PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 2727 p4p, 2005 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randriamaholison comes into the arena with Careless Whisper (Remastered) blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Randriamaholison
vs
Kueller

182 cm
24
265
7 - 7 - 0

201 cm
43
265
31 - 16 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Helsinki Xtreme Fightwear
Conviction

Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Boniface Randriamaholison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randriamaholison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kueller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kueller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Randriamaholison circles away quickly and effectively.
Kueller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Randriamaholison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kueller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kueller moves in looking to clinch but Randriamaholison pushes him off.
Kueller lands a head kick!

Randriamaholison has Kueller up against the cage in a clinch.
Kueller blocks a body shot from Randriamaholison.

Randriamaholison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randriamaholison throws a leg kick but Kueller moved away.
Kueller looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kueller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kueller scores with a head kick. Randriamaholison tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up but Kueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Kueller unleashes a big counter combination but Randriamaholison bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Randriamaholison avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Kueller.
Kueller fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randriamaholison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kueller throws the kick towards the body but Randriamaholison avoids it.

Randriamaholison closes the distance and pushes Kueller back into the cage.
Randriamaholison tries to break the clinch but Kueller is controlling the position.
Kueller avoids the elbow strike from Randriamaholison, against the cage.
Kueller misses with an elbow strike.

Kueller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randriamaholison has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kueller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Kueller. Those never looked like landing.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kueller lands with a nice body kick.

Randriamaholison feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kueller sprawling to the canvas! Kueller rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Randriamaholison finish him?!

It looks like Benjamin Kueller has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randriamaholison throws a monster overhand right that drops Kueller! Randriamaholison follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boniface Randriamaholison!