PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrimac Mjolnir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rasputin
vs
Mjolnir

198 cm
27
280 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
271 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Conviction
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrimac Mjolnir!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to move into range but Mjolnir moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mjolnir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mjolnir lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Piotr Rasputin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin cracks Mjolnir with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Mjolnir slips the punch.
Mjolnir scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rasputin in his tracks.
Good exchange - Rasputin coming out on top.
Rasputin digs a good hook to Mjolnir's body.
Rasputin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mjolnir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin looks to land a left hand but Mjolnir moved out of range nicely.
Mjolnir moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rasputin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjolnir.
Rasputin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mjolnir.

Mjolnir closes the distance and pushes Rasputin back into the cage.
Mjolnir lands an elbow inside that Rasputin shrugs off.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mjolnir uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Mjolnir slips a jab and a cross from Rasputin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a wild body shot.
Rasputin misses with a hook. Mjolnir ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Mjolnir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin throws out a powerful jab.
Mjolnir throws a body kick that misses.
Mjolnir is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Mjolnir throws a looping overhand right but Rasputin ducks down to avoid it.
Mjolnir staying out of range there.
Mjolnir throws and low kick but Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Mjolnir misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rasputin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Mjolnir.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin tests Mjolnir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mjolnir, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mjolnir listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Rasputin punishes Mjolnir's body with a nice straight punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mjolnir.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by Mjolnir.
Rasputin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rasputin misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mjolnir counters with an inside leg kick.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Mjolnir moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Mjolnir ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Mjolnir slips a straight right by Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Mjolnir.
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
Rasputin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good leg kick by Mjolnir there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Mjolnir lands a big uppercut and Rasputin crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rasputin looks OK. Mjolnir waves Rasputin back to his feet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mjolnir.

Mjolnir clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mjolnir working Rasputin over with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mjolnir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Mjolnir tries to land a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks with his arms.
Mjolnir throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mjolnir lands with a light punch inside.
Mjolnir lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Mjolnir lands a hook that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Rasputin takes an elbow to the temple.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mjolnir.
Rasputin tries to break the clinch but Mjolnir is controlling the position.
Rasputin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow.
Mjolnir lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir lands an elbow just above Rasputin 's eye.
Rasputin tries to circle away but Mjolnir has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mjolnir.
Mjolnir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mjolnir unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rasputin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mjolnir lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mjolnir.
Mjolnir scores with a hook to the body.
Rasputin wants to break free but Mjolnir has control.
Mjolnir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Mjolnir working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mjolnir landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mjolnir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mjolnir lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rasputin is rocked!
Mjolnir mutters something to Rasputin before pushing him back against the cage. As Rasputin comes back towards him, Mjolnir unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Rasputin clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Merrimac Mjolnir!