PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eiji Nao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratskin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Umbrella" with Lillasyster kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexander Ratskin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nao
vs
Ratskin

191 cm
20
265 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eiji Nao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao keeps the fight on the outside.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Ratskin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nao backs up against the cage.

It looks like Eiji Nao has been cut.
Ratskin tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nao ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ratskin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ratskin misses the shot to the body.
Ratskin misses with an uppercut.
Ratskin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ratskin has closed the distance and engaged Nao in a clinch.
Ratskin digs a right hand into Nao's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nao's gas tank.
Ratskin gets through Nao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ratskin prevents a body shot from Nao.
Ratskin lands a nice uppercut.
Ratskin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ratskin is stalling here.
A head punch on the inside from Ratskin fails to land.
Ratskin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nao backwards.
Ratskin stalling.
Nao struggles to land a body shot inside as Ratskin controls his hands.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Nao swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Nao as the two fighters clinch.
Ratskin stalling.
Ratskin digs a right hand underneath Nao's ribcage. Nao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nao is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Ratskin.
Ratskin cracks Nao with a nice body shot.
Ratskin leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Ratskin.
Ratskin lands an uppercut.
Ratskin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Ratskin presses Nao against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ratskin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naos head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ratskin.
Ratskin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
Ratskin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nao or not.
Ratskin cracks Nao with a nice body shot.
Ratskin digs a right hand underneath Nao's ribcage. Nao let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Ratskin.
Ratskin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ratskin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ratskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ratskin lands with a right to the head.
Ratskin lands an uppercut.
Ratskin lands a right hand.
Ratskin lands a shoulder strike.
Nao can't break the clinch.
Ratskin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Nao is rocked!
Ratskin is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ratskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Nao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao takes a shot to the head.
Ratskin lands a big right hand that drops Nao! The killer instinct kicks in and Ratskin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Ratskin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Ratskin!