PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Ravenbury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Grigori Rasputin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rasputin
vs
Ravenbury

190 cm
18
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cody Ravenbury!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenbury ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ravenbury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Ravenbury scores with the left hand. Rasputin knows he should have avoided that one.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rasputin takes a swing at Ravenbury's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin is looking to clinch but Ravenbury is avoiding it.
Ravenbury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rasputin.
Ravenbury with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rasputin to score with a decent uppercut.

Ravenbury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Ravenbury controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasputin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ravenbury holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ravenbury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Ravenbury uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin presses Ravenbury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ravenbury controls his hands.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ravenbury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Ravenbury's ribcage. Ravenbury let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ravenbury looks winded!
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Ravenbury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ravenbury backwards.
Ravenbury blocks an uppercut.
Ravenbury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin is working Ravenbury over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin working hard to break the clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenbury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Ravenbury blocks it.
Ravenbury is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Rasputin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ravenbury.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Cody Ravenbury has been cut.
Ravenbury blocking some punches.
Rasputin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ravenbury.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenbury blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Ravenbury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ravenbury fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasputin.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Ravenbury controls his hands.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Rasputin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ravenbury is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Ravenbury is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Rasputin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rasputin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasputin pushes Ravenbury against the cage. Rasputin is working some dirty boxing. Rasputin pushes off with a quick right hook! Ravenbury goes down! Ravenbury tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rasputin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grigori Rasputin!
In his post fight interview, Grigori Rasputin gave a big smile as he said 'I got to win 60 VIP days and kick Agent Dee's ass? What a lovely day!'.
The defeated Cody Ravenbury had this to say: 'Don't hate me becouse Im beautiful.'.