PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Abdi Ahmed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ahmed comes into the arena with Muhammed Ali RIP blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ahmed
vs
Raskolnikov

163 cm
20
142 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
20
146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

KnockOut
Bullet Proof System

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdi Ahmed!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raskolnikov swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Ahmed misses its target.

Raskolnikov rushes Ahmed and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but Raskolnikov holds him up against the cage and eventually Ahmed drops back down to his feet.
I was talking to Ahmed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raskolnikov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahmed lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raskolnikov backwards.
Ahmed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ahmed tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Ahmed lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ahmed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raskolnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ahmed is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Raskolnikov to keep the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Raskolnikov fails to land.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raskolnikov throws an elbow but misses.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raskolnikov scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Abdi Ahmed has been cut.
Ahmed is trying to pull guard but Raskolnikov turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdi Ahmed. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the body.
Ahmed pushes Raskolnikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raskolnikov blocking some punches.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.
Raskolnikov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raskolnikov pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahmed leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raskolnikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahmed blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ahmed.
Ahmed misses with the head strike.
Raskolnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Ahmed.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahmed.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.
Raskolnikov stalls.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov stands there with Ahmed around his waist. Ahmed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov stands there with Ahmed around his waist. Ahmed gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Raskolnikov prevents a body shot from Ahmed.
A short right from Ahmed on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raskolnikov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahmed blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ahmed fails to land.
A short right from Raskolnikov on the inside.
Raskolnikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ahmed misses with a punch on the inside.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Ahmed digs a right hand underneath Raskolnikov's ribcage. Raskolnikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Ahmed jumps guard and drags Raskolnikov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
My spies in Odins Body Workshop inform me that Raskolnikov has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Raskolnikov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ahmed's guard.

Raskolnikov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Raskolnikov moves to clinch but Ahmed breaks away
and Ahmed makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahmed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raskolnikov in his tracks.
Raskolnikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ahmed.
Ahmed connects with a right hand. Raskolnikov shakes it off.
Raskolnikov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahmed tries to counter with a takedown but Raskolnikov is quick to defend against it.
Raskolnikov walks into a stiff left hand from Ahmed.

Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed up against the cage in a clinch.
Raskolnikov has a couple of punches blocked by Ahmed.
Ahmed pushes Raskolnikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ahmed stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raskolnikov misses with an elbow over the top.
Ahmed dodges an elbow strike from Raskolnikov.
Ahmed struggles to land a body shot inside as Raskolnikov controls his hands.
Ahmed jumps guard but Raskolnikov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Raskolnikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ahmed misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmed gets through Raskolnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahmed is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raskolnikov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ahmed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov scores with a shot to the side of Ahmed's head.
Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ahmed gets through Raskolnikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ahmed swings wildly with an uppercut but Raskolnikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ahmed tries to throw a body punch but Raskolnikov avoids it by throwing Ahmed back against the cage.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
Ahmed digs a right hand into Raskolnikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raskolnikov's gas tank.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ahmed wants a takedown but no success here.
Raskolnikov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahmed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rod Raskolnikov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abdi Ahmed's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ahmed fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Raskolnikov on the side of the head.
Raskolnikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ahmed staying out of range there.
Raskolnikov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahmed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Ahmed tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahmed throws a good cross that connects.
Raskolnikov moves in looking to clinch but Ahmed pushes him off.

Raskolnikov closes the distance and clinches.
Raskolnikov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Ahmed.
Ahmed tries to work over Raskolnikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raskolnikov misses with a knee strike.
A nice left hand lands by Ahmed.
A shot in the inside from Ahmed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmed lands a body punch.
Ahmed tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Raskolnikov just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmed tries a body shot but Raskolnikov blocks it.
Ahmed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ahmed.
Ahmed will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raskolnikov up against the cage.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Raskolnikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.

Ahmed is rocked!
Ahmed lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Ahmed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rod Raskolnikov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
Good body shot from Ahmed.
Raskolnikov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ahmed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raskolnikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahmed backwards.
Ahmed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raskolnikov lands with a short shot to the head.
Ahmed lands a shoulder strike.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Raskolnikov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is pushing Ahmed up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raskolnikov pushes Ahmed against the cage. Raskolnikov is working some dirty boxing. Raskolnikov pushes off with a quick right hook! Ahmed goes down! Ahmed tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Raskolnikov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Raskolnikov!
Rod Raskolnikov is the new bantamweight champion!