PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rasputin Erasmus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Dclxvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erasmus comes to the ring accompanied by Rasputin. Project Dclxvi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Erasmus
vs
Dclxvi

201 cm
21
288 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
20
256 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rasputin Erasmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Project Dclxvi!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erasmus takes a swing at Dclxvi's ribcage but misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dclxvi.
Erasmus avoids the body shot from Dclxvi.
Dclxvi clobbers Erasmus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dclxvi misses with a body shot.
Erasmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dclxvi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Erasmus has time to react.
Erasmus throws out a leg kick but Dclxvi moves out of range and Erasmus only half commits.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dclxvi tries to land a front kick but Erasmus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Erasmus. Dclxvi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dclxvi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dclxvi tries to score with a low kick but Erasmus moves his leg out of the way.
Erasmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dclxvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Erasmus's head coaches at WOLFPAC Elite M.M.A. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dclxvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Dclxvi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dclxvi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Erasmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dclxvi.
Dclxvi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dclxvi throws a shot from downtown. Erasmus moves away and avoids it.
Erasmus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dclxvi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erasmus.
Dclxvi throws a poor cross that misses
and Erasmus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Erasmus avoids the body shot from Dclxvi.
Erasmus lands with a right hand.
Dclxvi moves away from the strike by Erasmus.
Dclxvi cracks a nice hook into Erasmus's ribs.
Erasmus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dclxvi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Erasmus misses with a hook.
A combination from Erasmus does no damage.
Dclxvi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Erasmus.
Erasmus misses with a straight left.
A jab from Erasmus finds it's way through Dclxvi's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erasmus looks to score with a jab to the body but Dclxvi is just out of range.
Dclxvi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Erasmus in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dclxvi throws a solid leg kick but Erasmus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dclxvi.
Dclxvi lands a right hook to the body.
Erasmus's corner calls for a 1-2. Erasmus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Erasmus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dclxvi thuds a left hand into Erasmus's body.
Dclxvi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dclxvi lands a jab.
Dclxvi punishes Erasmus's body with a nice straight punch.
Erasmus throws a looping overhand right but Dclxvi ducks down to avoid it.
Erasmus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Erasmus scores with a punch to the head.
Dclxvi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erasmus ducks under a wild hook from Dclxvi.
Erasmus wants to land a leg kick but Dclxvi is out of range.
Dclxvi throws out a leg kick but Erasmus moves out of range and Dclxvi only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dclxvi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Erasmuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Dclxvi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Erasmus misses the jab.
A slow jab from Erasmus misses its intended target.
Erasmus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Erasmus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dclxvi looks to land a right hand but Erasmus moved out of range.
Erasmus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dclxvi throws a big shot that misses.
Erasmus throws a jab when Dclxvi was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Erasmus misses
and Dclxvi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Dclxvi tenderised Erasmus's leg. Erasmus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dclxvi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Dclxvi misses.
Dclxvi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dclxvi misses the jab.
Erasmus misses with a wild body shot.
Erasmus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dclxvi was well out of range. Poor timing from Erasmus.
Dclxvi throws a big shot that misses.
Dclxvi looks for the body kick but Erasmus saw that one coming.
Erasmus slips a jab and a cross from Dclxvi.
Erasmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dclxvi.
Dclxvi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dclxvi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Erasmus throws a lazy right hand but Dclxvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Project Dclxvi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dclxvi scores with a jab.
Dclxvi connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dclxvi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dclxvi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Erasmus had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Dclxvi moves out of range of the strikes.
Erasmus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dclxvi thumps Erasmus with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Dclxvi dominated that round.
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.

Erasmus throws a low kick, looking for Dclxvi's leg but Dclxvi calmly moves out of range.
Erasmus throws a big shot that misses.
Dclxvi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dclxvi misses with a wild combination.
Erasmus misses with a straight right.
Dclxvi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Erasmus eats them both and turns towards Dclxvi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dclxvi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dclxvi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dclxvi digs a good hook to Erasmus's body.
Erasmus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dclxvi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus scores with a sloppy right hand. Dclxvi should have avoided that one.
Good exchange - Dclxvi coming out on top.
Project Dclxvi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dclxvi blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dclxvi throws a looping overhand right but Erasmus ducks down to avoid it.
Erasmus slips under a jab from Dclxvi.
Erasmus works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erasmus throws a hook but Dclxvi avoids it easily.
