PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salazar Di Fuentes (ranked 1531 p4p, 163 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 2633 p4p, 251 weight class). Piotr Rasputin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Di Fuentes
vs
Rasputin

200 cm
23
275 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Knockaround Guys Fight Gear

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salazar Di Fuentes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rasputin drives through and clinches with Di Fuentes against the cage.
Rasputin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Salazar Di Fuentes has been cut.
I was talking to Di Fuentes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rasputin.
Rasputin blocks the elbow strike.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Di Fuentes avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Di Fuentes in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Di Fuentes is breathing heavily.
Di Fuentes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rasputin takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Di Fuentes managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin stalling the fight.
Rasputin managing to block the knees to the body from Di Fuentes.
Di Fuentes avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.
Di Fuentes pushes off an throws an elbow but Rasputin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Di Fuentes.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rasputin landing knees to the head.

Salazar Di Fuentes's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Di Fuentes up against the cage.
Rasputin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Di Fuentes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rasputin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rasputin effectively controlling the action here.
Rasputin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Nice elbow from Rasputin.

Jeez, Salazar Di Fuentes's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Salazar Di Fuentes's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Piotr Rasputin!