PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Savan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Raskolnikov
vs
Savan

173 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rod Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Edgar Savan!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov avoiding damage as Savan throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov blocks a body shot from Savan.
Savan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savan wants to stall.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savan trying to stall but Raskolnikov improves his position.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov just leaning against Savan, taking a breather.
Raskolnikov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Savan blocks an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov throws an elbow that misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Savan blocks it.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Savan blocks the elbow strike.
Savan lands a left hand.
Savan avoids the elbow strike from Raskolnikov, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Savan scores a nice knee to the body.
Savan is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Edgar Savan.

Savan moves into the clinch.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savan tries to land a knee to the head but Raskolnikov blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan struggles to land a body shot inside as Raskolnikov controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Savan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raskolnikov taking a breather.
Savan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskolnikov is keeping busy.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Savan avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee calls for Raskolnikov to work.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raskolnikov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raskolnikov's face.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raskolnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Raskolnikov dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raskolnikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Savan avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow that stopped Savan in his tracks for a moment.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov avoids the elbow strike from Savan, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
Savan wants to stall.
Savan blocks an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan stalling in the clinch but Raskolnikov improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Savan lands with a right to the head.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Savan taking a breather.
Raskolnikov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raskolnikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Savan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee to the head.
Raskolnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savan can do to turn this around?
Savan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raskolnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savan trying to stall but Raskolnikov improves his position.
Raskolnikov effectively controlling the action here.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov working Savan over with knees to the body.
Raskolnikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Savan is breathing heavily.
Savan taking a breather.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Savan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Raskolnikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savan wants to stall.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov effectively controlling the action here.
Savan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the head.
Raskolnikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside that Savan shrugs off.
Raskolnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Savan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raskolnikov.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow just above Savan 's eye.
Savan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raskolnikov lands a good knee to the midsection. Savan won't want to take too many of those.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Raskolnikov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Savan tries to keep at a distance but Raskolnikov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raskolnikov prevents a body shot from Savan.
Raskolnikov blocks an uppercut.
Raskolnikov tries a knee to the head but Savan blocks it.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan avoiding damage as Raskolnikov throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raskolnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raskolnikov connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Savan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Savan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raskolnikov is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the head.
Savan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raskolnikov obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raskolnikov tries to land knees in the clinch but Savan avoids the damage to the body.
Raskolnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raskolnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Savan dodges an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raskolnikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Savan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raskolnikov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Savan working aggressively here.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raskolnikov is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Savan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raskolnikov.
Savan avoids a wild elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Savan misses with some punches.
Savan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raskolnikov avoids it.
Savan tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Raskolnikov trying to land knees to the body.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Savan avoids it.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Savan taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Raskolnikov throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov stalling the fight.
Raskolnikov tries to land a knee to the head but Savan blocks with his arms.
Savan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raskolnikov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raskolnikov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Savan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Savan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Savan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raskolnikov avoids it.
Savan trying to control the position but instead, Raskolnikov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Savan into the ropes.
Nice body punch from Savan - that landed with a thud.
Raskolnikov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow.
Raskolnikov crunches a lovely knee into Savan's ribcage.
Raskolnikov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Savan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raskolnikov missing with knees to the body.
Raskolnikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Savan is defending well for now.
Raskolnikov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Savan.
Raskolnikov is pushing Savan up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Come on Raskolnikov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Raskolnikov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Savan's brow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rod Raskolnikov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raskolnikov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rod Raskolnikov!