PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Klokov (ranked 23290 p4p, 848 weight class) and Mikhail Rustow (ranked 5281 p4p, 569 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rustow's choice of entrance music: Monsters. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Klokov
vs
Rustow

198 cm
21
273 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

198 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Klokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mikhail Rustow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klokov misses with a wild combination.
Klokov misses with a body shot.
Klokov keeps the fight on the outside.
Klokov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rustow.
Klokov misses with a jab to the body
and Rustow counters with a straight right hand.
Klokov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klokov misses with a few strikes there.
Rustow wants to clinch up but Klokov keeps it at a distance.
Rustow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Klokov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klokov misses with a wild body shot.
Klokov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rustow manages to avoid it.
Klokov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klokov misses with a shot to the body
and Rustow counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rustow tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klokov throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Rustow counter with a right hand.
Rustow doesn't manage to clinch there - Klokov circles away.
Klokov is looking for a counter combo.
Rustow is looking to clinch but Klokov is avoiding it.
Rustow doesn't manage to clinch there - Klokov circles away.
Klokov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rustow wants to clinch.
Rustow is looking to clinch.
Klokov lands with a shot to the body.
Klokov looks to land a right hand but Rustow moved out of range.
Rustow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klokov.
Rustow is looking to clinch.
Rustow wants to clinch up but Klokov keeps it at a distance.
Rustow tries to clinch up.
It looked like Klokov was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rustow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Klokov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rustow counters with a left and a right that stings Klokov.

Rustow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rustow working aggressively here.
Klokov cracks Rustow with a nice body shot.
Klokov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rustow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klokov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Klokov.
Come on Klokov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rustow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Klokov taking a breather.
Rustow misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rustow has a couple of punches blocked by Klokov.
Rustow misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Rustow fails to land.
Klokov lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Mikhail Rustow has been cut.
Klokov stalls.
Klokov blocking some punches.

Klokov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rustow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klokov.
Klokov lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Rustow out cold! Rustow is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dmitry Klokov!