PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lavronenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Turisas - Rasputin. This should be a great matchup!

Rasputin
vs
Lavronenko

188 cm
19
212 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Bloodbath Fighting Clothes

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 5 - 1 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Lavronenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Lavronenko.
Lavronenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lavronenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin avoids it really well and circles away.
Lavronenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rasputin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavronenko's hands.
Lavronenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Rasputin misses with a low kick as Lavronenko jumps back.
Lavronenko slips under a jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin throws a jab when Lavronenko was well out of range.
Lavronenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin misses with the combination.
Rasputin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lavronenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lavronenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavronenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rasputin is fending him off so far but Lavronenko persists. Nope, Rasputin circles away and we're back to standing.
Grigori Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Lavronenko.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses

and Lavronenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rasputin's guard.
Lavronenko looking to pass the guard.
Rasputin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lavronenko trying to control but Rasputin is working from the bottom.

Rasputin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lavronenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Rasputin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lavronenko on the side of the head.
Lavronenko dodges the punch combination from Rasputin.
A jab from Rasputin does it's job there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin connects with a crisp jab.
Rasputin lands with a hook. Lavronenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lavronenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lavronenko throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavronenko moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Lavronenko throws a series of punches but Rasputin avoids them all with ease.
Lavronenko lands a jab to the head.
Lavronenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasputin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lavronenko drives through and clinches with Rasputin against the cage.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lavronenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Lavronenko ducks under a wild hook from Rasputin.
Lavronenko avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Lavronenko looks for a takedown but Rasputin sprawls well.
Rasputin clobbers Lavronenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand

and Lavronenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rasputin!
Rasputin really wants to buck Lavronenko off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lavronenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rasputin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Lavronenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lavronenko landing strikes from the mount and Rasputin is in trouble!
Lavronenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lavronenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Rasputin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lavronenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lavronenko tries to control but Rasputin wriggling away.
Lavronenko with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lavronenko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lavronenko unloads with some shots from mount but Rasputin bucks and avoids them well.
You get the feeling that Rasputin really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lavronenko breaks from Rasputin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lavronenko working Rasputin over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lavronenko landing punches.
Rasputin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rasputin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lavronenko on the ground.
Lavronenko landing strikes from the mount.
Lavronenko lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lavronenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rasputin is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Rasputin really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Lavronenko looking for a guillotine from mount but Rasputin is having none of it.
Rasputin really wants to buck Lavronenko off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rasputin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lavronenko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rasputin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lavronenko looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rasputin swings for the body but Lavronenko moves out of range.

Rasputin gets tackled into the cage by Lavronenko. Lavronenko maintains the clinch.
Rasputin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lavronenko stalks Rasputin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rasputin's face. Rasputin staggers backwards, shaken.
Rasputin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lavronenko counters by moving into the clinch.

Lavronenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lavronenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Rasputin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lavronenko checks a low kick from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lavronenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lavronenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lavronenko is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rasputin is just riding it out for now. Lavronenko eventually gives up the hold.
Lavronenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rasputin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rasputin is trying to stand.
Lavronenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lavronenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ivan Lavronenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lavronenko wants to control the pace but Rasputin is squirming around nicely.

Lavronenko working for a guillotine from mount but Rasputin is in no mood to give up.
Lavronenko wants to control the pace but Rasputin is squirming around nicely.
Rasputin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Lavronenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rasputin is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lavronenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lavronenko dominating with strikes here.
Rasputin blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rasputin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rasputin is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Lavronenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lavronenko with shots to the head and body - Rasputin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rasputin really wants to buck Lavronenko off and get back to his feet.
Lavronenko tries to control but Rasputin wriggling away.
Lavronenko cracks Rasputin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lavronenko with a couple of short strikes.
Rasputin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lavronenko scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rasputin?
Lavronenko tries to control but Rasputin wriggling away.
Lavronenko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lavronenko wants to control the pace but Rasputin is squirming around nicely.
Rasputin is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko landing strikes from the mount and Rasputin is in trouble!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavronenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lavronenko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rasputin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rasputin tries to buck Lavronenko off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Lavronenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Lavronenko with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lavronenko working the ground and pound effectively.
Lavronenko raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Rasputin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rasputin tries to get out of the position.
Lavronenko is landing with some decent strikes but Rasputin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lavronenko breaks from Rasputin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Lavronenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lavronenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lavronenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Lavronenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rasputin to score with a decent uppercut.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut. Lavronenko saw that one coming.
Rasputin throws a hook but Lavronenko avoids it easily.

Rasputin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lavronenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rasputin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lavronenko.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Lavronenko is having none of it.
Lavronenko connects with a couple of short punches.
Rasputin wants to stand up but Lavronenko is controlling him.
Lavronenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lavronenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lavronenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lavronenko is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lavronenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Rasputin is retaining full guard.
Lavronenko postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Lavronenko is having none of it.
Lavronenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Lavronenko chips away with some ground and pound.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet but Lavronenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lavronenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Rasputin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lavronenko throws a big right hand that misses.
Rasputin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lavronenko is controlling him.
Rasputin keeping moving, preventing Lavronenko from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rasputin wants to stand and escape but Lavronenko is having none of it.
Lavronenko lands a couple of elbows.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet but Lavronenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lavronenko stands and throws Rasputin's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lavronenko prevents Rasputin from escaping the position.
Lavronenko lands a few punches from side control.
Lavronenko looks up at the clock and then as Rasputin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lavronenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lavronenko is looking to take a break and control but Rasputin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lavronenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Check out the look on Lavronenko's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lavronenko working the ground and pound from side control.
Rasputin is not content to let Lavronenko control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Rasputin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Lavronenko trying to control the action but Rasputin is working from the bottom.
Lavronenko lands some shots froms side control.
Lavronenko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rasputin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lavronenko lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rasputin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lavronenko.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.
Rasputin trying to remain calm as Lavronenko controls from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavronenko lands a nice forearm strike.
Rasputin dodges the ground and pound from Lavronenko.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.

Lavronenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Rasputin is defending well.
Lavronenko works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rasputin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lavronenko asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lavronenko in side control, throwing shots but Rasputin defends.
Lavronenko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Rasputin is pushing Lavronenko's head away, looking to escape. Lavronenko manages to hold on to the position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Lavronenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lavronenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Lavronenko!