PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibra Zlatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes into the arena with TNF blaring out of the sound system. Ibra Zlatan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rasputin
vs
Zlatan

191 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ibra Zlatan!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zlatan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zlatan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Zlatan with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Zlatan tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zlatan fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zlatan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
Rasputin misses the jab.
Rasputin throws a solid leg kick but Zlatan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rasputin.

Zlatan darts in and clinches Rasputin up against the cage.
Zlatan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zlatan prevents Rasputin from breaking the clinch.
Zlatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasputin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zlatan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rasputin's face.
Nice elbow from Zlatan.
Rasputin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin wants to get back to striking at distance but Zlatan won't allow it.
Rasputin jumps guard but Zlatan stands there with Rasputin around his waist. Rasputin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zlatan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Zlatan tries a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigori Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zlatan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rasputin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlatan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rasputin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Zlatan avoiding damage.
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zlatan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rasputin smiles and moves away.
Zlatan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasputin cracks Zlatan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zlatan tries to clinch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Zlatan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rasputin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rasputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zlatan walks into a left hand.
Rasputin works over Zlatan's head and body with a nice combination.
Rasputin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Zlatan to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Rasputin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grigori Rasputin!