PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 2144 p4p, 234 weight class) and Joseph Ingle (ranked 3068 p4p, 318 weight class). Ingle is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Peak Times by Switch. Quinton Randleman had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Randleman
vs
Ingle

179 cm
23
228 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

200 cm
26
275 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

King of Clothes

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Ingle!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ingle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Randleman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Randleman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Randleman closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ingle's guard.
Ingle wants to stand and escape but Randleman is having none of it.
Randleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Randleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ingle's head.
Ingle wants to get back to his feet but Randleman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Cozad Amsterdam inform us that Ingle has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Randleman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ingle for as long as he can get away with.
Randleman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Randleman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Randleman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Randleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Randleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ingle wants to stand but Randleman is controlling the position.
Randleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Randleman is stalling in the full guard.
Randleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Randleman controlling from the top position.
Randleman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Randleman 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.
Randleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Randleman seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Randleman.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randleman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ingle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Randleman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Randleman throws a shot to the body.
Ingle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ingle gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Ingle enables Randleman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ingle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Randleman cracks Ingle with a solid left hand.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ingle wants to stand but Randleman is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Randleman scores with a hook to the body. Ingle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ingle has his takedown stuffed
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
Randleman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Joseph Ingle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Randleman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Randleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Randleman is nestled in close to Ingle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ingle tries to kick Randleman off but Randleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Randleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ingle looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ingle can do to turn this around?
Randleman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ingle can do anything to dispel that myth.
Randleman drops an elbow to the side of Ingle's head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Randleman here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Randleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ingle is trying to stand back up but Randleman is controlling him
Randleman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Randleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Further stalling from Randleman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman breaks from Ingle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Randleman controlling the pace for now.
Randleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ingle?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Randleman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Randleman content just to control the position here.
Ingle is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Randleman controlling from the full mount.
Randleman lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Randleman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Randleman controlling his opponent.
Randleman lands with some strikes.
Randleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ingle?
Randleman controlling from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Randleman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Randleman dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Randleman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ingle did well to prevent Randleman getting side control.
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. Randleman connects with a nice short shot to Ingle's temple.
Randleman drops an elbow to the side of Ingle's head.
Randleman trying to control the pace.
Ingle has hold of Randleman's hands but Randleman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Randleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ingle tries to kick Randleman off but Randleman keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Randleman is taking a breather. Ingle says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinton Randleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Randleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Randleman.
Well, if Randleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Randleman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randleman lands a nice short elbow.
Randleman not doing much here.
Ingle is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Randleman lands a nice short elbow.
Randleman controlling the action here.
Randleman working over Ingle with some ground and pound. Ingle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Randleman keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ingle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Well, if Randleman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Randleman drops an elbow to the side of Ingle's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ingle is trying to stand.
Randleman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ingle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ingle walks into a left hand.
Ingle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Joseph Ingle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Randleman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Randleman closes the distance and pushes Ingle back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Randleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Randleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Randleman!
Quinton Randleman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.