PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amadeo Thevenet (ranked 2985 p4p, 2190 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 351 p4p, 257 weight class). Randriamaholison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Careless Whisper (Remastered) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thevenet
vs
Randriamaholison

190 cm
24
254
7 - 7 - 1

182 cm
23
265
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amadeo Thevenet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randriamaholison ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thevenet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randriamaholison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thevenet was well out of range. Poor timing from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Randriamaholison keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
Randriamaholison keeping full guard, as Thevenet tries to pass.
Thevenet 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.
Thevenet throws a strike but Randriamaholison rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Thevenet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thevenet is pulling down on Randriamaholison's head to control his posture.
Randriamaholison stopping the sweep attempt from Thevenet.
Randriamaholison controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Thevenet tries to strike from the bottom.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.
Randriamaholison trying to control but Thevenet is working from the bottom.
Thevenet looking to control.
Thevenet wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Randriamaholison lands a jab to Thevenet's midsection.
Thevenet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet misses with a body shot.
Thevenet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Randriamaholison at a distance.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boniface Randriamaholison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randriamaholison misses with a looping left.
Thevenet moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Randriamaholison.
A slow jab from Randriamaholison misses its intended target.
Randriamaholison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thevenet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Randriamaholison fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thevenet lands with an uppercut that bounces Randriamaholison off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet slips a jab from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Randriamaholison is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thevenet rather than just go for the knockout.
A swing and a miss from Thevenet.
A countering left hand to the body from Randriamaholison misses.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet fails with a takedown attempt.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thevenet.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet defending well as Randriamaholison loads up on a big left hand.

Thevenet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison tries to roll over but Thevenet keeps him under control.
Thevenet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Thevenet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thevenet wants to control but Randriamaholison is keeping him busy.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Randriamaholison wants to get back to his feet.
Thevenet wants to take a breather but Randriamaholison is having none of it.
Thevenet working over Randriamaholison with some ground and pound. Randriamaholison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Randriamaholison keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boniface Randriamaholison dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Randriamaholison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thevenet just misses with a punch to the body.
Boniface Randriamaholison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thevenet blocks a jab.
Randriamaholison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Thevenet.
Thevenet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Randriamaholison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot.
Randriamaholison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Randriamaholison lands with a hook. Thevenet tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thevenet changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Randriamaholison is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Randriamaholison throws a jab when Thevenet was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Thevenet appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Randriamaholison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thevenet.
Thevenet jabs at Randriamaholison's body.
Thevenet changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randriamaholison tries to avoid it but Thevenet manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randriamaholison to the ground. Randriamaholison escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randriamaholison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Thevenet misses with a body shot.
Randriamaholison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randriamaholison. Thevenet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab from Thevenet misses.
Randriamaholison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randriamaholison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randriamaholison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thevenet.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randriamaholison lands a nice looking body shot.
Randriamaholison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randriamaholison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thevenet moves away.
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut. Thevenet saw that one coming.
Thevenet misses with a straight right.
Randriamaholison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randriamaholison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thevenet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randriamaholison scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison misses with a hook

and Thevenet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thevenet.
Randriamaholison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Randriamaholison trying to control the position here.
Thevenet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Amadeo Thevenet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thevenet throwing strikes from guard but Randriamaholison blocks nicely.
Thevenet trying to control the position from guard on top but Randriamaholison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Randriamaholison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Randriamaholison keeping moving, preventing Thevenet from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Thevenet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Thevenet being controlled here momentarily.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Randriamaholison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thevenet drops down looking for a counter takedown but Randriamaholison sprawls and moves away.
Randriamaholison throws the left hand but Thevenet avoids the punch easily.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Amadeo Thevenet will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Thevenet avoids the body shot from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randriamaholison looks to score with a jab to the body but Thevenet is just out of range.
Randriamaholison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thevenet manages to avoid it.
Randriamaholison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Randriamaholison takes a swing at Thevenet's ribcage but misses.
Randriamaholison misses with a straight left.
Thevenet attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
Randriamaholison misses with a straight right.
Thevenet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randriamaholison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thevenet feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Thevenet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thevenet.
Thevenet is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison swings for the body but Thevenet moves out of range.
Randriamaholison punishes Thevenet's body with a nice straight punch.
Thevenet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randriamaholison.
Thevenet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Thevenet lands with an uppercut that bounces Randriamaholison off the cage and back into range.
Thevenet cracks Randriamaholison with an open hand slap.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thevenet avoids the body shot from Randriamaholison.
Thevenet swings for the body but Randriamaholison moves out of range.
Randriamaholison appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thevenet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randriamaholison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Thevenet moves out of range.
Thevenet scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thevenet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thevenet throws a lazy right hand but Randriamaholison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thevenet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randriamaholison missing with a left hand there. Thevenet was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Randriamaholison throws a jab but it's blocked by Thevenet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thevenet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Randriamaholison is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Thevenet presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Thevenet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Randriamaholison avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Randriamaholison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thevenet is defending well for now.
Thevenet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thevenet swings wildly with an uppercut but Randriamaholison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thevenet tries to throw a body punch but Randriamaholison avoids it by throwing Thevenet back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet lands a right hand.
Thevenet misses with some punches.

Thevenet has picked Randriamaholison up - he's going for a ride! Thevenet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thevenet trying to control from half guard but Randriamaholison is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thevenet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thevenet thows a huge punch but Randriamaholison dodges it nicely.
Thevenet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thevenet is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thevenet lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thevenet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thevenet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randriamaholison is trying to stand back up but Thevenet is controlling him
Randriamaholison is looking to control Thevenet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Randriamaholison avoid being mounted?
Thevenet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thevenet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Thevenet there.
Well, if Thevenet 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Amadeo Thevenet.
I think Thevenet 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amadeo Thevenet!
A very excited looking Amadeo Thevenet 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.