PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vasile Crudu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crudu comes to the cage accompanied by Treceti batalioane romane Carpatii. Tarasov has chosen Kasta-Vokrug Shum as his entrance music. Evgeny Tarasov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Crudu
vs
Tarasov

190 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasile Crudu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Tarasov!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarasov cracks Crudu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tarasov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tarasov jabs Crudu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasile Crudu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crudu shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tarasov pinned against the cage. Tarasov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tarasov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tarasov jabs Crudu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tarasov looks to land a combination. Crudu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Vasile Crudu has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarasov throws a combination. Crudu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crudu fails to land the takedown.
Tarasov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tarasov punishes Crudu's body with a nice straight punch.

Crudu throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tarasov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crudu is in Tarasov's guard.
Crudu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tarasov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Evgeny Tarasov wasn't active enough on the ground.
Crudu fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasile Crudu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crudu.
Tarasov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crudu on the side of the head.
Tarasov lands with an uppercut that bounces Crudu off the cage and back into range.
Tarasov throws a combination. Crudu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Tarasov scores with a hook to the body. Crudu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crudu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crudu shoots in but no luck this time.
Evgeny Tarasov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crudu is breathing heavily.
Tarasov works over Crudu's head and body with a nice combination.
Crudu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tarasov as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tarasov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A nice combination there by Tarasov.
Tarasov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tarasov throws a shot to the body.
Tarasov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crudu doesn't seem bothered though.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crudu.
Tarasov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tarasov tests Crudu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tarasov punishes Crudu's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice straight punches there by Tarasov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tarasov.
Crudu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tarasov cracks Crudu with an open hand slap.
Crudu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarasov lands a jab-cross combination.

Crudu is rocked!
Tarasov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Crudu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crudu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tarasov to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Crudu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarasov lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Crudu can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Tarasov and Crudu drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Tarasov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeny Tarasov!
Evgeny Tarasov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Vasile Crudu had this to say: 'Good Fight, guess i should train more'.