Dclxvi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dclxvi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Erasmus cracks Dclxvi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dclxvi lands with an overhand left.
Dclxvi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Erasmus tests Dclxvi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dclxvi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dclxvi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Erasmus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dclxvi throws out the jab.
Dclxvi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erasmus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erasmus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Erasmus misses with a wild body shot.
Dclxvi lands a glancing blow to the side of Erasmus's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erasmus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot lands for Dclxvi.
Erasmus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Erasmus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dclxvi.
Erasmus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dclxvi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Erasmus scrambles back to his feet.
Erasmus tests Dclxvi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dclxvi slips under a jab.
Dclxvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erasmus manages to avoid it.
Erasmus connects with a body shot.
A slow jab from Dclxvi misses its intended target.
Dclxvi throws a hook but Erasmus avoids it easily.
Dclxvi wants to slow Erasmus down by chopping away at his legs.
Dclxvi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dclxvi avoids the body shot from Erasmus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dclxvi throws a nice looking combination but Erasmus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Erasmus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dclxvi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dclxvi. Erasmus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dclxvi pushes Erasmus away with a front kick.
Erasmus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Dclxvi.
Dclxvi throws an overhand right that lands on Erasmus's shoulder, as Erasmus tries to avoid the shot.
Dclxvi fails to land with a series of punches.
Erasmus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dclxvi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Erasmus throws a body shot but no joy.
Erasmus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Erasmus avoids the body shot from Dclxvi.
Dclxvi tests Erasmus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dclxvi misses with a straight left.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Dclxvi. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dclxvi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Erasmus manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Erasmus blocks the low kick.
Erasmus throws a lazy right hand but Dclxvi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dclxvi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Erasmus takes a swing at Dclxvi's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Dclxvi catches Erasmus right on the button with a cross.
Erasmus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dclxvi.
Erasmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dclxvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Erasmus staying out of range there.
Dclxvi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erasmus is out of range and Dclxvi settles back down.
Dclxvi throws a low kick but Erasmus moves out of range easily.
Erasmus slips a straight right by Dclxvi.
Erasmus misses with a hook.
Dclxvi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Erasmus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dclxvi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Project Dclxvi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Dclxvi lands a front kick.
Erasmus throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dclxvi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Erasmus throws a body punch but Dclxvi moves out of range.
Dclxvi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Erasmus moves away.
Erasmus just misses with a punch to the body.
Erasmus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Erasmus slips a straight right by Dclxvi.
Erasmus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dclxvi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Erasmus backs up against the ropes.
Erasmus blocks a low kick nicely.
Erasmus fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erasmus moves out of range of the body kick.
Erasmus looks to throw the jab but Dclxvi is out of range.
Erasmus looks to throw the jab but Dclxvi is out of range.
Dclxvi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erasmus.
Nice body punch from Dclxvi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erasmus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dclxvi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dclxvi throws a shot from downtown. Erasmus moves away and avoids it.
Erasmus misses with a hook. Dclxvi ducked under it nicely.
Erasmus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Erasmus misses the jab.
Erasmus takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dclxvi cracks the inside of Erasmus's front leg.
Erasmus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dclxvi manages to avoid it.
A big right from Erasmus misses.
Dclxvi motions for Erasmus to come forward. Dclxvi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dclxvi cracks Erasmus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dclxvi swings for the body but Erasmus moves out of range.
Erasmus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Erasmus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dclxvi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Erasmus checks a leg kick.
Rasputin Erasmus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dclxvi throws out a powerful jab.
Erasmus misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dclxvi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dclxvi misses with a body shot.
Dclxvi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dclxvi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Erasmus.
Erasmus looks to land a right hand but Dclxvi moved out of range.
Erasmus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Erasmus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dclxvi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dclxvi throws the kick towards the body but Erasmus avoids it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dclxvi.
Dclxvi tries to bum rush Erasmus with a series of wild strikes but Erasmus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Project Dclxvi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice combination there by Dclxvi.
A punch combination from Dclxvi misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dclxvi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Erasmus. That did some damage!
Dclxvi slips under a jab.
Dclxvi slips under a jab from Erasmus.
Dclxvi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Erasmus throws a wild body kick that Dclxvi sees coming a mile off.
Erasmus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erasmus cracks Dclxvi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Dclxvi falls to his knees and Erasmus doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rasputin Erasmus!