PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anssi Randi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Lezema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randi comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - Party Up. Lezema has chosen Weird Al Yankovic - Fat song as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Randi
vs
Lezema

225 cm
21
310 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
257 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anssi Randi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Diego Lezema!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Randi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Randi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lezema staying out of range there.

Lezema clinches.
Randi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Lezema.
Randi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randi struggles to land a body shot inside as Lezema controls his hands.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi tries to work over Lezema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lezema looks gassed!
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!
Randi lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Randi is working Lezema over against the cage.
Randi lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Randi.
Randi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Randi.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lezema backwards.
Randi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lezema.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Randi.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lezema.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Randi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Randi.
Randi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Randi.
Randi scores with a shot to the side of Lezema's head.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Randi scores with a hook to the body.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi slowing the pace effectively.
Lezema can't get the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lezemas head.
Lezema fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Randi - that landed with a thud.
Lezema takes a shot to the head.
Randi stalling against the cage.
Randi gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Randi tries to stall but Lezema uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Randi tries to work over Lezema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lezema jumps guard.
Lezema preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lezema is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Randi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Randi is looking to work some ground and pound but Lezema has wrist control.
Randi postures up and lands a big shot to Lezema's brow.
Randi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Randi landing with the ground and pound.
Randi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lezema is keeping the position for now.
Randi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Randi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Randi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lezema has his foot on Randi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Randi works his way back into a safe position though.

Lezema looking for a guillotine here but Randi defends easily.
Randi throws a big right hand that misses.
Randi 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.
Randi throwing strikes but missing.
Lezema keeping moving, preventing Randi from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Randi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Randi throwing strikes from guard but Lezema blocks nicely.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Randi clinches but Lezema breaks the clinch
and Lezema counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Randi throws a body punch but Lezema moves out of range.
Randi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lezema paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randi scores with a jab. Lezema acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Randi walks into a straight right hand from Lezema.
Randi misses with an uppercut. Lezema saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi misses with a wild combination.
Lezema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lezema scores with a sloppy right hand. Randi should have avoided that one.
Lezema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anssi Randi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Randi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lezema circles away quickly and effectively.

Lezema closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lezema blocks a body shot from Randi.
Lezema has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randi tries to throw a body punch but Lezema avoids it by throwing Randi back against the cage.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
Randi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Randi lands a right hand.
Randi cracks Lezema with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi lands with a right to the head.
Randi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lezema or not.
Randi lands a nice uppercut.
Randi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi is working Lezema over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lezema doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lezema or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good body shot from Randi.
Randi digs a right hand underneath Lezema's ribcage. Lezema let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Randi cracks Lezema with a nice body shot.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi is trying to maintain a safe position but Lezema gets an underhook and turns Randi into the cage.
Randi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Randi is looking to control Lezema's arms but Lezema gets an underhook and turns him. Now Randi has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Randi.
Randi blocks an uppercut.
Randi lands a body shot.
Randi lands a nice shot to the body.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randi lands a shoulder strike.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lezema can do to turn this around?
Randi digs a right hand into Lezema's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lezema's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.
Randi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Randi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lezema's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Randi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Randi pushes Lezema back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Randi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Randi scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Randi as the two fighters clinch.
Randi is leaning against Lezema and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Randi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Anssi Randi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Lezema drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lezema looking for a guillotine here but Randi defends easily.
Randi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randi content to stall in guard here.
Lezema bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Randi's guard.
Randi throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lezema in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Randi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lezema is trying to get back to full guard.
Randi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lezema is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Randi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lezema won't allow Randi to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lezema looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Randi is thwarting Lezema's attempts to control the position.
Randi is keen to just control but Lezema is a slippery customer.
Randi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Randi lands with a punch from half guard.
Lezema is trying to maintain the position but Randi is very close to passing his half guard.
Lezema is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Randi keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Randi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anssi Randi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Lezema uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randi.
Lezema slips under a jab.
Randi blocks a jab.
Randi misses with a wild combination.
Randi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lezema tries to clinch there but Randi circles away.
Randi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lezema walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lezema throws a shot to the body.
Lezema tries to close the distance and clinch up but Randi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Randi.
Randi throws a right hand that Lezema ducks under and follows up with a left that Lezema also avoids with ease.
Lezema loads up on a big right hand but Randi slips the punch.
Lezema stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lezema. That's going to slow Randi down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Lezema drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Randi is not content to let Lezema control the position.
Lezema working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Randi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Nice strikes from Lezema there.
Randi is not content to let Lezema control the position.
Randi gets back to full guard.
Randi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lezema trying to control but Randi is working from the bottom.
Lezema stopping the sweep attempt from Randi.
Lezema wants to control from the top but Randi keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lezema clobbers Randi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lezema moves away from the strike by Randi.
Randi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Randi leaves Lezema with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Randi misses.
Lezema moves in looking to clinch but Randi pushes him off.
Anssi Randi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lezema throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Randi.
Randi looks to land a combination but Lezema avoids it well.
Lezema tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Randi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Randi throws a right and a left that Lezema avoids nicely.
Randi throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lezema feints and as Randi raises his hands in defense, Lezema changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lezema chips away with some ground and pound.
Lezema wants to control from the top but Randi keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lezema's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lezema postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lezema is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Randi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Randi striking from the bottom.
Randi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lezema is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Randi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Randi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Randi doesn't manage to clinch there - Lezema circles away.
Lezema has a takedown stuffed.
Anssi Randi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Randi misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lezema changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Randi misses with a hook. Lezema ducked under it nicely.
Lezema takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Lezema.
Randi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lezema moves forwards but Randi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lezema shoots in for a takedown but Randi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anssi Randi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Lezema.

Lezema has closed the distance and engaged Randi in a clinch.
Randi misses with a body punch.
Diego Lezema has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Lezema fails to land.
Lezema lands a right hand.
Lezema wants to stall.
Lezema has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Randi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Randi digs a right hand into Lezema's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lezema's gas tank.
A right hook to the body lands for Randi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Randi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randi lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Randi.
A right hand to the body from Randi.
A left hand lands to the body for Randi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anssi Randi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Randi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:25
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anssi Randi!