bench press Randle off him but Randle keeps the position.
Randle creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Randle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krutainis down.
Lue Randle has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krutainis keeps working.
Randle working the ground and pound.
Randle is working Krutainis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Randle scores with a couple of short elbows.
Randle working the head with strikes.
Randle working the ground and pound from side control.
Randle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Krutainis some visible discomfort.
Krutainis struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Randle's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Randle scoring with punches and elbows.
Randle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krutainis keeps working.
Randle has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krutainis!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krutainis is desperately trying to improve his position but Randle has a good base and remains in mount.
Randle postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Krutainis looks a forlorn figure.
Randle looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Randle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Krutainis is in a horrible position here. Randle smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Krutainis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krutainis is looking to escape.
Krutainis seems to have got his legs back now.
Randle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Krutainis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Randle controlling his opponent.
Randle is landing with some decent strikes but Krutainis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Randle working Krutainis over with strikes here.
Randle fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Krutainis is in all sorts of trouble here.
Randle landing punches.
Randle postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Krutainis badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Randle around the waist but Randle pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Randle is the winner by TKO! Randle jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lue Randle!
A relieved looking Lue Randle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.