PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Aleksander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin's entrance music is Turisas - Rasputin. A fine choice. Aleksander has chosen Backbone - Gojira as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rasputin
vs
Aleksander

188 cm
20
212 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 6 - 2 - 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Aleksander!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin lands with a hook. Aleksander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aleksander throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rasputin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Aleksander's head backwards.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aleksander makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rasputin takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksander misses with a left hand
and Rasputin counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Ivan Aleksander has been cut.
Aleksander lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasputin at a distance.
Aleksander throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
Rasputin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Aleksander counters with a straight right hand.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin walks into a jab.

It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Rasputin throws an off balance right hand
and Aleksander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aleksander throws a hook but Rasputin blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Aleksander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rasputin takes a swing at Aleksander's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aleksander takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rasputin throws a shot from downtown. Aleksander moves away and avoids it.
Aleksander throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Aleksander takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aleksander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aleksander lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
Aleksander swings for the body but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin looks to land a left hand but Aleksander moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Aleksander lands with a nice body punch.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheers as Aleksander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rasputin doesn't seem phased though.
Aleksander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Rasputin looks to throw the jab but Aleksander is out of range.
Aleksander lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot by Aleksander.
Rasputin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aleksander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rasputin.
Aleksander misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
Rasputin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Aleksander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Aleksander swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rasputin.
Aleksander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rasputin tries to move into range but Aleksander moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on Aleksander's shoulder, as Aleksander tries to avoid the shot.
Ivan Aleksander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksander misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
Aleksander lands a jab.
Rasputin throws a lazy right hand but Aleksander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aleksander lands a really nice looking cross but Rasputin seems unphased.
Aleksander misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin connects with a right hand. Aleksander shakes it off.
Aleksander lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Aleksander throws a big shot that misses.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aleksander.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
Aleksander looks to land a combination but Rasputin avoids it well.
Rasputin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aleksander loads up on a big right hand but Rasputin slips the punch.
Rasputin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Aleksander scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Aleksander.
Rasputin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rasputin ducks under a wild hook from Aleksander.
Rasputin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Aleksander.
Aleksander throws a series of punches but Rasputin moves out of range.
Aleksander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aleksander scores with a body shot.
Rasputin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aleksander throws a jab but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rasputin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aleksander misses with a straight left.
Aleksander scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rasputin takes a swing at Aleksander's ribcage but misses.
Aleksander lands a jab to the head.
Aleksander lands a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Aleksander misses.
Rasputin slips a jab from Aleksander.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Aleksander ducks down to avoid it.
Aleksander throws a looping overhand right but Rasputin ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Aleksander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aleksander uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin moves out of range as Aleksander strikes.
Aleksander misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a body punch
and Aleksander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aleksander misses with a left hand
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
No joy there for Aleksander, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aleksander misses with an uppercut.
Aleksander moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Aleksander is just out of range.
Aleksander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aleksander throws a right hand that misses
and Rasputin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Aleksander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rasputin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aleksander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Aleksander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aleksander throws a right hand that misses
and Rasputin counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Aleksander's head but Aleksander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rasputin misses with a hook
and Aleksander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Rasputin.
Aleksander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasputin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Aleksander dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rasputin scores with a decent looking hook.
Aleksander throws out a powerful jab.
Aleksander lands with a nice body punch.
Aleksander waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
Rasputin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aleksander lands a head shot.
Aleksander throws an overhand right that lands on Rasputin's shoulder, as Rasputin tries to avoid the shot.
Aleksander feints a jab promting Rasputin to slip. Aleksander then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rasputin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aleksander throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Aleksander.
Rasputin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasputin's corner calls for a 1-2. Rasputin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aleksander misses with a head kick.
Ivan Aleksander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aleksander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Aleksander moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
Rasputin looks to land a right hand but Aleksander moved out of range.
Rasputin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aleksander.
Aleksander is breathing heavily.
Rasputin moves away from the strike by Aleksander.
Rasputin connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksander throws a jab when Rasputin was well out of range.
Aleksander blocks a jab.
Rasputin jabs Aleksander right on the nose. Aleksander blinks but takes it well.

Aleksander is rocked!
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksander was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
Aleksander walks into a straight right hand from Rasputin.
Rasputin fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Aleksander to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Aleksander looks to clinch but Rasputin throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Aleksander taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!