PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Randleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pravoslav Rusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Randleman
vs
Rusic

160 cm
23
204 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kevin Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pravoslav Rusic!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randleman shoots in and drives through. Rusic sprawls well.
Randleman tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rusic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Randleman somewhat.

Rusic gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rusic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Randleman is trying to buck Rusic off.
Rusic throws an elbow but Randleman slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Randleman is avoiding damage well.

Rusic is trying to get an arm triangle but Randleman is defending well.
Rusic connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Randleman some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusic misses with the ground and pound.
Randleman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
An elbow from Rusic crashes against the mat.
Rusic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Randleman is avoiding damage well.
Rusic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Rusic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rusic throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Rusic tries to score with some ground and pound. Randleman controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Randleman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rusic working the ground and pound from side control.
Randleman dodges the ground and pound from Rusic.
Randleman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randleman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rusic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Randleman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Randleman is breathing heavily.
Randleman dodges the ground and pound from Rusic.
Rusic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rusic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rusic creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Randleman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Randleman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Rusic in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Randleman is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pravoslav Rusic!