RSFL 20: Ruch vs. Lapis PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anthony States (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Trager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Trager will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

States
vs
Trager

184 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony States!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Trager!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

States clinches with his opponent.
States definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trager is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trager misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trager gets through States's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trager tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trager doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trager misses with an elbow over the top.
Trager throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Trager.
Trager tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trager trying to control the position but instead, States has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trager into the cage.
States is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Trager to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
States is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony States. That's going to take a lot out of him.
States blocks a body shot from Trager.
States blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
States looking for a takedown.
Trager blocks a body shot from States.
Trager scores with a shoulder strike.
States tries to break the clinch but Trager is controlling the position.
States jumps guard but Trager stands there with States around his waist. States gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trager throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Statess head.
States has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trager after a bit of a struggle.

States has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Trager is trying to keep an underhook but States manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

States is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Trager is trying to get back to full guard.
Trager really doesn't want to stay on the ground with States. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Trager looking for submissions off his back.

States is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Trager sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
States is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
States looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trager with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
States wants to stand but Trager has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
States scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Trager tries to get to full guard but States has control of the leg.
Trager on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Trager looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
States works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

States in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Trager is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Anthony States!
Anthony States made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER in his post fight interview.

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hype
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pop
A | B

mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Bernados (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Johnson
vs
Bernados

170 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

197 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joey Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Bernados!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to clinch up but Bernados circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bernados shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.

Johnson moves into the clinch successfully.
Johnson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bernados blocks the elbow strike.
Bernados takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Ivan Bernados has been cut.
Bernados takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bernados tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bernados wants a takedown.
Johnson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Johnson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bernados leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.
Bernados blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bernados's coach down at Ivan's house of pain [200$] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bernados's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bernados is trying to break free.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Johnson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bernados's brow.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bernados.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Bernados shrugs off.
Johnson misses with a knee strike.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Johnson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bernados avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Ivan Bernados's cut even more.

Bernados jumps guard.
Johnson throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bernados keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernados wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Bernados keeps moving.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Bernados has wrist control.
Johnson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bernados kicks Johnson off and gets to his feet.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Bernados.

Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Johnson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bernados dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands an elbow inside that Bernados shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but Bernados blocks it.
Johnson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Bernados manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bernados is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Johnson frees his head nicely. Oh but Bernados has switched to an armbar! Johnson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ivan Bernados!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dickinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grammund Rummelix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dickinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky theme. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Dickinson
vs
Rummelix

190 cm
26
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Grammund Rummelix!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickinson is looking to clinch but Rummelix is avoiding it.
Dickinson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rummelix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rummelix circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dickinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Rummelix circles away.
Rummelix swats away the attempt to clinch by Dickinson.
Dickinson tries to clinch up
and Rummelix counters with a right hand to the body.
Rummelix lands a glancing blow to the side of Dickinson's head.
We've been told by Dickinson's head coaches at Combat Zone [15 Elite & Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rummelix paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rummelix circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rummelix counters with a crisp one two that drops Dickinson! Rummelix thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Dickinson to his feet! Dickinson is in big trouble!

Dickinson is rocked!
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!
Rummelix circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rummelix counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dickinson thinking.
Oh Dickinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rummelix swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dickinson seems to have got his legs back now.
Dickinson walks into a stiff left hand from Rummelix.
Rummelix misses with a wild body shot.
Rummelix lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dickinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickinson moves to clinch but Rummelix breaks away

and Rummelix counters with a nice right hand that sends Dickinson toppling to the canvas! Dickinson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Rummelix finish him?!
Rummelix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rummelix misses with a looping left.
Dickinson tries to clinch
and Dickinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Dickinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dickinson looks to clinch

and Rummelix counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dickinson! Rummelix lets Dickinson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Dickinson looks to clinch
and Rummelix counters with a huge left! Dickinson is in big trouble! He's backing up but Rummelix isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dickinson from any more damage. A dominating finish by Rummelix!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grammund Rummelix!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Palicki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakoba Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Palicki
vs
Jones

180 cm
19
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
194 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Palicki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakoba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Palicki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Palicki controls the pace.
Palicki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Jones has his foot on Palicki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palicki works his way back into a safe position though.
Palicki works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Palicki cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
Palicki looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Palicki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Palicki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Palicki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jones looks winded!
Palicki landing with the ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palicki lands a couple of elbows.
Palicki is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That has opened up Jakoba Jones's cut even more.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palicki connects with a couple of short punches.

Jones has his foot on Palicki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Palicki works his way back into a safe position though.
Palicki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Palicki slips an elbow through the middle.
Palicki working some strikes from top position.

The cut above Jakoba Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palicki content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Palicki passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palicki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Palicki scores with a couple of nice shots.
Palicki seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palicki working the head and body with strikes.

Jones is rocked!
Palicki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Palicki finish him?

Jakoba Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dan Palicki!
Dan Palicki really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Square Fight Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
96%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toddy Ruch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Lapis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapis has chosen Once Solemn as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Ruch
vs
Lapis

185 cm
21
176 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Red Square Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toddy Ruch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Lapis!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lapis moves into the clinch.
Lapis gets underhooks to prevent Ruch's takedown attempt.

Lapis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ruch misses with a low kick.

Lapis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ruch, pushing him back against the cage.

Lapis manages to break the clinch.

Lapis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Lapis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapis misses with a hook. Ruch ducked under it nicely.
Lapis defending well as Ruch loads up on a big left hand.
Lapis throws a series of punches but Ruch avoids them all with ease.
Lapis throws a nice looking combination but Ruch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lapis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ruch is trying to defend but Lapis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Lapis wants to work for an arm triangle but Ruch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lapis prevents Ruch from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ruch is defending against the submission attempts here by Lapis.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lapis is looking for a kimura but Ruch is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lapis to get the leverage.

Ruch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lapis works his way into side control.
Ruch tries to bench press Lapis off him but Lapis keeps the position.

Lapis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ruch is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Lapis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lapis tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ruch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lapis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Lapis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lapis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ruch tries to bench press Lapis off him but Lapis keeps the position.

Lapis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lapis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ruch is not content to let Lapis control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lapis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Lapis in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Ruch is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrey Lapis!
Andrey Lapis is the new welterweight champion!
Andrey Lapis took some time post fight to say the following; 'I was disappointed in this game and with it's engine. My passion for it has gone away. Win or loss? I don't give a shit!'.