PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 765 p4p, 29 weight class) and Japa Koniu (ranked 1115 p4p, 41 weight class). Grigori Rasputin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Japa Koniu's chin.

Rasputin
vs
Koniu

180 cm
30
241 lbs
19 - 5 - 0

198 cm
30
235 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koniu throws a lazy right hand but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Koniu throws the kick towards the body but Rasputin avoids it.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Koniu pushes him off.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Koniu circles away.
Jab by Koniu.
Koniu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Koniu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koniu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Koniu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Koniu moves out of range.
Koniu misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Rasputin wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rasputin walks into a straight right hand from Koniu.
Koniu throws a leg kick which misses Rasputin's front leg but catches the back leg as Rasputin tries to avoid it.
Koniu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu looks for the body kick but Rasputin saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu tries to land a front kick but Rasputin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Koniu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Japa Koniu has been cut.
Koniu misses with a straight left.
Koniu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Koniu.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Koniu.
Koniu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koniu throws a leg kick that misses.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch but Koniu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Koniu misses with an uppercut.
Rasputin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koniu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koniu.
Rasputin tries to clinch up
and Koniu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rasputin slips a jab from Koniu.
Koniu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rasputin was well out of range. Poor timing from Koniu.
Koniu lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koniu throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Rasputin tries to clinch up but Koniu circles away and keeps his distance.
Rasputin wants to clinch.
Koniu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rasputin's head.
Koniu misses with a two punch combination.
Koniu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range and Koniu settles back down.
Rasputin ducks under a wild hook from Koniu.
Koniu misses with a series of wild punches.

Rasputin has managed to clinch.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin keeps control of Koniu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Koniu is looking to break free of the clinch but Rasputin has double underhooks.
Koniu tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Rasputin tries to work over Koniu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koniu tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koniu's elbow.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin prevents Koniu from breaking the clinch.
Rasputin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koniu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin gets through Koniu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koniu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Koniu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Koniu looks winded!
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Koniu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koniu's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.

That has opened up Japa Koniu's cut even more.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.

Rasputin drops Koniu onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Koniu is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Koniu is rocked!
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Koniu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koniu is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Koniu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Koniu seems to have recovered his senses.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.

The cut above Japa Koniu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rasputin presses Koniu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koniu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rasputin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koniu can turn it around.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Koniu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koniu's gas tank.
Koniu takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin lands a right hand.
Rasputin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koniu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin cracks Koniu with a nice body shot.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grigori Rasputin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Japa Koniu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rasputin lands a head shot.
Rasputin throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin scores with a decent looking hook.
Koniu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koniu.
Rasputin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Rasputin drops Koniu with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniu looks back up at him and smiles so Rasputin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Japa Koniu's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Japa Koniu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Koniu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rasputin checks the leg kick nicely there.
A shot to the liver by Rasputin. Beautiful body shot.
Koniu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Koniu 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Japa Koniu's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grigori Rasputin!
A very excited looking Grigori Rasputin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.