PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 2886 p4p, 3245 weight class) and Vladimir Rurikovich (ranked 367 p4p, 410 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rossiter
vs
Rurikovich

176 cm
35
174
17 - 9 - 0

185 cm
27
184
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Rurikovich!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossiter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rurikovich.
Rossiter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Vladimir Rurikovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rurikovich scores with a leg kick.
Rossiter slips a straight right by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich avoids the head kick by Rossiter.
Rurikovich is looking to clinch.
Rossiter throws a right hand that Rurikovich ducks under and follows up with a left that Rurikovich also avoids with ease.
Rossiter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A lazy left from Rossiter finds it's target.
Rurikovich is looking to clinch.
Rurikovich works over Rossiter's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Kai Rossiter has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rurikovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Rurikovich swinging wildly here.
Rurikovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rossiter lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rurikovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rurikovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich throws an off balance right hand
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Rossiter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rurikovich thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rurikovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rossiter.
A punch combination from Rossiter misses.
Rurikovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossiter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rossiter misses the jab.
Rossiter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich throws a shot from downtown. Rossiter moves away and avoids it.
Rurikovich works over Rossiter's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice straight punches there by Rurikovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rurikovich.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rurikovich tries a low kick but Rossiter avoids it.
Rurikovich throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rurikovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rurikovich closes the distance but Rossiter moves to the side
and Rossiter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Rurikovich. Those never looked like landing.
Rossiter lands a jab to Rurikovich's midsection.
Rurikovich with a nice calf kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich misses with a hook
and Rossiter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rurikovich is looking to clinch but Rossiter is avoiding it.
Rurikovich is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rurikovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rurikovich swings widly with a right hand
and Rurikovich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossiter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rurikovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rurikovich misses with a wild combination.
Rossiter throws an overhand right that lands on Rurikovich's shoulder, as Rurikovich tries to avoid the shot.
Rurikovich misses with a two punch combination.
Rurikovich rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rossiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossiter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rurikovich fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossiter.
Rossiter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rurikovich on the side of the head.

Rurikovich is rocked!
Rurikovich fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rossiter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Rossiter misses the target.
Rossiter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rurikovich has time to react.
Rurikovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossiter finish him?
Rossiter misses with an uppercut.
Rurikovich just misses with a punch to the body.
Rurikovich shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rossiter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rurikovich jabs Rossiter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rurikovich seems to have recovered his senses.
Rossiter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rurikovich throws out the jab.
Rossiter slips a straight right by Rurikovich.
Rurikovich misses with a body shot.
Rurikovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rurikovich swings widly with a right hand
and Rossiter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rossiter takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rossiter missing with a left hand there. Rurikovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rurikovich slips under a jab from Rossiter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossiter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rossiter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rurikovich tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossiter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich moves to clinch but Rossiter breaks away
and Rossiter counters with a nice uppercut.
Rossiter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rurikovich.
Rossiter connects with the punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rurikovich.
Rossiter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rurikovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rossiter throws a body punch but Rurikovich moves out of range.
Rurikovich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rurikovich tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rurikovich misses with an uppercut.
Rurikovich loads up on a big right hand but Rossiter slips the punch.
Rurikovich takes one to the chin there.
Rurikovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossiter lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice straight punches there by Rurikovich. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rurikovich.
Rossiter misses the jab.
Rurikovich tries to bum rush Rossiter with a series of wild strikes but Rossiter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rossiter loads up on a big right hand but Rurikovich slips the punch.
Nice shot by Rossiter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kai Rossiter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kai Rossiter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rurikovich throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rossiter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rossiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rurikovich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rurikovich lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rossiter looks to score with a jab to the body but Rurikovich is just out of range.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rossiter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rurikovich on the side of the head.
Rurikovich tries to clinch up.
Rurikovich throws a low kick but Rossiter moves out of range easily.
Rurikovich moves in looking to clinch but Rossiter pushes him off.
Rossiter misses with a hook. Rurikovich ducked under it nicely.
Rossiter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rurikovich listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rossiter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rurikovich. Rurikovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Rurikovich fails to land with a series of punches.
Rurikovich takes a head kick and keeps coming.
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!
Rurikovich misses with a wild combination.
A low kick lands for Rossiter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rurikovich misses with the combination.
Rurikovich scores with a leg kick.
Rossiter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rossiter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rurikovich clinches.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossiter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rurikovich avoids it.
Rossiter lands with a left to the head.
Rurikovich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rurikovich misses with an elbow over the top.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rurikovich tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossiter misses with a body punch.
Rurikovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Rossiter.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rossiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich just leaning against Rossiter, taking a breather.
Rurikovich is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rossiter blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rurikovich fails to land.
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!
Rossiter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rossiter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rurikovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rurikovich lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rurikovich blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rossiter misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rurikovich working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rurikovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Rurikovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossiter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rossiter blocks the elbow strike.
Rurikovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Rossiter.
Rurikovich pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Rurikovich has a couple of punches blocked by Rossiter.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rossiter.
Rurikovich misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rurikovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossiter blocks an uppercut.
Rossiter working aggressively here.
Rossiter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rurikovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rossiter.
Rurikovich is breathing heavily.
Rossiter tries to land knees in the clinch but Rurikovich avoids the damage to the body.
Rossiter lands a nice elbow.
Rossiter avoids the elbow strike from Rurikovich, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rossiter.
Rurikovich throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rurikovich throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossiter blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rurikovich throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rossiters head.
Rurikovich tries to throw a body punch but Rossiter avoids it by throwing Rurikovich back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Rossiter.
Rurikovich blocks the elbow strike.
Rossiter lands with a short shot to the head.
Rurikovich throws a head punch that misses.
Rossiter has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Rurikovich - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Rossiter, and another! Rurikovich is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kai Rossiter!
Kai Rossiter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.