PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 2496 p4p, 1571 weight class) and Everest Frank (ranked 132 p4p, 85 weight class). Frank has chosen Knife Talk x Drake ft. 21 Savage x Project Pat as his entrance music. Everest Frank will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bobandy
vs
Frank

185 cm
24
300
11 - 6 - 0

212 cm
33
283
21 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conquer
020 Clothing

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 11 - 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 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Everest Frank!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Randy Bobandy has been cut.
Bobandy throws a head kick that misses.
Bobandy looks to throw the jab but Frank is out of range.
Bobandy shoots in looking for a takedown. Frank tries to sprawl out of it but Bobandy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frank manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Frank has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobandy avoids the body shot from Frank.

Bobandy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frank on his heels. He'll look to pass Frank's guard now, I'm sure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frank bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bobandy's guard.

Bobandy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bobandy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bobandy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bobandy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Frank throwing strikes but missing.
Frank wants to control from the top but Bobandy keeps moving.
Frank missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frank preventing the sweep.
Frank throwing strikes from guard but Bobandy blocks nicely.
Frank throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Frank with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frank works over Bobandy with some ground and pound from guard.
Frank stands up over Bobandy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Frank throws a big right hand that misses.
Bobandy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Bobandy wants to pass the guard but Frank is keeping the position.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Frank looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bobandy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Frank tries to bench press Bobandy off him but Bobandy keeps the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to advance to mount but Frank instead regains half guard.
Bobandy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bobandy trying to control from half guard but Frank is working away.
Bobandy performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bobandy is looking to stall here but Frank recovers full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bobandy trying to control the position from guard on top but Frank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bobandy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bobandy is fighting to break Frank's control of his arms but Frank is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Frank keeping full guard, as Bobandy tries to pass.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Frank has Bobandy pulled in close to control his posture.

Bobandy postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Frank is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bobandy, into his guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Everest Frank will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Frank moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frank lands a slapping body shot.
Bobandy tries to clinch but Frank moves away
and Frank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy misses with a shot to the body
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Frank.
Frank lands a really nice looking cross but Bobandy seems unphased.

Randy Bobandy's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy tries to clinch up.
Frank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Frank lands a nice shot that snaps Bobandy's head back.
Frank dives in for a single leg takedown but Bobandy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Frank misses with a takedown

and Bobandy counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Frank's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bobandy trying to control the position but Frank is working away.
Frank tries to buck Bobandy off but Bobandy is having none of it.
Frank avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bobandy.
Frank is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy staying calm.
Bobandy taking a break here but Frank is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bobandy throws a strike but Frank avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Frank is controlling Bobandy's posture.
Bobandy's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobandy wants to control from the top but Frank keeps moving.
Frank trying to keep a closed guard but Bobandy is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Frank is on top in guard.

Bobandy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Frank is trying to control but can't.
Bobandy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bobandy thows a huge punch but Frank dodges it nicely.
Frank is looking for a sweep. Bobandy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bobandy thows a huge punch but Frank dodges it nicely.
Frank wants to improve his position but Bobandy is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bobandy.
Frank tries to get to full guard but Bobandy has control of the leg.
Frank is refusing to be controlled, as Bobandy sits in half guard.
Frank desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Bobandy passes into side control, despite Frank's attempt to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bobandy is trying to ground and pound but Frank uses the momentary lack of control by Bobandy to regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Everest Frank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Randy Bobandy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bobandy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bobandy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

Bobandy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bobandy lands in his opponent's guard.
Bobandy stopping the sweep attempt from Frank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bobandy throws a big right hand that misses.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Bobandy from controlling successfully.
Bobandy is looking to work some ground and pound but Frank has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobandy preventing the sweep.
Frank is controlling Bobandy's posture.
Bobandy stopping the sweep attempt from Frank.
Bobandy scoring with some ground and pound.
Frank is trying to control the position but Bobandy postures up.
Bobandy trying to control but Frank is working from the bottom.
Frank keeping full guard, as Bobandy tries to pass.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Bobandy as Frank shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bobandy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bobandy.
Bobandy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Frank connects with the punch.
Frank connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Randy Bobandy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Everest Frank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobandy closes the distance but Frank moves to the side
and Frank counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bobandy walks into a straight right hand from Frank.
Frank jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jeez, Randy Bobandy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Frank connects with a body shot that sends Bobandy's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank blocks a jab.
Frank now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

Oooooh!!! Frank has knocked Bobandy down with a huge combo! Frank steps away and waves a wobbly Bobandy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Randy Bobandy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Everest Frank!
In his post fight interview, Everest Frank gave a big smile as he said 'England I JUST SMASHED YOUR BOY!!!'.
Randy Bobandy was interviewed post fight and said 'Frig off. I'm gonna get a cheese burger then get drunk with Mr Lahey. '.