PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladyslaw Raginis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cron Spliffton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Raginis
vs
Spliffton

182 cm
36
265 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

191 cm
36
213 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wladyslaw Raginis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffton connects with a crisp jab.
Raginis connects with a jab.

It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Spliffton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raginis tries to move into range but Spliffton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Raginis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Spliffton is defending against the submission attempts here by Raginis.
Spliffton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raginis is keen to just control but Spliffton is a slippery customer.
Spliffton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raginis throws a strike but Spliffton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Spliffton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raginis.
Raginis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raginis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spliffton keeping moving, preventing Raginis from controlling successfully.
Spliffton keeping full guard, as Raginis tries to pass.
Spliffton wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Raginis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raginis distracts Spliffton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raginis has gone for a leg lock! Spliffton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Raginis's guard.

Spliffton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Spliffton won't allow Raginis to sweep him here.

Raginis escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spliffton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Spliffton got a little sloppy there for a moment and Raginis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Spliffton has managed to get both his arms back between Raginis's legs - danger averted.
Raginis seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Raginis working for a triangle but Spliffton defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Raginis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Spliffton does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raginis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Spliffton blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raginis.
Raginis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raginis misses with a head shot. Spliffton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raginis trying to control the position from guard on top but Spliffton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raginis throwing strikes but missing.
Spliffton is pulling down on Raginis's head. It's preventing any offense from Raginis, at least for the moment.
Raginis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raginis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raginis wants to pass the guard but Spliffton is keeping the position.
Raginis with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wladyslaw Raginis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raginis misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Spliffton on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spliffton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raginis throws a lazy head kick
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raginis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spliffton can do to turn this around?
A jab from Spliffton does it's job there.
Spliffton scores with a nice body kick.
Spliffton throws a front kick that sends Raginis stumbling back into the cage.
Raginis misses with a takedown
and Spliffton counters with a nice leg kick.
Spliffton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spliffton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raginis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Spliffton moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spliffton as Raginis tries to tie him up.
Raginis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raginis misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Spliffton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raginis wants to break free but Spliffton has control.
Raginis working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Spliffton.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton is working Raginis over against the cage.
Spliffton tries to throw a body punch but Raginis avoids it by throwing Spliffton back against the cage.
Spliffton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spliffton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raginis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raginis blocks a body shot from Spliffton.
Raginis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Spliffton avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raginis tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Spliffton prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raginis prevents a body shot from Spliffton.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spliffton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton is pressed up against the cage. Raginis has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spliffton down to the mat. Spliffton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raginis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Wladyslaw Raginis has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton stuns Raginis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Spliffton drops Raginis with a left and a right! Oh, Raginis is hurt - Spliffton dives into side control looking to finish!
Spliffton controlling the position.
Raginis tries to bench press Spliffton off him but Spliffton keeps the position.
Spliffton happy to just control the position for now.
You can see the frustration on Raginis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raginis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raginis is trying to control Spliffton's posture but Spliffton avoids it.
Raginis tries to improve position but can't.
Raginis is working hard here to advance position.
Raginis can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raginis manages to get back to half guard.
Raginis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Raginis fails with a takedown attempt.
Spliffton appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Spliffton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raginis's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cron Spliffton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Raginis drops his hands momentarily and Spliffton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raginis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Spliffton.
Raginis looks to land a left hand but Spliffton moved out of range nicely.
Raginis throws a body punch but Spliffton moves out of range.
Cron Spliffton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raginis throws a body shot but no joy.
Raginis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raginis goes for a double leg but Spliffton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Spliffton continues to drive forward.
Spliffton scores with a sloppy right hand. Raginis should have avoided that one.
Spliffton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Spliffton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spliffton throws a leg kick which misses Raginis's front leg but catches the back leg as Raginis tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spliffton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spliffton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raginis.
Raginis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton cracks Raginis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Spliffton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raginis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spliffton is fending him off so far but Raginis persists. Nope, Spliffton circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wladyslaw Raginis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spliffton throws a nice head kick!

Raginis is rocked!
Spliffton circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Raginis drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Spliffton follows Raginis to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.