PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kent Trailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi's entrance music is Skillet - Rebirthing. A fine choice. Trailer comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Seether kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Randi
vs
Trailer

225 cm
19
300 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anssi Randi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kent Trailer!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Kent Trailer has been cut.
Trailer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trailer slips a jab and a cross from Randi.
Nice combo by Randi! Oh, that's hurt him - Trailer falls to the canvas and Randi follows him into side control.

Trailer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Randi is putting a hurting on Trailer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Trailer is still in real trouble! Can Randi finish him?
You can see the frustration on Trailer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Trailer seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes there by Randi.
The strikes coming from Randi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Trailer regains half guard, as Randi was trying to land strikes.
Randi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Randi wants to take a breather but Trailer is having none of it.
Trailer wants to get back to full guard.
Randi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Randi thows a body shot but no joy.
Randi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Trailer has Randi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Trailer fails to land.
Trailer lands a hook that snaps the head of Randi backwards.
Randi tries to work over Trailer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Trailer's elbow.
Randi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Randi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trailer blocks a body shot from Randi.
Trailer lands a nice shot to the body.
Randi misses with a punch to the body.
Randi can't find room to land a body shot as Trailer controls the action.
Randi tries to throw a body punch but Trailer avoids it by throwing Randi back against the cage.
Randi tries to work over Trailer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randi blocking some punches.
Trailer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Randi.
Trailer lands a right hand.
Trailer lands with a left to the head.
Trailer swings wildly with an uppercut but Randi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trailer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trailer looks gassed!
Trailer lands with a left to the head.
Trailer cracks Randi with a nice body shot.
Trailer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Randi blocking some punches.
Randi is looking to break free of the clinch but Trailer has double underhooks.
Randi throws a head punch that misses.
Trailer misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Trailer as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randi is looking to break free of the clinch but Trailer has double underhooks.
Randi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Randi lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Randi.
A short body shot lands from Trailer as the two fighters clinch.
Trailer lands a shot to the body.

Randi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trailer takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Randi scores with a hook to the body. Trailer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trailer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Randi.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Randi, as that shot connected.
Randi scores with a one two! Trailer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Kent Trailer's cut even more.
Randi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Randi lands a nice hook to Trailer's body. Trailer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Randi.
Randi digs a good hook to Trailer's body.
Randi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trailer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Randi scores with a jab.
Trailer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jab by Randi.
Trailer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Randi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Randi.
Randi cracks Trailer with a good jab.
Randi sizes up Trailer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Randi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trailer.
Randi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Randi throws a right and a left that Trailer avoids nicely.
Randi digs a good body shot into Trailer's ribs.
Trailer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Randi does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Randi.

The cut above Kent Trailer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Trailer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Randi.
Anssi Randi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trailer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Randi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trailer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trailer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Trailer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Randi.
Randi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trailer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Trailer slips a straight right by Randi.
Trailer misses with a body shot.
Randi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Randi throws a series of punches but Trailer avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi works the jab nicely.
Randi throws a series of strikes that have Trailer backpedaling.
Randi misses with a few strikes there.
Randi looks to land a combination but Trailer avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anssi Randi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kent Trailer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Randi misses with a shot to the body
and Trailer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anssi Randi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - Randi coming out on top.
Trailer gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trailer throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Randi misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Randi.
Randi lands with a shot to the body.
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!
Randi lands a glancing blow to the side of Trailer's head.
Randi lands a two punch combo.

Kent Trailer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Randi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Randi.
Anssi Randi is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice combination there by Randi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to de liver by Randi. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Randi.
Randi lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randi cracks Trailer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A cross from Randi lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trailer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Trailer.
Randi is working the combinations to good effect here.
A slow jab from Randi misses its intended target.
Randi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trailer can do to turn this around?
Randi throws a series of punches but Trailer moves out of range.
Randi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kent Trailer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anssi Randi!
Anssi Randi retains his super heavyweight title!