PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantine Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Krueger
vs
Rasputin

185 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantine Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rasputin has managed to clinch.
Rasputin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Krueger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krueger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Krueger darts in and clinches Rasputin up against the cage.

Krueger gets control of Rasputin's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krueger will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rasputin thows a big elbow that misses.
Krueger throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krueger is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Krueger wants to sweep here but Rasputin controlling him for the moment.
Rasputin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rasputin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rasputin thows a big elbow that misses.
Krueger seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rasputin tries to stand but Krueger is controlling from the bottom.

Krueger has his feet on Rasputin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Krueger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krueger blocks the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krueger.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krueger is working away from the top position though.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.
Krueger is keen to just control but Rasputin is a slippery customer.
Rasputin tries to kick Krueger off but Krueger keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Krueger scores with a takedown into Rasputin's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rasputin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Krueger stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Rasputin is looking to clinch but Krueger is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rasputin circles away.

Krueger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krueger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Krueger slows the pace down in half guard.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up but Krueger is controlling him
Rasputin looks gassed!

Rasputin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Nice sprawl there from Rasputin as Krueger shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Krueger drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasputin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Krueger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rasputin keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Krueger asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Krueger is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Rasputin will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Rasputin struggling a bit here.
Krueger in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Krueger is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rasputin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rasputin throws a hook but Krueger blocks it.
Good exchange - Krueger coming out on top.

Krueger looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rasputin!
Rasputin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Krueger scoring with strikes but Rasputin is staying in there.
Krueger lands a nice shot to the head.
Krueger landing strikes from the mount and Rasputin is in trouble!
Krueger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Krueger working for a submission but Rasputin is keeping him at bay.
Krueger working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krueger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krueger landing punches.
Krueger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krueger lands a big shot there that rocks Rasputin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Rasputin is rocked!
Krueger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rasputin is still in real trouble! Can Krueger finish him?
Krueger controlling from the full mount.
Rasputin seems to have recovered his senses.
Krueger raining down shots from the mount!
Krueger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rasputin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krueger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasputin?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krueger controlling the pace for now.
Krueger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krueger has hold of Rasputin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Rasputin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Rasputin is in a horrible position here. Krueger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krueger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rasputin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Krueger trying to control but Rasputin is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krueger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rasputin is surviving well by controlling Krueger's body position as best he can.
Krueger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rasputin tries to lock up and control but Krueger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Krueger blocks Rasputin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Krueger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Krueger cracks Rasputin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rasputin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krueger in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rasputin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Krueger controlling the pace for now.

Krueger is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rasputin has managed to escape the submission attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krueger with shots to the head and body - Rasputin looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Krueger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rasputin looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Krueger has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Krueger looks up at the clock and then as Rasputin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Krueger smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Krueger working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Krueger landing a few strikes.
Krueger landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krueger wants to control but Rasputin is keeping him busy.
Rasputin tries to bench press Krueger off him but Krueger keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Krueger landing strikes.

Krueger has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Rasputin is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Krueger yanks on the arm and Rasputin is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Krueger.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Freddy Krueger!