PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Radiulnarbreak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cragen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Radiulnarbreak kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is David Goliath - Midwest Meat Market. Cragen has chosen Captain Cragen as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Don Cragen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Radiulnarbreak
vs
Cragen

180 cm
23
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
32
202 lbs
7 - 13 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Radiulnarbreak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cragen!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radiulnarbreak cracks Cragen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Radiulnarbreak lands a really nice looking cross but Cragen seems unphased.
Radiulnarbreak stuns Cragen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cragen with a poor takedown
and Radiulnarbreak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cragen throws a hook to the side of Radiulnarbreak's head but Radiulnarbreak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cragen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cragen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Radiulnarbreak counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Radiulnarbreak scores with a nice head shot.
Cragen tries to clinch there but Radiulnarbreak circles away.
Cragen fails with the takedown
and Radiulnarbreak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rasputin Radiulnarbreak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cragen.

Cragen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radiulnarbreak is looking for a sweep.
Cragen working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radiulnarbreak is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cragen working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Radiulnarbreak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cragen.
The ground and pound from Cragen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cragen postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Cragen trying to control the action but Radiulnarbreak is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Cragen.
Cragen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cragen.
Cragen lands an elbow.
Radiulnarbreak tries to buck Cragen off but Cragen is having none of it.
Radiulnarbreak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Radiulnarbreak tries to roll over but Cragen keeps him under control.
Radiulnarbreak regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Cragen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cragen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Radiulnarbreak's head.
Cragen postures up.
Cragen throws a big right hand that misses.
Radiulnarbreak looking to control.
Cragen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cragen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cragen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Radiulnarbreak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cragen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cragen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cragen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Radiulnarbreak's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cragen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Cragen will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Radiulnarbreak sizes up Cragen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cragen tries to clinch up but Radiulnarbreak circles away and keeps his distance.
Cragen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cragen with a lazy takedown attempt

and Radiulnarbreak counters with a takedown into side control.
Radiulnarbreak trying to control the position but Cragen is working away.
Cragen is trying to escape the position but Radiulnarbreak is controlling the position.
Radiulnarbreak working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radiulnarbreak misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Radiulnarbreak scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Cragen to see if he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak lands a nice forearm strike.
Cragen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Radiulnarbreak has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Radiulnarbreak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cragen keeps working.
Cragen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Radiulnarbreak is controlling him well.
Radiulnarbreak taking a breather here.

Radiulnarbreak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cragen keeps working.
Radiulnarbreak tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cragen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak misses with the ground and pound.
Cragen gets back to half guard.
Radiulnarbreak takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Radiulnarbreak trying to mount his opponent but Cragen defends it.
Radiulnarbreak is keen to just control but Cragen is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cragen kicks off Radiulnarbreak and gets to his feet.
Cragen has a takedown stuffed.
Rasputin Radiulnarbreak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Cragen.
Cragen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Radiulnarbreak - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radiulnarbreak thows a body shot but no joy.
Radiulnarbreak scores with a sloppy right hand. Cragen should have avoided that one.
Cragen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Radiulnarbreak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cragen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rasputin Radiulnarbreak dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cragen avoids the body shot from Radiulnarbreak.
Cragen has his takedown stuffed
and Radiulnarbreak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Radiulnarbreak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Radiulnarbreak thows a huge punch but Cragen dodges it nicely.
Radiulnarbreak lands strikes from half guard.

Cragen actively working from the bottom here.
Cragen is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Radiulnarbreak prevents Cragen from standing back up.
Cragen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Radiulnarbreak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Radiulnarbreak tries to pass to full mount but Cragen defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radiulnarbreak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Radiulnarbreak thows a huge punch but Cragen dodges it nicely.
Cragen is looking to improve his position.
Cragen trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Radiulnarbreak landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cragen taking some punishment here, with Radiulnarbreak in his half guard.
Radiulnarbreak frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Radiulnarbreak can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cragen is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cragen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cragen is squirming around, avoiding Radiulnarbreak's attempts to control the action.

Cragen somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cragen has his takedown stuffed
letting Radiulnarbreak counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cragen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rasputin Radiulnarbreak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Radiulnarbreak has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasputin Radiulnarbreak!