PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oanet Aikio (ranked 5667 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Randolph (ranked 5770 p4p, 517 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Aikio
vs
Randolph

157 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oanet Aikio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ricky Randolph!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randolph punishes Aikio's body with a nice straight punch.
Aikio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Randolph misses with a head kick.
Randolph connects with a nice looking jab.
Aikio shoots in but Randolph avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Randolph misses.
Aikio with a poor takedown
and Randolph counters with a two punch combo.
Randolph with a nice cross.
Randolph throws a head kick but Aikio moves out of range.
Randolph dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randolph avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Randolph throws a nice inside leg kick.
Randolph is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aikio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oanet Aikio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Randolph.
Aikio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Randolph wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Randolph connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aikio could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Randolph!
Randolph lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricky Randolph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Randolph lands with a nice combination. Aikio backs away looking to recover.
Randolph lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Randolph.
Randolph is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aikio rather than just go for the knockout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aikio shoots for a takedown but Randolph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Randolph on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aikio is breathing heavily.
Aikio misses with a takedown attempt - Randolph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aikio wants to clinch up but Randolph keeps it at a distance.
Aikio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Randolph checks it well.
Randolph goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Aikio.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aikio is looking to counter the offense by Randolph and move into the clinch.
Aikio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Randolph misses with a head kick.
Randolph throws a head kick that misses.
Aikio throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Randolph to counter with a crisp jab.
Aikio is looking to clinch but Randolph is avoiding it.
Aikio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Randolph doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Randolph finds it's way through Aikio's defenses.
Randolph uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aikio has time to react.
Aikio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Randolph tries to avoid it but Aikio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Randolph to the ground. Randolph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randolph throws a one two combo.
Randolph lands with a kick to the ribs.
Randolph misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Randolph darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aikio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Randolph is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Aikio had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Randolph takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aikio shoots in but no luck this time.
Randolph lands a jab-cross combination.
Aikio shoots and misses
and Randolph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aikio takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Randolph finds it's target.
Aikio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick from Randolph lands but Aikio takes it in his stride.
Aikio takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Randolph is working the combinations to good effect here.
Randolph lands a nice shot that snaps Aikio's head back.

Randolph clinches with his opponent.
Aikio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Randolph avoids it.
A hook to the body from Randolph.
Randolph has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice elbow from Randolph.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Randolph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Aikio finds it's way through Randolph's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Randolph dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aikio tries to clinch up but Randolph circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky Randolph seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good exchange - Randolph coming out on top.
Randolph has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Randolph throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aikio shoots for a takedown but Randolph saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Randolph shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aikio eats them both and turns towards Randolph to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Randolph lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aikio circles away quickly and effectively.
Randolph swings for the body but Aikio moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Randolph as Aikio shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randolph with a jab.
Oanet Aikio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aikio shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Randolph pinned against the cage. Randolph gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oanet Aikio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikio tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Randolph defends well and Aikio ends up having to push Randolph into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Aikio shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Randolph defends it nicely.
Aikio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aikio fails with the takedown
and Randolph counters with a three punch combo that has Aikio backing up. Aikio nods at Randolph to acknowledge the strikes.
Randolph misses with a few strikes there.
Randolph lands a jab to Aikio's midsection.
Randolph scores with a jab to the body.

Oooooh!!! Randolph has knocked Aikio down with a huge combo! Randolph steps away and waves a wobbly Aikio back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Aikio is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randolph connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Aikio tumbling to the canvas! Randolph pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Aikio was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ricky Randolph!