PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Laiho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leopold Raskalnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laiho comes to the cage accompanied by Lookin' Out My Backdoor. Leopold Raskalnikov will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Laiho
vs
Raskalnikov

177 cm
19
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
168 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexi Laiho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leopold Raskalnikov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskalnikov is looking to clinch but Laiho is avoiding it.
Leopold Raskalnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raskalnikov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Laiho moves out of range easily.
Laiho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laiho swats away the attempt to clinch by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Laiho on the side of the head.
Laiho moves out of range of the body kick from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov feints and then cracks Laiho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Laiho down.
Laiho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Raskalnikov moves into the clinch.
Laiho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Laiho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laiho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Laiho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick from Raskalnikov lands but Laiho takes it in his stride.

It looks like Alexi Laiho has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Laiho misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskalnikov throws a sloppy head kick and Laiho moves out of range easily.
Raskalnikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Laiho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Raskalnikov rushes Laiho and presses him up against the cage.
Raskalnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laiho's defenses.
Laiho wants to break free but Raskalnikov has control.
A frustrated look appears on Laiho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raskalnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laiho's defenses.
Raskalnikov has Laiho pressed against the cage, preventing Laiho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow just above Laiho 's eye.
Raskalnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laiho is looking to break free of the clinch but Raskalnikov has double underhooks.
Raskalnikov scores with a knee to the head.

Alexi Laiho's cut is getting worse.

Raskalnikov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raskalnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Raskalnikov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Laiho. That did some damage!
Raskalnikov keeps Laiho at a distance using the push kick.
Laiho is breathing heavily.
Laiho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laiho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laiho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raskalnikov. Raskalnikov obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raskalnikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Laiho will feel that in the morning.
Raskalnikov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Raskalnikov moves into range and clinches up with Laiho.
Raskalnikov crunches a lovely knee into Laiho's ribcage.
Raskalnikov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Raskalnikov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laiho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laiho on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Raskalnikov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Raskalnikov. That's going to slow Laiho down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raskalnikov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raskalnikov misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskalnikov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick from Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Laiho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laiho takes a kick to the side of the head.

Alexi Laiho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Raskalnikov moves in looking to clinch but Laiho pushes him off.
Laiho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laiho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raskalnikov. Raskalnikov obviously looking to wear him down.
Raskalnikov wants to clinch up but Laiho keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raskalnikov. That's going to slow Laiho down.
Raskalnikov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laiho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Raskalnikov.
Raskalnikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raskalnikov scoring well with a low kick there.
Laiho is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that Laiho semi-blocks.

Raskalnikov has closed the distance and engaged Laiho in a clinch.
Laiho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raskalnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Raskalnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raskalnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Laiho tries to break free but Raskalnikov pushes him back against the cage.
Laiho is trying to break the clinch but Raskalnikov is controlling him.
Laiho is trying to force a seperation but Raskalnikov has the dominant position.
Laiho takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Laiho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Laiho is trying to force a seperation but Raskalnikov has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laiho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Raskalnikov breaks the clinch.
A combination from Laiho does no damage.
A good leg kick by Raskalnikov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leopold Raskalnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexi Laiho's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Raskalnikov throws a head kick that Laiho semi-blocks.
Raskalnikov pushes Laiho away with a front kick.

Raskalnikov clinches.
Laiho will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laiho has had enough of the clinch but Raskalnikov keeps him there for the moment.
Laiho swings wildly with an uppercut but Raskalnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raskalnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Raskalnikov just leaning against Laiho, taking a breather.
Laiho is trying to break the clinch but Raskalnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow just above Laiho 's eye.
Laiho misses with a punch on the inside.
Raskalnikov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laiho lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raskalnikov slowing the pace effectively.
Raskalnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Raskalnikov.

Jeez, Alexi Laiho's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Laiho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raskalnikov crunches a lovely knee into Laiho's ribcage.
Laiho takes an elbow to the temple.

Raskalnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laiho takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raskalnikov lands a head kick. Laiho smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Laiho.
Some wild striking there from Laiho.
Raskalnikov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raskalnikov tries to clinch there but Laiho circles away.
Raskalnikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Laiho.
Alexi Laiho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raskalnikov lands a high kick!

Raskalnikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laiho, pushing him back against the cage.
Laiho working hard to break the clinch.
Raskalnikov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laiho's efforts to push away.
Raskalnikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raskalnikov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raskalnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Laiho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raskalnikov has him pressed against the cage.
Raskalnikov lands an elbow just above Laiho 's eye.
Laiho takes an elbow to the temple.
Raskalnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laiho's defenses.

Raskalnikov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laiho missing with a left hand there. Raskalnikov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Laiho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raskalnikov throws a head kick that half lands.
Laiho throws a series of punches but Raskalnikov moves out of range.
Laiho misses with a double jab.
Raskalnikov lands a high kick!
Raskalnikov is looking to clinch but Laiho is avoiding it.
Raskalnikov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Laiho misses with a hook. Raskalnikov ducked under it nicely.
Laiho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raskalnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Laiho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raskalnikov connects with a high kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Leopold Raskalnikov!