PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Neely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by TURISAS - Rasputin. On his way into the cage it seems that Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yefimovich Rasputin
vs
Neely

225 cm
30
302 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

195 cm
21
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Fast

Das Labor
Das Labor

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Neely!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Neely.
Neely misses with a left hand

and Rasputin counters by moving into the clinch.
Neely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Neely throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Neely.
A short right from Neely.
Neely swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Neely working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Neely is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Neely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Neely cracks Rasputin with an open hand slap.
Rasputin avoids the body shot from Neely.
Neely dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Rasputin ducks right into an uppercut from Neely.
Rasputin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neely connects with a jab.
A jab from Neely misses.
Neely connects with a right hand. Rasputin shakes it off.
Rasputin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Neely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Neely digs a good hook to Rasputin's body.
Neely scores with a body shot.
Neely lands a nice hook to Rasputin's body. Rasputin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Neely.
Neely lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rasputin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neely misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
Neely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
Neely jabs at Rasputin's body.
Neely connects with a body shot.
Jack Neely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Neely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Neely lands a really nice looking cross but Rasputin seems unphased.
Neely fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Neely misses with a looping right.
Neely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Neely lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rasputin at a distance.
Neely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Neely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Neely lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rasputins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Neely lands a slapping body shot.
Neely misses with a looping left.
Neely lands an overhand right.
Neely misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rasputin drives through with a takedown into guard.

Neely is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neely manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Neely looking to control but Rasputin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Neely with good strikes from the mount here!

Rasputin is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Neely! Rasputin is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Neely!
A victorious Jack Neely thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.