PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Stash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Randall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Stash
vs
Randall

195 cm
29
279 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

197 cm
35
277 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mo Stash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Randall!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randall takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Randall avoids the head kick by Stash.
A combination from Stash does no damage.
Randall with the counter takedown but Stash avoids it easily.
Stash throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Randall checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Randall.
Randall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Randall staying out of range there.
Randall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stash defends it well.
Randall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stash.
And Randall tries to counter it with a takedown but Stash pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randall blocks the body kick.
Randall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stash defends it well.
Stash throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Randall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randall wants to stand but Stash has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
My spies in Humboldt Park Elite Gym inform me that Randall has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Stash is looking for a triangle but Randall pushes his legs off easily.
Stash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Stash working for submissions but it's allowed Randall to get to half guard.
Randall wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Randall stands up and beckons Stash to join him on the feet.
Stash misses the jab.
Randall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Randall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Stash misses

and Randall counters with a shoot takedown. Stash fights it but they end up in guard.
Randall wants to stand but Stash is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stash is trying to keep Randall in close.

Stash looking for subs off his back but Randall has passed one foot through into half guard.

Stash actively working from the bottom here.
Randall seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Stash looking for a kimura from the bottom but Randall passes into side control!
Stash is trying to get back to half guard.
Randall tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Stash tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Randall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Randall wants to stand but Stash is controlling his arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Randall working away.
Stash tries to bench press Randall off him but Randall keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mo Stash will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stash looks to throw a body kick

and Randall counters with a single leg into guard. Stash didn't expect that.

Stash looking for subs off his back but Randall has passed one foot through into half guard.

Stash is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Randall pulls his head out easily.
Stash is looking to control Randall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Stash avoid being mounted?
Randall wants to stand up but Stash has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stash looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stash has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Randall is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randall tries to stand but can't do so whilst Stash controls his leg.
Stash wants to improve his position but Randall is controlling well.
Stash wants to stand back up but Randall manages to pass into side control.
Stash can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Randall wants to stand but Stash has his arm trapped.
Stash tries to buck Randall off but Randall is having none of it.

Randall stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randall was well out of range. Poor timing from Stash.
Stash tries a head kick but it misses.
Randall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stash throws a lazy head kick

and Randall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Randall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randall wanted to stand there but Stash had control of the position.

Stash isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Randall stacks Stash on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Randall!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randall tries to stand but Stash is controlling his head.
Stash is looking for a sweep.
Randall tries to stand but Stash is controlling his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Randall has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Randall is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Stash scores with a jab to the head.
Stash tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Randall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Randall moves away from the strike by Stash.
Stash tries to score with a low kick but Randall moves his leg out of the way.
Mo Stash is winning the standup battle so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stash throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Randall counters with a shoot takedown. Stash fights it but they end up in guard.
Randall wants to stand but Stash is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Randall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Randall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Stash misses with a looping left.
Mo Stash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stash throws a jab but it's blocked by Randall.
Randall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Randall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stash throws a right hand that misses

and Randall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stash has a closed guard, preventing Randall from standing up.
Stash has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Randall has passed into side control.

Randall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stash throws a head kick that misses.
And Randall tries to counter it with a takedown but Stash pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Randall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stash scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stash misses with a hook. Randall ducked under it nicely.
Stash throws a lazy uppercut

and Randall counters with a single leg into guard. Stash didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Stash has an active guard here but Randall has managed to pass into half guard.

Randall decides to stand and escape the position.
Stash throws the left hand but Randall avoids the punch easily.
Randall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stash looks to land a body kick but Randall moved away.
Stash misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stash jabs Randall right on the nose. Randall blinks but takes it well.
A head kick misses from Stash.
Randall drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stash defends it well.
Stash throws a series of punches but Randall moves out of range.
Randall feints the counter takedown.
Stash throws a sloppy head kick

and Randall counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randall wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stash looking for submissions off his back.
Randall tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stash throws a head kick that misses

and Randall counters with a shoot takedown. Stash fights it but they end up in guard.

Randall stands up and waves to Stash to follow him.
Stash misses with a double jab.
A combination from Stash does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Stash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stash misses with a series of wild punches.
Randall changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stash fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randall checks it well.
Stash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Randall.
Stash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stash throws a head kick but Randall moves out of range.
Randall tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stash tries to bum rush Randall with a series of wild strikes but Randall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Randall feints the counter takedown.
Randall avoids the body shot from Stash.
Stash throws a lazy head kick

and Randall counters with a shoot takedown. Stash fights it but they end up in guard.
Stash is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Randall dives into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Randall stands up and we're back to a striking position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Randall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Randall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Randall!
Randy Randall decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.