PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimochka Rasputin (ranked 4366 p4p, 144 weight class) and John Garbutt (ranked 4129 p4p, 132 weight class). Garbutt has chosen The Best Possible Entrance Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!

Rasputin
vs
Garbutt

177 cm
25
229 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Woodshins' Ship
Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimochka Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Garbutt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin throws a lazy uppercut
and Garbutt counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rasputin has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Garbutt.

Garbutt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garbutt avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin doesn't manage to clinch there - Garbutt circles away.
Rasputin closes the distance but Garbutt moves to the side
and Garbutt counters with a stiff right hand.
Rasputin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garbutt at a distance.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
Garbutt throws out a counter right but Rasputin avoids it with no problem.
Garbutt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Garbutt's head.

It looks like John Garbutt has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin lands a nice looking body shot.
Garbutt looks to score with a jab to the body but Rasputin is just out of range.
Rasputin is looking to counter the offense by Garbutt and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garbutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rasputin is looking to clinch.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
letting Garbutt counter with a right hand.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garbutt.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbutt's elbow.
Rasputin blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Garbutt blocks it.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
Garbutt can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch on the inside from Garbutt fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Garbutt avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt lands with a short shot to the head.
Garbutt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Garbutt can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Garbutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garbutt's gas tank.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garbutt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Garbutt has a couple of punches blocked by Rasputin.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Garbutt avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Garbutt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Garbutt's elbow.
A short right from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to throw a body punch but Garbutt avoids it by throwing Rasputin back against the cage.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garbutt throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Garbutt looks winded!
Rasputin is leaning against Garbutt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garbutts head.
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin works on Garbutt's body with a couple of short punches.
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garbutt backwards.
Garbutt blocking some punches.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rasputin gets through Garbutt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Garbutt is rocked!
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Garbutt is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin presses Garbutt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rasputin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin digs a right hand into Garbutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garbutt's gas tank.
Rasputin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rasputin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Garbutt's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Garbutt drops to his knees and Rasputin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimochka Rasputin!
Dimochka Rasputin bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.