PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Atkinson (ranked 807 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Kirill Rasputin (ranked 36 p4p, 28 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Atkinson
vs
Rasputin

205 cm
25
300
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
244
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rowan Atkinson !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atkinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Atkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Atkinson throws a lazy uppercut

and Rasputin counters by moving into the clinch.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Atkinson blocks it.
Rasputin lands a left hand.
Atkinson misses with a body punch.
Rasputin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasputin misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin's coach down at JB Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rasputin's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rasputin tries to work over Atkinson 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atkinson working aggressively here.
Rasputin pushes Atkinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Atkinson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Atkinson tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin pushes Atkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Rasputin.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Atkinson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rasputin.
Atkinson is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rasputin pushes Atkinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rasputin is leaning against Atkinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Atkinson .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin is working Atkinson over against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rasputin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Rasputin cracks Atkinson with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Atkinson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rasputin is working Atkinson over against the cage.
Rasputin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atkinson backwards.
Rasputin lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rasputin.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Rasputin.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Atkinson 's ribcage. Atkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Rasputin is working Atkinson over against the cage.
Rasputin cracks Atkinson with a nice body shot.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Atkinson 's ribcage. Atkinson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rasputin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rasputin works on Atkinson 's body with a couple of short punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
Rasputin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atkinson s head.
Rasputin lands a body shot.
Rasputin is leaning against Atkinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Atkinson 's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rasputin.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atkinson 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin pushes Atkinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Atkinson is rocked!

It looks like Rowan Atkinson has been cut.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Atkinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the body.
Rasputin dips a shoulder and cracks Atkinson with a mighty uppercut! Atkinson falls back against the cage and Rasputin unloads with a barrage of strikes! Atkinson 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 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kirill Rasputin!
Kirill Rasputin is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Kirill 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.
Rowan Atkinson spoke after the fight, saying 'Teddy ?'.