PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bodhidharma
vs
Ratskin

180 cm
29
265 lbs
21 - 14 - 0

196 cm
36
270 lbs
30 - 14 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Merciless Gladiators

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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodhidharma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ratskin throws a series of punches but Bodhidharma avoids them all with ease.
Bodhidharma throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Ratskin moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma throws a sloppy head kick and Ratskin moves out of range easily.

Ratskin instigates a clinch.
Bodhidharma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bodhidharma blocking some punches.
Bodhidharma blocking some punches.
Ratskin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratskin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bodhidharma blocks an elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Ratskin fails to land.
Ratskin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bodhidharma.
A left hand lands to the body for Ratskin.
Ratskin scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin pushes Bodhidharma back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Bodhidharma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander Ratskin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ratskin moves into the clinch successfully.
Ratskin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ratskin gets through Bodhidharma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ratskin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ratskin.
Bodhidharma is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ratskin is keeping busy.
Bodhidharma is trying to force a seperation but Ratskin has the dominant position.
Ratskin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ratskin has a couple of punches blocked by Bodhidharma.
Ratskin has a couple of punches blocked by Bodhidharma.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ratskin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ratskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bodhidharma on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Ratskin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ratskin misses with the head strike.
Bodhidharma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bodhidharma just leaning against Ratskin, taking a breather.
Bodhidharma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bodhidharma.
Ratskin lands a left hand.
Bodhidharma lands a body shot.
Ratskin throws a punch but it's blocked by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma working aggressively here.
Bodhidharma working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ratskin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bodhidharma tries a body shot but Ratskin blocks it.
Bodhidharma working aggressively here.
Ratskin tries to land knees in the clinch but Bodhidharma avoids the damage to the body.
Bodhidharma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ratskin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ratskin tries to throw a body punch but Bodhidharma avoids it by throwing Ratskin back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bodhidharma blocks a body shot from Ratskin.
Ratskin has a couple of punches blocked by Bodhidharma.
Bodhidharma is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bodhidharma leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Ratskin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bodhidharma looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ratskin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Bodhidharma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ratskin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ratskin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bodhidharma tries to bum rush Ratskin with a series of wild strikes but Ratskin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bodhidharma swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bodhidharma looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ratskin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bodhidharma.
Ratskin moves in looking to clinch but Bodhidharma pushes him off.
Ratskin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ratskin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ratskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bodhidharma circles away.
Ratskin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bodhidharma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ratskin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Bodhidharma tries to keep at a distance but Ratskin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bodhidharma misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Bodhidharma controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodhidharma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Ratskin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ratskin lands with a nice body punch.
Ratskin doesn't manage to clinch there - Bodhidharma circles away.
Bodhidharma looks to land a right hand but Ratskin moved out of range.

Ratskin cracks Bodhidharma with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bodhidharma looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ratskin finish him?
Ratskin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ratskin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bodhidharma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ratskin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bodhidharma on the side of the head.
Ratskin thows a body shot but no joy.
Ratskin throws a big shot that misses.
Ratskin lands an uppercut, right on the button! Bodhidharma tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Ratskin!
A very excited looking Alexander Ratskin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.