PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Rasputin (ranked 3579 p4p, 7622 weight class) and Bungeye Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bungeye Joe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rasputin
vs
Joe

184 cm
25
244
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
245
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bungeye Joe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe connects with a looping right hand.
Joe throws a combination. Rasputin tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rasputin takes a swing at Joe's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Joe tries to get set, Rasputin tries to push him back and clinch up but Joe manages to avoid the attempt.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rasputin.
Joe looks to land a left hand but Rasputin moved out of range nicely.
Rasputin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

It looks like Bungeye Joe has been cut.
Joe scores with a nice head shot.

Rasputin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Joe tries to pull guard but Rasputin holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
A body shot lands from Rasputin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Rasputin as the two fighters clinch.
Joe looks winded!
Rasputin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rasputin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rasputin lands with a light punch inside.
Rasputin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
A short right from Rasputin.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.

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

Joe is rocked!
Rasputin lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin dips a shoulder and cracks Joe with a mighty uppercut! Joe falls back against the cage and Rasputin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Joe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Rasputin screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Rasputin!
Our winner, Kirill Rasputin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.