PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham May (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Randolph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

May
vs
Randolph

202 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

206 cm
26
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Graham May!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Randolph!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Graham May has been cut.
May shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
May shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Randolph but Randolph pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A jab from Randolph does it's job there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
May dives in and grabs Randolph's left leg, looking for a takedown. Randolph pushes down on May's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Graham May. That's going to take a lot out of him.
May shoots in but no luck this time.
May fails to land the takedown.
May closes the distance and clinches up with Randolph, looking for a takedown. May pushes Randolph against the cage but Randolph circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Randolph misses.
Randolph scores with a sloppy right hand. May should have avoided that one.
May steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Randolph.
May keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randolph.

Randolph waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract May. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped May to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

May is rocked!

Graham May's cut is getting worse.
Randolph must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Randolph has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of May is proving hard to escape from.
Oh May is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Randolph wants to stand and escape but instead May has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randolph is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and May dives into side control.
May seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph is trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

May decides to stand up, so the ref orders Randolph to his feet.
Randolph throws a looping overhand right but May ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Randolph misses.
A jab from Randolph misses.
May fails with a takedown attempt.
May misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
May is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Randolph lands an impressive looking overhand right. May doesn't seem phased though.
Randolph throws a hook to the side of May's head but May sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
May throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Randolph's waist but Randolph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing May off to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Randolph there.

Graham May's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randolph slaps away a takedown attempt from May, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Randolph misses with a looping right.
May tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randolph stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Randolph moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! May goes down! Can Randolph finish him!?

Jeez, Graham May's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
May is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Randolph is trying to stand.
May thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Randolph wants to get back to his feet.
May passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Randolph!
Randolph is squirming around, avoiding May's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May lands a big shot there that rocks Randolph but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
May pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Randolph tries to buck May off but he can't manage it.
Randolph is in a horrible position here. May smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
May dominating with strikes here.
May dominating with strikes here.
May looking to finish Randolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Randolph!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
May looking to finish Randolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Randolph!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Randolph is looking to escape.
May has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
May lands with some strikes.
May unloading with bombs!
May scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Randolph?
May looking to finish Randolph with some ground and pound. This is bad for Randolph!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
May is in the full mount, landing strikes.
May lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Randolph can do anything to dispel that myth.
May pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
May landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Randolph dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham May's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Randolph tries to sprawl but May drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Randolph avoiding damage under a succession of punches from May.
Randolph is trying to stand.
Randolph is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
May looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Randolph with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
May is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
May working Randolph over with strikes.
May looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Randolph with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this 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!

May is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Randolph doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time May.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. May connects with a nice short shot to Randolph's temple.
Randolph is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randolph is refusing to be controlled, as May sits in half guard.
Randolph really doesn't want to stay on the ground with May. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Randolph is trying to stand back up but May is controlling him
May 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.
May is trying to control. Randolph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randolph on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
May is trying to control. Randolph wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
May is nestled in close to Randolph, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
May is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

May is looking for a kimura but Randolph is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for May to get the leverage.
May 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
May with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
May lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
May sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Randolph wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from May.
Randolph taking some punishment here, with May in his half guard.
May trying to control from half guard but Randolph is working away.
May works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
May looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
May working Randolph over with strikes here.
Graham May overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
May postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Randolph looks a forlorn figure.
May lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
May wants to control the pace but Randolph is squirming around nicely.
May cracks Randolph with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The referee warns Randolph that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
May controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
May connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
May raining down hammerfists from mount.
The referee warns Randolph that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Randolph is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

May working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Randolph looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by May! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Graham May!