PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Minasian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macho Randy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minasian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX4b4eyEwI8. Macho Randy will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Minasian
vs
Randy

194 cm
25
262 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
26
242 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sun-Tzu

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Minasian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Macho Randy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minasian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Randy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minasian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randy.
A nice side step and Randy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Randy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Minasian throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Minasian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Randy was well out of range. Poor timing from Minasian.
Minasian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Minasian tries to clinch but Randy moves out of range.
Minasian misses with an uppercut.
Randy tries a low kick but Minasian avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minasian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randy.
Minasian went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Randy scores with a hook.
Randy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A bone on bone clash there as Minasian blocks the leg kick.
Randy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian takes a jab right on the kisser.
Randy misses with a straight right.
Minasian wants to clinch.
Minasian throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Randy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Randy connects with an inside leg kick.
Minasian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Minasian is looking to counter punch.
Nice defenses there by Minasian.
Nice jab there from Minasian.
Randy slips a straight right by Minasian.
Arthur Minasian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minasian takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minasian throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Randy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Randy checks the leg kick nicely there.
A little jabbing left from Randy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A leg kick checked by Minasian.
Randy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minasian thuds a left hand into Randy's body.
Minasian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Randy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Minasian lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Randy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minasian swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minasian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Randy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Minasian is out of range and Randy settles back down.
Minasian throws a quick counter head kick but Randy was just out of range.
Randy with a nice cross.
Jab, jab by Minasian - just one landing.
Randy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Randy lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Randy moved out of range nicely.
Randy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minasian tries to clinch up but Randy circles away and keeps his distance.
Minasian throws a hook but Randy avoids it easily.
Randy throws a sloppy head kick
and Minasian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Randy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minasian's head backwards.
A nice inside leg kick there by Randy. That's going to slow Minasian down.
Minasian swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Randy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randy fails in his attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Randy.
Minasian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Randy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Minasian lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Minasian controls his hands.
Minasian missing with knees to the body.
Randy prevents a body shot from Minasian.
Randy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Randy swings wildly with an uppercut but Minasian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian misses with some punches.
Randy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Minasian's elbow.
Randy avoiding damage as Minasian throws knees to the body.
Randy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Randy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Randy struggles to land a body shot inside as Minasian controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randy.

Minasian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A good leg kick by Randy.
Randy with a nice cross.
Randy misses with a leg kick
and Minasian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Randy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Randy throws a body punch but Minasian moves out of range.

It looks like Macho Randy has been cut.
Minasian looks to throw the jab but Randy is out of range.
Randy throws a leg kick which misses Minasian's front leg but catches the back leg as Minasian tries to avoid it.
Randy throws a head kick that misses.
Randy lands a high kick!
Randy moves out of range as Minasian strikes.
Minasian misses with a looping right.
Minasian takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A leg kick checked by Minasian.
Minasian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randy manages to avoid it.
Randy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randy misses with a body shot.
Minasian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minasian looks to land a combination but Randy avoids it well.
Randy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minasian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minasian takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randy throws a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Minasian.
Randy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Minasian is looking for a counter combo.
Randy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minasian.
Randy misses with a low kick.
Minasian tries to clinch up but Randy circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Randy misses.
Randy digs a good hook to Minasian's body.
Minasian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Randy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minasian's head backwards.
Randy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minasian on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minasian moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Minasian is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minasian throws a right hand that misses
and Randy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Minasian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randy defending well as Minasian loads up on a big left hand.
Minasian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Minasian is looking to clinch but Randy is avoiding it.
Randy staying out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Randy misses.
Minasian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Randy tries to score with a low kick but Minasian moves his leg out of the way.
Randy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minasian looks to land a left hand but Randy moved out of range nicely.
Randy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Minasian misses with a body shot
and Randy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Randy clobbers Minasian with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Minasian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Minasian throws a push kick but Randy slaps the foot to one side.
Minasian seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randy jabs at Minasian's body.
Minasian walks straight into a right hand from Randy - that's dropped him! Randy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Minasian from any more punishment! Minasian complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Macho Randy!