PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Randleman (ranked 1191 p4p, 1239 weight class) and Risto Rytina (ranked 176 p4p, 179 weight class). Randleman comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodhound Gang - Bad Touch. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Randleman
vs
Rytina

190 cm
25
211
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
24
214
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rytina!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Randleman. Beautiful body shot.
Randleman scores with a hook to the body. Rytina takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rytina with a jab.
Randleman lands a body shot.
Randleman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rytina's hands.
Rytina misses with a low kick.
Randleman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Randleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rytina avoids a kick to the body.
Randleman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rytina was well out of range. Poor timing from Randleman.
A low kick from Rytina misses
and Randleman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rytina connects with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Randleman throws a body shot but no joy.
Rytina tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Randleman swings for the body but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina moves out of range as Randleman throws a body kick.
Rytina misses with a looping left.
Randleman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rytina at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the liver by Rytina. Beautiful body shot.
Randleman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Rytina has closed the distance and engaged Randleman in a clinch.
Rytina is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Randleman is defending well for now.
Randleman lands with a left to the head.

Randleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rytina has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Randleman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Randleman with the inside leg kick.
Randleman staying out of range there.
Randleman jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rytina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice uppercut there from Randleman.
A left lands for Randleman.
Randleman is looking to wear down Rytina with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rytina throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Randleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rytina.
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!
A slapping leg kick lands for Randleman.
Randleman looks to score with a jab to the body but Rytina is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman throws a hook to the side of Rytina's head but Rytina sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Randleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rytina counters with a leg kick.
Rytina takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Rytina.
Rytina throws a low kick but Randleman moves out of range easily.
Randleman throws a body punch but Rytina moves out of range.
Randleman misses with a hook
and Rytina counters with a nice uppercut.
Rytina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randleman.
Randleman throwing a counter right hand but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Rytina moves out of range as Randleman strikes.
Randleman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Randleman throws the kick towards the body but Rytina avoids it.
Rytina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Randleman finds it's way round the side to connect with Rytina's head.
Rytina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rytina misses with a wild body shot.
Randleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rytina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Randleman.
Randleman misses with a head kick.
Rytina moves out of range of the strikes.
Rytina throws a hook but Randleman avoids it easily.
Rytina moves out of range of the strikes.
Rytina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.
Randleman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rytina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rytina takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rytina wants to clinch.
Randleman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rytina dips to his left and cracks Randleman with an uppercut!
Rytina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Randleman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina throws a body shot but no joy.
Rytina misses with a double jab.
Rytina fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randleman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Randleman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping body kick lands there for Randleman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randleman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rytina. That did some damage!
Rytina avoids a kick to the body.
Rytina loads up on a big right hand but Randleman slips the punch.
Rytina swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rytina throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rytina throws a front kick aimed at Randleman's knee but Randleman avoids it well.
Randleman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Rytina.
Randleman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rytina throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Randleman throws a body punch but Rytina moves out of range.
Randy Randleman is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rytina.
Randleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rytina's head.
Rytina is looking to clinch.
Rytina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rytina, as that shot connected.
Randleman loads up on a big right hand but Rytina slips the punch.
Randleman missing with a left hand there. Rytina was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rytina ducks under a wild hook from Randleman.
Randleman moves out of range of the body kick.
Randleman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rytina's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Randleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rytina can do to turn this around?
Rytina lands a really nice looking cross but Randleman seems unphased.
Rytina throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.
Rytina swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Randleman.
Randleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Rytina looks to land a left hand but Randleman moved out of range nicely.
Rytina is looking to clinch.
Randleman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rytina looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Randleman takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rytina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rytina to score with a decent uppercut.
Randleman throws a hook but Rytina blocks it.
Rytina takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Randleman throws a big shot that misses.
Rytina steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Randleman.
Randleman slips a jab from Rytina.
Randleman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rytina.
Good exchange - Rytina coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rytina throws a head kick that misses.
Randleman takes one on the button.
Rytina on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rytina tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randleman defending well as Rytina loads up on a big left hand.
Rytina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rytina keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rytina manages to avoid it.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Rytina checks a leg kick nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rytina on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rytina throws a nice looking combination but Randleman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rytina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Rytina throws a lazy right hand but Randleman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Randleman avoids the body shot from Rytina.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randleman drops his hands momentarily and Rytina takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rytina avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Randleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rytina with a nice cross.
Randleman digs a good hook to Rytina's body.
Rytina swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
Randleman blocks a leg kick.
Rytina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Randleman blocks a jab.
Rytina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randleman.
Rytina looks to throw the jab but Randleman is out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rytina just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
Randleman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rytina.
Rytina misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rytina.
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!
Nice shot by Rytina.
Randleman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Randleman misses the shot to the body.
Rytina avoids the body shot from Randleman.
Randleman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rytina.
Randleman lands with a right hand.
Good work by Randleman as he checks the leg kick.
Randleman lands a body shot.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Randleman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Randleman keeps the fight on the outside.
Rytina checks a leg kick.
Rytina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Rytina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Randleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rytina walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Randleman on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rytina looks to land a left hand but Randleman moved out of range nicely.
Rytina scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randleman avoids the body shot from Rytina.
Rytina swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randleman throws a hook but Rytina avoids it easily.
Rytina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randleman throws a body kick that misses.
Rytina swings for the body but Randleman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randleman scores with a body shot.
Rytina scores with a hook to the body. Randleman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Randleman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rytina.
Randleman scores with a nice head shot.
Rytina takes a swing at Randleman's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rytina misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Randleman.
Rytina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Randleman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rytina throws out the jab.
Rytina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Randleman.
Randleman thuds a left hand into Rytina's body.
Rytina avoids the head kick by Randleman.
Rytina uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randleman.
Rytina attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rytina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Randleman manages to avoid it.
Rytina misses with a body shot.
Rytina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Randleman counters with a quick kick to the body but Rytina blocks it.
A slow jab from Rytina misses its intended target.
Rytina checks a leg kick.
Rytina is looking for the big counter here.
Rytina misses with a straight right.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch combination from Rytina misses.
Randleman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rytina connects with a leg kick.
A big left from Randleman misses.
Nice body punch from Randleman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Rytina.
Randleman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rytina tries to land a leg kick but Randleman saw it coming and moves away.
Rytina lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rytina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rytina moves out of range as Randleman strikes.
Randleman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Randleman chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Rytina.
Randleman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice defenses there by Rytina.
Rytina on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The fighters circling - Rytina throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Randleman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rytina.
Randleman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rytina looks to land a right hand but Randleman moved out of range.
Rytina shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Randleman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rytina comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rytina blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Randleman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rytina throws an overhand right that lands on Randleman's shoulder, as Randleman tries to avoid the shot.
Randleman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rytina throws the left hand but Randleman avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rytina moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rytina looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rytina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Randleman counters with a straight right hand.
Randleman throws a body punch but Rytina moves out of range.
Rytina is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rytina looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
Rytina takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Randleman cracks Rytina with an open hand slap.
Rytina just misses with a punch to the body.
Randleman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rytina looks to score with a jab to the body but Randleman is just out of range.
A big left from Rytina misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Randy Randleman.
I think Randleman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Randy Randleman!
Randy Randleman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.