PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rasputin's choice of entrance music: TURISAS - Rasputin. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Guy Cascarino
vs
Yefimovich Rasputin

225 cm
27
300 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

225 cm
26
300 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin fails to land the takedown.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Cascarino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cascarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cascarino stuffs the takedown attempt from Rasputin. Rasputin gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Cascarino keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Rasputin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cascarino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Cascarino circles away.
Cascarino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cascarino.
Rasputin looks gassed!
Rasputin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino cracks Rasputin with an open hand slap.

It looks like Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cascarino.
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!
Cascarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rasputin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cascarino lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Cascarino lands a left and a right that send Rasputin crashing to the mat, dazed. Cascarino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Cascarino.
Cascarino keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cascarino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cascarino!
Cascarino blocks a low kick nicely.
Cascarino thuds his shin into the meat of Rasputin's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cascarino.
Cascarino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino fakes the leg kick and cracks Rasputin in the body.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Cascarino throws a body kick that misses.
Cascarino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rasputin. That did some damage!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Rasputin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cascarino has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cascarino.
Rasputin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cascarino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the ropes.
Cascarino dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cascarino lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rasputin's sensitive parts.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin misses with a combination
and Cascarino counters with a series of strikes. Rasputin will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cascarino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cascarino scores with a body shot.
Rasputin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rasputin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cascarino.
Cascarino swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Cascarino.
Cascarino stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cascarino wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cascarino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rasputin doesn't seem bothered though.
Cascarino throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cascarino thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight stays on the outside here - Rasputin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cascarino looks for the body kick but Rasputin saw that one coming.
Rasputin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a series of punches but Cascarino moves out of range.
Rasputin fails to land the takedown.
Rasputin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cascarino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
Cascarino showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Cascarino keeps the fight on the outside.
Rasputin throws a lazy head kick
and Cascarino counters with a body kick that stops Rasputin in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino connects with a looping right hand.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is winning the standup battle so far.
Cascarino connects with an inside leg kick.
Cascarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rasputin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cascarino counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cascarino lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasputin at a distance.
Cascarino misses with a series of wild punches.
Cascarino lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cascarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rasputin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cascarino tries to bum rush Rasputin with a series of wild strikes but Rasputin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rasputin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cascarino makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rasputin really felt that one!
Rasputin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A punch combination from Cascarino misses.
A lazy left from Cascarino finds it's target.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cascarino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino scores with a nice body kick.
Cascarino throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the ropes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cascarino cracks Rasputin with an open hand slap.
Cascarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rasputin. Rasputin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cascarino. Cascarino obviously looking to wear him down.
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cascarino misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasputin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cascarino counters with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cascarino, right into the meat.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cascarino throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Cascarino.
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!
Cascarino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cascarino misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascarino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rasputin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino had his way with Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin in that round.
The cut man is working on Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Cascarino lands a nice shot that snaps Rasputin's head back.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin closes the distance but Cascarino moves to the side
and Cascarino makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rasputin is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cascarino circles away.
Rasputin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cascarino misses with a few strikes there.
Rasputin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cascarino lands a left and a right that send Rasputin crashing to the mat, dazed. Cascarino thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Anthony Guy Cascarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino throws a series of punches but Rasputin moves out of range.
Cascarino lands a leg kick that knocks Rasputin off balance momentarily.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cascarino swivels and escapes.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Cascarino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That kick from Cascarino tenderised Rasputin's leg. Rasputin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rasputin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cascarino but Cascarino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anthony Guy Cascarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin.
Nice body punch from Cascarino.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin delivers a nice body kick.
Cascarino takes a swing at Rasputin's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rasputin counters with a series of strikes. Cascarino will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Guy Cascarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cascarino has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 50:41
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:41
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:41

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Guy Cascarino!
Anthony Guy Cascarino retains his super heavyweight title!