PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Karasev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Ruttenum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruttenum has chosen Roy Jones - can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Karasev
vs
Ruttenum

190 cm
27
250 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
28
266 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Karasev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Cain Ruttenum!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruttenum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karasev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ruttenum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Karasev feints a jab promting Ruttenum to slip. Karasev then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruttenum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruttenum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karasev is looking to counter punch.
Ruttenum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ruttenum takes one on the button.
A punch combination from Ruttenum misses.
Karasev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ruttenum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Karasev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karasev lands a jab.
Karasev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Karasev lands a jab to the nose.
Karasev digs a good body shot into Ruttenum's ribs.
Ruttenum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Karasev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Karasev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at St Petersburg MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karasev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Karasev connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ruttenum throws a right and a left that Karasev avoids nicely.
Karasev scores with a nice head shot.
Ruttenum misses with a combination
and Karasev counters with a straight right hand.
Ruttenum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Karasev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karasev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ruttenum looks winded!
Karasev scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

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

Ruttenum is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karasev drops Ruttenum with a huge uppercut! Ruttenum drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Karasev is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Karasev!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexey Karasev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Cain Ruttenum had this to say: 'Can't win them all, I'll be back better and stronger. The HITMAN will be back!'.