PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Me Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyjfd Jfgf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Randy
vs
Jfgf

225 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Me Randy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jyjfd Jfgf!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jfgfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Randy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jfgf back to the cage. Randy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Me Randy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jfgf takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randy misses with a wild body shot.
Randy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jfgf on the side of the head.
Randy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jfgf closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Randy misses with a series of wild punches.
Randy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randy cracks Jfgf with an open hand slap.
Jfgf slips a jab and a cross from Randy.
A left and a right from Randy both land. Nice combination.

Jfgf shoots in and bounces Randy off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Randy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Randy is trying to keep Jfgf in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jfgf advances to half guard.
Jfgf wants to free his trapped foot but Randy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jfgf throwing shots but Randy is blocking nicely.
Jfgf misses with a head shot. Randy uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jfgf throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Randy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jfgf 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.
Jfgf postures up in Randy's guard and throws a big left but Randy blocks it.
Randy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jfgf is stalling in the full guard.

Jfgf drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jfgf jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jfgf trying to control but Randy is working from the bottom.
Jfgf 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.
Randy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jfgf is controlling him.
Jfgf postures up and lands a big shot to Randy's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jfgf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Randy wants to sweep but no luck.
Jfgf scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jfgf wants to control from the top but Randy keeps moving.
Jfgf in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jfgf is pushing down on Randy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Randy is fighting to maintain full guard but Jfgf has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jyjfd Jfgf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Randy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy misses with a body shot.
Jfgf uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Randy.
Randy misses with a double jab.
Jfgf avoids the body shot from Randy.
Jfgf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Randy looks to score with a jab to the body but Jfgf is just out of range.

Jfgf changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Randy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Randy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Randy tries to get out of the position.
Randy struggling a bit here.
Jfgf laying and praying for a moment but Randy takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jfgf has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jfgf is landing with some decent strikes but Randy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Randy is trying desperately to improve position.
Jfgf lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Randy taking shots to the head.

Jfgf looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Randy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jfgf on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jfgf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Randy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jfgf throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Randy because Jfgf loaded up on that one.
Jfgf putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jfgf is landing with some decent strikes but Randy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Jfgf with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Jfgf looking to secure an arm triangle but Randy defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jfgf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Randy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jfgf fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jfgf lands a nice shot to the head.
Jfgf sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Randy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jfgf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jfgf with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jfgf is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Randy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jfgf looking to ground and pound but Randy is blocking nicely.
Randy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randy wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

Jfgf looking for a guillotine from mount but Randy is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jyjfd Jfgf showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Jfgf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randy.
Randy lands a body shot.
Randy thows a body shot but no joy.
Jfgf takes one to the chin there.
Me Randy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randy throws a series of punches but Jfgf avoids them all with ease.
Randy misses with a body shot.
Randy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Randy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Randy as Jfgf shoots in.
Randy connects with a body shot that sends Jfgf's belly button to the back.
Jfgf tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Randy swivels and escapes.
Randy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jfgf misses with a straight left.
Jfgf throws the kick towards the body but Randy avoids it.
Randy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Jfgf misses.
Randy looks to land a combination. Jfgf sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Randy misses with a few strikes there.
Jfgf will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Me Randy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyjfd Jfgf.
Randy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jfgf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Randy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jfgf doesn't seem phased though.
Randy misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Randy, as that shot connected.
Randy takes a swing at Jfgf's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jfgf.
Me Randy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jfgf looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jfgf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Randy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jyjfd Jfgf has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Jfgf takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jfgf sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Randy defending well though.
Jfgf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jfgf seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jfgf wants to free his trapped foot but Randy is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jfgf seems to be working for a kimura but Randy defends the submission attempt.
Jfgf throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jfgf working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Jfgf is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Randy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jfgf seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Randy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jfgf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jfgf wants to control but Randy is keeping him busy.
Randy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jfgf.
Jfgf missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jfgf lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jfgf is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Randy defends it well.
Jfgf is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jyjfd Jfgf comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jfgf winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyjfd Jfgf!