PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Boschat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus comes into the arena with Rasputin blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Erasmus
vs
Boschat

201 cm
28
288 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

205 cm
32
260 lbs
17 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

Sin City Allstars

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Boschat!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erasmus looks to land a left hand but Boschat moved out of range nicely.
Boschat swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Boschat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Boschat misses the target.
Boschat swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erasmus misses with a straight right.
Boschat checks the leg kick.
Erasmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boschat.
A little feinted left hand from Erasmus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Erasmus throws a hook to the side of Boschat's head but Boschat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Erasmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boschat has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Erasmus is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boschat throws a hook but Erasmus avoids it easily.
Boschat cracks Erasmus with an open hand slap.

It looks like Rasputin Erasmus has been cut.
Boschat misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus ducks under a wild hook from Boschat.
Erasmus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boschat gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rasputin Erasmus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erasmus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boschat.
Boschat moves out of range as Erasmus strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boschat misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Boschat.
Boschat avoids the body shot from Erasmus.
Erasmus throws a low kick, looking for Boschat's leg but Boschat calmly moves out of range.
Erasmus slips under a jab.
Erasmus ducks right into an uppercut from Boschat.
Erasmus misses with an uppercut. Boschat saw that one coming.
Erasmus misses with a looping left.
Erasmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Erasmus misses with a left hand
and Boschat counters with a straight right hand.
Erasmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boschat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Erasmus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Boschat connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boschat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erasmus throws a poor cross that misses
and Boschat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Erasmus throws a low kick but Boschat moves out of range easily.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus missing with a left hand there. Boschat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Erasmus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boschat might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A punch combination from Erasmus misses.
Boschat throws a looping overhand right but Erasmus ducks down to avoid it.
Boschat throws a series of punches but Erasmus moves out of range.
Boschat moves out of range as Erasmus strikes.
Erasmus walks into a stiff left hand from Boschat.
Boschat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boschat works the jab nicely.
Boschat ducks under a wild hook from Erasmus.
Erasmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boschat.
Erasmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Boschat is just out of range.
Boschat is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erasmus misses with a right hand
letting Boschat counter with a right hand.

Rasputin Erasmus's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Erasmus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boschat jabs at Erasmus's body.
Erasmus looks to land a right hand but Boschat moved out of range.
Boschat looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boschat.
A slow jab from Erasmus misses its intended target.
Boschat scores with a hook to the body. Erasmus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boschat throws a lazy right hand but Erasmus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Erasmus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Boschat misses with an uppercut.
Boschat looks to land a combination. Erasmus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boschat throws a combination that misses
enabling Erasmus to counter with a crisp jab.
Boschat misses with a looping right.
Boschat connects with the punch.
Erasmus lands with a nice body kick.
Boschat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erasmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boschat manages to avoid it.
Erasmus throws a low kick but Boschat moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Boschat.
Erasmus missing with a left hand there. Boschat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boschat lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Erasmus at a distance.
Jab by Erasmus.
Erasmus takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Erasmus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Erasmus blocks a jab.
Boschat takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jab from Boschat.
A punch combination from Boschat misses.
Boschat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boschat is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Erasmus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Boschat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Erasmus is rocked!

Rasputin Erasmus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boschat throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Boschat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Boschat.
Erasmus looks to throw the jab but Boschat is out of range.
Boschat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Erasmus throws an overhand right that lands on Boschat's shoulder, as Boschat tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Boschat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rasputin Erasmus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Boschat thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thor Boschat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Erasmus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boschat connects with a looping right hand.
Boschat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boschat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Erasmus lands a big uppercut and Boschat crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Boschat looks OK. Erasmus waves Boschat back to his feet!

It looks like Thor Boschat has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Erasmus throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Boschat colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Erasmus as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Boschat is left battered and dazed whilst Erasmus and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasputin Erasmus!