PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Schwarzeneg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Raskolnikov
vs
Schwarzeneg

180 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Raskolnikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Goran Schwarzeneg!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzeneg has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters circling a little - Raskolnikov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Raskolnikov thows a body shot but no joy.
Raskolnikov scores with a spinning back kick!
Schwarzeneg looks gassed!
Raskolnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Schwarzeneg misses with a takedown attempt - Raskolnikov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Raskolnikov scores with a four punch combination!
Raskolnikov scores with a hook.

Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raskolnikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwarzeneg is still on wobbly legs! Can Raskolnikov finish him?
Raskolnikov scores with a push kick.
Schwarzeneg seems to have recovered his senses.
Raskolnikov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raskolnikov sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Schwarzeneg to the ground! Raskolnikov dives into full mount looking to finish!
Raskolnikov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Raskolnikov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raskolnikov controlling from the full mount.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Raskolnikov pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schwarzeneg looks a forlorn figure.
Schwarzeneg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raskolnikov with the ground and pound from mount.
Raskolnikov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Schwarzeneg looks a forlorn figure.
Schwarzeneg working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schwarzeneg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Raskolnikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Schwarzeneg keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raskolnikov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schwarzeneg wants to hold on but Raskolnikov pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg can't escape the position.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Raskolnikov pushes him away.
Raskolnikov lands a big shot there that rocks Schwarzeneg but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Schwarzeneg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raskolnikov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Schwarzeneg wants to hold on but Raskolnikov pushes him away.
Raskolnikov controlling from the full mount.
Raskolnikov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Schwarzeneg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Schwarzeneg that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Schwarzeneg is working to get back to half guard.
Schwarzeneg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzeneg tries to hold on but Raskolnikov postures up.
Schwarzeneg is looking to get to half guard.
Raskolnikov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raskolnikov trying to control but Schwarzeneg is having none of it.
Raskolnikov raining down shots from the mount!
Raskolnikov lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov with the ground and pound from mount.
Raskolnikov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raskolnikov with the ground and pound from mount.
Raskolnikov with a couple of short strikes.
Raskolnikov tries to control but Schwarzeneg wriggling away.
Raskolnikov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raskolnikov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Raskolnikov tries to control but Schwarzeneg wriggling away.
Raskolnikov avoids the attempt from Schwarzeneg to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwarzeneg is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Raskolnikov wants to control the pace but Schwarzeneg is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Raskolnikov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raskolnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Raskolnikov darts in and clinches Schwarzeneg up against the cage.

Raskolnikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick there by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raskolnikov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schwarzeneg can do to turn this around?
Raskolnikov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raskolnikov is looking to land body kicks.
Raskolnikov misses with the combination.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch but Raskolnikov is avoiding it.
Raskolnikov stuffs the takedown.
Sergei Raskolnikov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raskolnikov lands with a nice combination. Schwarzeneg backs away looking to recover.
Schwarzeneg shoots in but Raskolnikov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schwarzeneg is looking to clinch but Raskolnikov is avoiding it.
Sergei Raskolnikov is winning the standup battle so far.
Raskolnikov plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzeneg misses with a double jab.
Raskolnikov looks to land a combination but Schwarzeneg avoids it well.
Raskolnikov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schwarzeneg moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raskolnikov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Raskolnikov! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sergei Raskolnikov!