PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 2528 p4p, 4640 weight class) and Mark Arkinson (ranked 122 p4p, 200 weight class). Arkinson has chosen Breaking Benjamin - So cold as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bobandy
vs
Arkinson

185 cm
22
300
8 - 4 - 0

224 cm
26
527
7 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Arkinson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arkinson.
Bobandy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No joy there for Arkinson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bobandy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arkinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Bobandy's head.

It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arkinson.
Arkinson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arkinson misses with a lunging right hand

and Bobandy counters with a takedown into side control.
Bobandy controlling the position.
Arkinson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bobandy remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bobandy is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Arkinson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bobandy gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Arkinson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bobandy lets go of the hold and Arkinson can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Randy Bobandy!
Randy Bobandy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.