PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 440 p4p, 16 weight class) and Big Murha (ranked 488 p4p, 18 weight class). Big Murha is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rasputin
vs
Murha

180 cm
29
241 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

189 cm
22
233 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Murha!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Murha looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Murha is just out of range.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin swings for the body but Murha moves out of range.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Murha.
Murha tries a head kick but it misses.
Murha throws a leg kick but Rasputin checks it.
Rasputin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murha slips under a jab.
Murha tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rasputin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Murha.
Murha throws a body kick that misses.
Rasputin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Murha.

Murha gets tackled into the cage by Rasputin. Rasputin maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Murha on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murha will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasputin up against the cage.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Murha avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha tries to work over Rasputin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murha misses with a body punch.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Murha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rasputin misses with a punch on the inside.
Rasputin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin tries to work over Murha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murha backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a left to the head.
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
Rasputin struggles to land a body shot inside as Murha controls his hands.
Murha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murha lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.

Murha's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Murha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rasputins head.

Murha manages to break the clinch.
Murha connects with a solid leg kick.
Murha throws a low kick but Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Murha finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murha counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Murha moves into the clinch successfully.
Murha lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
Murha lands a nice uppercut.
Murha lands a body shot.
Rasputin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Murha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Murha works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murha pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murha misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Murha.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murha lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murha.
Murha scores with a shot to the side of Rasputin's head.
Murha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Murha struggles to land a body shot inside as Rasputin controls his hands.
Rasputin misses with some punches.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short body shot lands from Murha as the two fighters clinch.

Murha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murha clobbers Rasputin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Murha thuds his shin into the meat of Rasputin's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murha lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
Murha looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murha connects with a nice looking jab.
Murha lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Murha dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rasputin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murha.
Murha plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
Murha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murha throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the cage.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Murha looks to throw the jab but Rasputin is out of range.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Murha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Big Murha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murha lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Murha - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Murha.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin has a couple of punches blocked by Murha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murha.

Rasputin is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murha lands with a right to the head.
Oh Rasputin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murha misses with some punches.
Murha throws a head punch that misses.
Murha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Murha lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Murha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murha lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Rasputin to his knees! Murha keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Murha!
Big Murha got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'