PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lutz Kilian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin comes to the cage accompanied by Ten Million Slaves. Kilian has chosen Post Break-up Sex as his entrance music. Lutz Kilian has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rasputin
vs
Kilian

191 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
194 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lutz Kilian!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kilian closes the distance and clinches.
Kilian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilian is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kilian throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Rasputin breaks the clinch.
Rasputin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kilian tries a low kick but Rasputin avoids it.
Good shot there by Rasputin.
Kilian throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Kilian wants to clinch.
Kilian throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kilian throws a head kick that misses.
Kilian ducks right into an uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin moves out of range as Kilian throws a body kick.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilian.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian throws a chopping leg kick but Rasputin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilian is looking to slow Rasputin down with leg kicks.
Kilian connects with an inside leg kick.
Rasputin lands with a straight right. Kilian didn't see that one coming.
Kilian throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Kilian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rasputin. That did some damage!
Kilian connects with an inside leg kick.
Rasputin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kilian finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilian wants to land a leg kick but Rasputin is out of range.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Kilian.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilian.
Good leg kick by Kilian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kilian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rasputin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice cross by Rasputin.
Kilian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Kilian slips under a jab.
Kilian throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilian lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rasputin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Rasputin misses.
Kilian throws a head kick that half lands.
Rasputin throws a hook but Kilian avoids it easily.
Rasputin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilian. Kilian obviously looking to wear him down.
Rasputin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rasputin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilian. That's going to slow Rasputin down.
Kilian tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Kilian tenderised Rasputin's leg. Rasputin is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilian.

Kilian closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kilian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rasputin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilian lands with a light punch inside.
Rasputin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kilian lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kilian tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Kilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilian taking a breather.
Rasputin is trying to break the clinch but Kilian has him pressed against the cage.
Kilian has Rasputin pressed against the cage, preventing Rasputin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rasputin being controlled against the cage.
Kilian is leaning against Rasputin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to break the clinch but Kilian has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin has had enough of the clinch but Kilian keeps him there for the moment.

Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin punishes Kilian's body with a nice straight punch.
Kilian throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Kilian tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Kilian.
Rasputin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rasputin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilian lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasputin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Rasputin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lutz Kilian dominated that round.
That's time! Rasputin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kilian throws a head kick that Rasputin semi-blocks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilian.
Kilian throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Kilian throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the cage.
Kilian throws a sloppy head kick and Rasputin moves out of range easily.
Kilian wants to clinch.
Kilian looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
Kilian takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilian tries to work over Rasputin's front leg with a kick but Rasputin checks it.
Kilian throws a front kick that sends Rasputin stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Rasputin misses.
Kilian lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rasputin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilian.
Kilian throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian looks to land a body kick but Rasputin moved away.
A jab lands there for Rasputin.

It looks like Lutz Kilian has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Rasputin.
Rasputin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kilian. That one must have hurt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kilian - that will leave a mark!
Rasputin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lutz Kilian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilian throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Both fighters circling a little - Kilian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lutz Kilian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilian pushes Rasputin away with a front kick.
Kilian lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rasputin will feel that in the morning.
Kilian goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilian scores with a leg kick.
Kilian throws a leg kick which misses Rasputin's front leg but catches the back leg as Rasputin tries to avoid it.
Kilian throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Kilian clinches up with Rasputin and pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin is looking to break free of the clinch but Kilian has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin takes a shot to the head.
Kilian has Rasputin pressed against the cage, preventing Rasputin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kilian with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rasputin tries to circle away but Kilian has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kilian.
Kilian lands a damaging elbow.
Kilian prevents Rasputin from breaking the clinch.
Kilian scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilian misses with a knee to the head.
Kilian lands an elbow that stopped Rasputin in his tracks for a moment.
Kilian lands a good knee to the midsection. Rasputin won't want to take too many of those.
Kilian with a knee to the head.
Kilian tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kilian has Rasputin pushed against the cage.
Rasputin can't break the clinch.
Kilian connects with a knee to the head.
Rasputin takes a knee right on the jaw!

Rasputin is rocked!
Rasputin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Oh Rasputin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilian lands an elbow inside that Rasputin shrugs off.
Kilian landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilian is pushing Rasputin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A knee to the head by Kilian.
Kilian lands a nice elbow.
Kilian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rasputin is trying to break free.
Rasputin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kilian lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Kilian.
Kilian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kilian prevents Rasputin from breaking the clinch.
Kilian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rasputin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilian lands a damaging elbow.
Kilian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kilian.
Kilian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rasputin's defenses.
Kilian lands a nice elbow.
Rasputin can't break the clinch.
Kilian throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kilian.
Kilian tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kilian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rasputin seems to have got his legs back now.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Kilian.
Rasputin is trying to break the clinch but Kilian has him pressed against the cage.

Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kilian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin cracks Kilian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rasputin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilian.
Rasputin avoids the head kick by Kilian.
Kilian needs to keep his hands up - Rasputin had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick misses from Kilian.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilian connects with a leg kick. Rasputin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rasputin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rasputin jabs Kilian right on the nose. Kilian blinks but takes it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilian 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 Rasputin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rasputin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lutz Kilian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lutz Kilian's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kilian throws a push kick but Rasputin slaps the foot to one side.
Rasputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilian circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasputin checks a leg kick.
Kilian connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilian misses with a kick to the body.
Kilian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Kilian.
Kilian takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kilian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rasputin checks a low kick from Kilian.
Rasputin works Kilian's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilian tries to clinch there but Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin keeps the fight on the outside.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilian.
Rasputin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rasputin lands with a shot to the body.
Rasputin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilian.
Kilian throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rasputin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilian.
Kilian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rasputin.
Kilian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Kilian scoring well with a low kick there.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilian moves away.
Kilian tried to score with a low kick but Rasputin checks it.
Rasputin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kilian has time to react.
A head kick misses from Kilian.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Rasputin.
Kilian feints and then cracks Rasputin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rasputin down.
Rasputin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rasputin cracks Kilian with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rasputin throws a hook but Kilian avoids it easily.
Kilian throws a front kick aimed at Rasputin's knee but Rasputin avoids it well.
Rasputin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilian.
Kilian takes one to the side of the head.
Grigori Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilian looks for the body kick but Rasputin saw that one coming.
That kick from Kilian tenderised Rasputin's leg. Rasputin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rasputin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kilian.
Rasputin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Kilian tenderised Rasputin's leg. Rasputin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kilian lands a head kick!
Kilian throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Lutz Kilian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilian lands a nice looking body kick.
Kilian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donk. Rasputin catches Kilian right on the button with a cross.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Kilian.
Rasputin scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilian wants to slow Rasputin down by chopping away at his legs.
Kilian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilian has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilian lands with a kick to the temple. Rasputin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rasputin looks to land a right hand but Kilian moved out of range.
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Kilian.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Rasputin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilian.
Kilian dodges the punch combination from Rasputin.
Kilian looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kilian throws a solid leg kick but Rasputin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kilian.
Kilian thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rasputin if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rasputin swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilian.
Kilian thumps Rasputin with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lutz Kilian.
Well Kilian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lutz Kilian!