PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigoriy Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Evurts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss with a fist. Evurts has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rasputin
vs
Evurts

187 cm
28
260 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

201 cm
31
276 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Hopkins Athletics

Fighters First Nutrition

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 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Grigoriy Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stephan Evurts!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evurts misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin lands a head shot.
Evurts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a head kick.
Evurts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Evurts.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Evurts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasputin.
Evurts throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Evurts misses.
Rasputin throws a looping overhand right but Evurts ducks down to avoid it.

Rasputin closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Evurts missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin lands a good knee to the midsection. Evurts won't want to take too many of those.
Evurts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evurts lands an elbow that stopped Rasputin in his tracks for a moment.
Evurts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rasputin is keeping busy.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evurts blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Evurts tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Evurts back against the cage.
Evurts lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasputin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evurts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evurts trying to control the position but instead, Rasputin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evurts into the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evurts lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts won't allow it.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Evurts trying to control the position but instead, Rasputin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evurts into the cage.
Evurts pushes off an throws an elbow but Rasputin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Evurts blocks an elbow strike.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Evurts blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Evurts - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evurts backwards.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Evurts blocking some punches.
Rasputin jumps guard but Evurts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Evurts.
Rasputin misses with a knee strike.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evurts tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evurts slows down the pace here.
Evurts misses with a body punch.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Evurts is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Rasputin.
Rasputin jumps guard but Evurts turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin cracks Evurts with a nice body shot.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Evurts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin working Evurts over with knees to the body.
Rasputin cracks Evurts with a nice body shot.
Evurts looks gassed!
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Evurts avoids the damage to the body.
Evurts prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rasputin scores a nice knee to the body.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Rasputin successfully pulls guard.
Rasputin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evurts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigoriy Rasputin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rasputin tries to clinch but Evurts is having none of it.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Evurts is just out of range.
Evurts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rasputin can pounce on him.
Rasputin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Evurts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evurts throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Rasputin misses with a lunging right hand
and Evurts counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evurts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Evurts misses with a combination
and Rasputin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rasputin scores with a leg kick.
Evurts misses with a body shot.
Evurts misses with a head kick.
Evurts lunges at Rasputin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rasputin's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evurts clinches with his opponent.
Evurts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Evurts blocks it.
Evurts avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evurts avoids it.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evurts managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Evurts tries a knee to the head but Rasputin blocks it.
Evurts pushes Rasputin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evurts lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Evurts controls the action.
Evurts lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Evurts.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Evurts tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evurts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Evurts tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
A short right from Evurts on the inside.
Rasputin is trying to pull guard but Evurts has him pressed against the cage.
Evurts throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Evurts.
Evurts throws an elbow but it misses.
Rasputin trying to stall but Evurts improves his position.
Evurts content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rasputin tries to pull guard but Evurts holds him up against the cage and eventually Rasputin drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grigoriy Rasputin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evurts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evurts pushes Rasputin against the cage. Evurts is working some dirty boxing. Evurts pushes off with a quick right hook! Rasputin goes down! Rasputin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Evurts moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephan Evurts!
An out of breath and clearly excited Stephan Evurts thanked Fighters First Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).