PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Pupkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raginis has chosen Awolnation - Sail as his entrance music. Wladyslaw Raginis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pupkoff
vs
Raginis

185 cm
26
225 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Pupkoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raginis blocks a low kick nicely.
Pupkoff is looking to slow Raginis down with leg kicks.
Pupkoff is looking to chop away at Raginis's legs.
A bone on bone clash there as Raginis blocks the leg kick.
Raginis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Ivan Pupkoff has been cut.
Raginis throws the left hand but Pupkoff avoids the punch easily.
Pupkoff throws a right and a left that Raginis avoids nicely.
Pupkoff misses with a wild body shot.
Raginis lands a lovely overhand right.
Pupkoff lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pupkoff throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pupkoff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raginis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Raginis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raginis winds up and cracks Pupkoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Raginis throwing shots but Pupkoff is blocking nicely.
Raginis is keen to just control but Pupkoff is a slippery customer.
Raginis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raginis lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raginis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but Pupkoff defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raginis wants to control but Pupkoff is keeping him busy.
Raginis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Raginis is trying to control. Pupkoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pupkoff has hold of Raginis's hands but Raginis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raginis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raginis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis throwing shots but Pupkoff is blocking nicely.
Pupkoff wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Raginis.
Raginis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raginis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pupkoff's head.
Raginis is pressing down on Pupkoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pupkoff is holding on for now.
Raginis trying to control the action but Pupkoff is working from the bottom.
Raginis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raginis is looking to take a break and control but Pupkoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raginis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raginis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

A lazy left from Raginis finds it's target.
Raginis scores with a hook to the body. Pupkoff takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ivan Pupkoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Raginis catches Pupkoff napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Pupkoff to the canvas!

Pupkoff is rocked!

Ivan Pupkoff's cut is getting worse.
Pupkoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raginis on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raginis wants to control from the top but Pupkoff keeps moving.
Pupkoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raginis throwing strikes from guard but Pupkoff blocks nicely.
Raginis looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raginis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pupkoff preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raginis throws a big elbow that misses.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raginis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ivan Pupkoff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Pupkoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Jeez, Ivan Pupkoff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Pupkoff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wladyslaw Raginis!
Wladyslaw Raginis is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Wladyslaw Raginis thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.