PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammerfall (ranked 5834 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georgi Rasputin (ranked 4474 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Hammerfall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hammerfall
vs
Rasputin

180 cm
18
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Hammerfall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georgi Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hammerfall clinches with his opponent.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammerfall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammerfall misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hammerfall backwards.
Rasputin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hammerfall working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Hammerfall.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammerfall controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rasputin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Hammerfall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin wants to break free but Hammerfall has control.
A frustrated look appears on Rasputin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Hammerfall's head.

Rasputin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rasputin catches Hammerfall with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Thor Hammerfall has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rasputin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hammerfalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Rasputin tries to keep at a distance but Hammerfall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hammerfall throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin tries to work over Hammerfall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch but Hammerfall keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from Hammerfall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammerfall backwards.
Hammerfall tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hammerfall goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgi Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thor Hammerfall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hammerfall misses with a straight left.
Rasputin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hammerfall has time to react.
Rasputin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammerfall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Hammerfall's head.
Rasputin takes a swing at Hammerfall's ribcage but misses.
Hammerfall is looking to counter the offense by Rasputin and move into the clinch.
Good exchange - Rasputin coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin misses with a combination
and Hammerfall counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rasputin cracks Hammerfall with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfall takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Donk. Rasputin catches Hammerfall right on the button with a cross.
Rasputin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hammerfall in his tracks.
Hammerfall is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Rasputin lands a jab.
Rasputin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hammerfall just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall walks into a stiff left hand from Rasputin.
Hammerfall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Hammerfall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rasputin 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.
Rasputin thuds a left hand into Hammerfall's body.
Some wild striking there from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hammerfall was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
Hammerfall wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hammerfall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rasputin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rasputin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rasputin misses with a wild combination.
Rasputin throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rasputin moves away.
Hammerfall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Hammerfall blocks an uppercut.
Hammerfall keeps control of Rasputin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hammerfall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammerfall prevents a body shot from Rasputin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Georgi Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thor Hammerfall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rasputin misses with an uppercut.
Hammerfall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rasputin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin lands a jab.
Rasputin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hammerfall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rasputin connects with a single shot there.
Hammerfall is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Rasputin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hammerfall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Rasputin manages to circle out of the way.
Good standup being displayed there by Rasputin as he connects with a hook.
Hammerfall walks into a stiff left hand from Rasputin.
Rasputin cracks Hammerfall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammerfall.
Rasputin wants to counter with a clinch but Hammerfall pushes him away.

Rasputin moves into the clinch.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Hammerfall blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Hammerfall blocking some punches.
Hammerfall has a couple of punches blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to break free but Hammerfall pushes him back against the cage.
Hammerfall tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Hammerfall back against the cage.
Georgi Rasputin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Georgi Rasputin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammerfall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfall throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammerfall.
Rasputin working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Georgi Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasputin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georgi Rasputin!