PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Vargtass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vargtass has chosen Torparrock as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Rasputin
vs
Vargtass

187 cm
23
260 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

210 cm
24
280 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Vargtass!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin is looking to clinch.
Vargtass punishes Rasputin's body with a nice straight punch.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Vargtass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vargtass works Rasputin's body with a nice hook.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Vargtass lands a jab.
Vargtass tests Rasputin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vargtass connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Vargtass. No joy for Rasputin on that attempt.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Vargtass circles away and keeps his distance.
Vargtass with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Vargtass moves out of range.
Vargtass uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rasputin has time to react.
Vargtass throws a low kick, looking for Rasputin's leg but Rasputin calmly moves out of range.
Rasputin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rasputin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rasputin looks for a takedown but Vargtass sprawls well.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Vargtass keeps it at a distance.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vargtass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rasputin avoids it.
Vargtass misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Vargtass lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Vargtass.
Vargtass lands a knee to the head.
Vargtass works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vargtass throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vargtass utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Vargtass - that landed with a thud.
Vargtass is leaning against Rasputin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Vargtass.
Vargtass scores with a knee to the head.

Vargtass manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vargtass digs a good body shot into Rasputin's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Vargtass slams his shin into Rasputin's torso.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Vargtass.
Rasputin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vargtass.
Vargtass throws a head kick that misses.
Vargtass throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Vargtass lands a jab to Rasputin's midsection.
Vargtass lands a high kick!
Rasputin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargtass cracks a nice hook into Rasputin's ribs.
Vargtass feints and then cracks Rasputin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rasputin down.
Vargtass ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rasputin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Vargtass.

Vargtass clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargtass softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vargtass lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vargtass lands with a light punch inside.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vargtass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Vargtass lands an elbow just above Rasputin 's eye.

It looks like Grigoriy Rasputin has been cut.
A short right from Vargtass.
Vargtass working Rasputin over with knees to the body.
Vargtass pushes Rasputin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vargtass landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vargtass lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargtass tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vargtass lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Vargtass on the inside.
Vargtass scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Rasputin is rocked!
Vargtass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rasputin's defenses.
Oh Rasputin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vargtass creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rasputin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rasputin drops to his knees and Vargtass pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Vargtass!