PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Beck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Raznatovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raznatovic has chosen Boze pravde as his entrance music. Stefan Raznatovic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Salvatore Beck's chin.

Beck
vs
Raznatovic

186 cm
24
279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salvatore Beck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Raznatovic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raznatovic gets tackled into the cage by Beck. Beck maintains the clinch.

Raznatovic gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Raznatovic trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Beck manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Raznatovic is trying to control the position but Beck postures up.
Beck is looking to work some ground and pound but Raznatovic has wrist control.
Beck throws a big right hand that misses.
Raznatovic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raznatovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beck puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Raznatovic trying to control but Beck postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raznatovic keeping hold of Beck's head, controlling as best he can.
Raznatovic is trying to maintain the position but Beck is very close to passing his half guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Stefan Raznatovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Beck looks to clinch

and Raznatovic counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Beck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Raznatovic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beck wants to stand up but Raznatovic is controlling him.
Raznatovic throwing strikes but missing.
Beck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raznatovic lands a couple of digs.
Beck controls Raznatovic momentarily but Raznatovic frees himself.
Beck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raznatovic is controlling him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raznatovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beck is keeping the position for now.
Beck trying to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Salvatore Beck has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Beck tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Raznatovic counters by clinching up.
Raznatovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beck blocks it with crossed arms.
Beck has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Raznatovic gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Beck gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beck is on top in guard.
Beck throwing strikes from guard but Raznatovic blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raznatovic working a defensive guard here.
Raznatovic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beck manages to get himself to full guard.
Beck wants to stand but Raznatovic is controlling the position.
Raznatovic wants to control from the top but Beck keeps moving.
Beck wants to stand up but Raznatovic is controlling him.
Raznatovic cracks Beck with a solid left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beck wants to stand but Raznatovic is controlling the position.
Beck is breathing heavily.
Raznatovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beck's guard.
Raznatovic prevents Beck from standing back up.
Raznatovic tries to pass the half guard into mount. Beck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Raznatovic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Beck defending well though.
Raznatovic thows a huge punch but Beck dodges it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raznatovic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beck's head.
Beck has hold of Raznatovic's hands but Raznatovic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raznatovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Beck keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Raznatovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beck shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Raznatovic is looking to stand up but Beck isn't so interested in that idea.
Raznatovic is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Raznatovic wants to stand up but Beck is controlling him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raznatovic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raznatovic is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raznatovic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Raznatovic won't allow Beck to get back to his feet.
Raznatovic trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
Raznatovic stops Beck from standing up.
Beck is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beck tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Raznatovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Beck tries to clinch

and Raznatovic counters with a single leg into guard. Beck didn't expect that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raznatovic postures up.
Raznatovic connects with a couple of short punches.
Beck controls Raznatovic momentarily but Raznatovic frees himself.
Beck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raznatovic is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raznatovic throws a big elbow that misses.
Raznatovic with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raznatovic trying to control but Beck is working from the bottom.
Beck is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Raznatovic is controlling him.
Raznatovic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Beck's guard.
Raznatovic trying to mount his opponent but Beck defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raznatovic moves into full mount! Beck won't be happy about that!
Raznatovic with good strikes from the mount here!

It looks like Salvatore Beck has been cut.
Beck wants to get back to his feet.
Raznatovic lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Raznatovic working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Salvatore Beck's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raznatovic cracks Beck with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beck is squirming around, avoiding Raznatovic's attempts to control the action.
Beck is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Raznatovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raznatovic unloading with bombs!
Raznatovic working the ground and pound effectively.

Beck is rocked!
Raznatovic lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Beck is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raznatovic connects with a bit shot that sees Beck covering up! More strikes from Raznatovic and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Raznatovic is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stefan Raznatovic!
An out of breath Stefan Raznatovic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.