PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Sirpico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen TURISAS - Rasputin as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sirpico
vs
Yefimovich Rasputin

200 cm
24
230 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
41
287 lbs
29 - 31 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Sirpico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirpico with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rasputin counters with an inside leg kick.
Sirpico throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Frank Sirpico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Rasputin.

Rasputin instigates a clinch.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but Sirpico blocks it.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Sirpico tries to pull guard but Rasputin won't allow it.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sirpico tries to pull guard but Rasputin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Sirpico. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sirpico backwards.
Rasputin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rasputin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sirpico or not.

Rasputin breaks from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Sirpico has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sirpico darts in trying to clinch
and Rasputin counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Sirpico has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin!
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Das Labor logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.