PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghengis Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratskin comes to the cage accompanied by "Carolus Rex" by Sabaton. Congo comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ghostface - After the Smoke is Clear kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Ratskin
vs
Congo

196 cm
36
270 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

196 cm
34
280 lbs
31 - 16 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

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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 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Ratskin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghengis Congo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ratskin misses with a series of wild punches.
Congo lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ratskin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Congo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ratskin tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratskin.
Ratskin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ratskin misses with an elbow strike.
Congo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ratskin misses with an elbow over the top.
Ratskin misses with a punch to the body.
Congo tries to work over Ratskin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratskin.
Ratskin misses with an elbow over the top.
Ratskin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ratskin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ratskin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Congo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ratskin blocks a body shot from Congo.
Ratskin throws a head punch that misses.
Congo lands an uppercut.
Ratskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Congo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ratskin blocks it with crossed arms.
Congo misses with a body punch.
Ratskin trying to land knees to the body.
Congo trying to land knees to the body.
Ratskin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Congo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Ratskin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratskin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Congo's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Ratskin.
Ratskin missing with knees to the body.
Ratskin throws an elbow that misses.
Congo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Ratskin as the two fighters clinch.
Ratskin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Congos head.
A short uppercut from Ratskin.
Congo landing knees to the body.
Congo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Congo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ratskin avoids it.
Congo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ratskin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ratskin throws an elbow but it misses.
Congo blocks a body shot from Ratskin.
Ratskin tries to land knees in the clinch but Congo avoids the damage to the body.
Congo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Congo lands a damaging elbow.
Congo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ratskin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ratskin lands with a light punch inside.
Congo avoids a wild elbow strike from Ratskin.
Ratskin scores with a shot to the side of Congo's head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ratskin.
Congo looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Congo working aggressively here.
Congo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ratskin prevents a body shot from Congo.
Ratskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Ratskin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ratskin digs a right hand underneath Congo's ribcage. Congo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Ratskin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratskin.
Ratskin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratskin.
Ratskin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ratskin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Congo backwards.
Ratskin digs a right hand into Congo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Congo's gas tank.
Ratskin gets through Congo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ratskin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ratskin lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ghengis Congo has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratskin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Ratskin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ratskin trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ratskin throws an elbow but misses.
Congo throws an elbow but it misses.
Ratskin swings wildly with an uppercut but Congo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ratskin lands an elbow inside that Congo shrugs off.
Ratskin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Congo tries a body shot but Ratskin blocks it.
Ratskin misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Congo fails to land.
Ratskin throws an elbow but it misses.
Congo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratskin lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Ratskin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ghengis Congo's cut.
That's time! Ratskin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Congo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Congo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ratskin tries to bum rush Congo with a series of wild strikes but Congo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Congo slips a straight right by Ratskin.

Ratskin sends Congo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ratskin is motioning to the referee to let Congo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Congo is rocked!
Alexander Ratskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ratskin moves into the clinch successfully.
Congo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ratskin finish him?
Ratskin tries a body shot but Congo blocks it.
Congo seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratskin.
Congo tries to land knees in the clinch but Ratskin avoids the damage to the body.
Ratskin has a couple of punches blocked by Congo.
Ratskin tries to work over Congo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Congo managing to block the knees to the body from Ratskin.
Ratskin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Congo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ratskin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ratskin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Congo is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Ratskin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Congo's defenses.
Congo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ratskin lands a good knee to the midsection. Congo won't want to take too many of those.
Ratskin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ratskin lands a shoulder strike.
Ratskin trying to land knees to the body.
Congo misses with the head strike.
Ratskin works on Congo's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Congo controls the action.
Alexander Ratskin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Congo pushes off an throws an elbow but Ratskin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ratskin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Ratskin.
Congo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ratskin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Congo can do to turn this around?
Ratskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ratskin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Congo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ratskin is unloading with more strikes now! Congo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Ratskin!
Alexander Ratskin gave a mention to Steel Penn's All 160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).