PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 3054 p4p, 3579 weight class) and Ragnar Lothbrock (ranked 158 p4p, 131 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bobandy
vs
Lothbrock

185 cm
24
300
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
37
235
6 - 24 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ragnar Lothbrock!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lothbrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bobandy is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lothbrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lothbrock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bobandy is defending well.
Bobandy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lothbrock gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lothbrock lands a shot to the body.

Bobandy drags the fight down to the ground.
Bobandy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lothbrock 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.
Lothbrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Bobandy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lothbrock passes Bobandy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bobandy is trying to get back to full guard.
Lothbrock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bobandy is positioning himself well to prevent Lothbrock advancing to mount.
Bobandy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy is holding on to half guard well.
Lothbrock wants to take a breather but Bobandy is having none of it.
Bobandy tries to get to full guard but Lothbrock has control of the leg.
Lothbrock scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lothbrock looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lothbrock is trying to control the action in half guard but Bobandy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lothbrock throwing shots but Bobandy is blocking nicely.
Bobandy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bobandy is pressing down on Lothbrock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lothbrock is fighting to break Bobandy's control of his arms but Bobandy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lothbrock trying to control but Bobandy is working from the bottom.
Bobandy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Lothbrock wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
Lothbrock postures up in Bobandy's guard and throws a big left but Bobandy blocks it.
Lothbrock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lothbrock wants to clinch up but Bobandy keeps it at a distance.

Lothbrock closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bobandy keeping control of the position.

Lothbrock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy is trying is best to control the position here.
Lothbrock wants to free his trapped foot but Bobandy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lothbrock stalling.
Bobandy is holding on to half guard well.
Bobandy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lothbrock's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lothbrock's back!

Lothbrock showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bobandy has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lothbrock has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bobandy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
You can see the frustration on Lothbrock's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bobandy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lothbrock doesn't escape.
Bobandy scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Lothbrock is looking for a way out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ragnar Lothbrock will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lothbrock has Bobandy up against the cage in a clinch.

Bobandy gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bobandy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bobandy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lothbrock's head.
Bobandy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lothbrock wants to stand up but Bobandy is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Lothbrock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Bobandy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy won't allow Lothbrock to get back to his feet.
Bobandy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bobandy stands and throws Lothbrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lothbrock regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bobandy's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Lothbrock gets full guard.
Lothbrock wants to stand and escape but Bobandy is having none of it.
Bobandy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bobandy passes Lothbrock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Bobandy seems content to control.
Bobandy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lothbrock with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lothbrock is looking to escape.
Bobandy not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bobandy throws a strike but Lothbrock avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bobandy slips nicely into half guard.
Bobandy slows the pace down in half guard.
Lothbrock tries to roll over but Bobandy keeps him under control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bobandy.
Bobandy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Well, if Bobandy 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.

Lothbrock is defending against the submission attempts here by Bobandy.
Lothbrock trying to control but Bobandy postures up.

That's four 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.
Bobandy works his way into full mount!
Bobandy content just to control the position here.
Lothbrock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bobandy controlling his opponent.
Bobandy lands a big shot there that rocks Lothbrock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bobandy is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lothbrock can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Randy Bobandy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bobandy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lothbrock tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Bobandy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lothbrock tries to clinch up but Bobandy circles away and keeps his distance.
Bobandy keeps the fight on the outside.
Lothbrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bobandy feinted with a counter takedown.
Bobandy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bobandy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lothbrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bobandy.
Lothbrock tries to clinch there but Bobandy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bobandy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lothbrock is trying to stand back up but Bobandy is controlling him

Bobandy is working for a kimura but Lothbrock is defending it quite comfortably.
Lothbrock moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy controls from within his opponent's guard.

Lothbrock working for a triangle but Bobandy defends it easily.
Bobandy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lothbrock thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

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.
Bobandy content to stall in guard here.
Bobandy has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lothbrock trying to keep a closed guard but Bobandy is proving a slippery customer.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lothbrock being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bobandy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lothbrock can do to turn this around?
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Bobandy moves out of range.
Lothbrock tries to clinch but Bobandy is having none of it.
Lothbrock closes the distance but Bobandy moves to the side

and Bobandy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lothbrock's guard.
Bobandy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lothbrock pulls Bobandy in to control the position.
Bobandy stays in close to Lothbrock's body and controls the position.
Bobandy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bobandy is working Lothbrock over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bobandy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Our spies down at at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform us that Lothbrock has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lothbrock avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lothbrock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lothbrock passes into half guard.
Bobandy is looking to improve his position.
Lothbrock thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lothbrock seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bobandy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bobandy regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bobandy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Bobandy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bobandy 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Bobandy!
A very excited looking Randy Bobandy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.