RSFL 16: Savage vs Kwiatkowski PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Jo Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Heininger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Dennis Heininger was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Jo Wayne
vs
Heininger

184 cm
19
181 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
180 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Jo Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dennis Heininger!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heininger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wayne.
Horrible takedown by Wayne or perhaps it was just good defense by Heininger which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Jo Wayne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heininger lands a nice shot that snaps Wayne's head back.
Heininger swinging wildly here.
Heininger misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heininger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wayne backs up against the cage.
Heininger connects with a high kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wayne.

Heininger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Heininger looks winded!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Heininger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne wants to control but Heininger is keeping busy.
Heininger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heininger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wayne is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Heininger's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Heininger's back!
Wayne keeps control of the position as Heininger tries to break free.

Wayne has the hooks in. Heininger is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Wayne passes his arm under Heininger's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Heininger taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Jo Wayne!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Djuro Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Erschov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sila
vs
Erschov

188 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djuro Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila tries to clinch there but Erschov circles away.
Sila tries to close the distance and clinch but Erschov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sila has closed the distance and engaged Erschov in a clinch.
Erschov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Erschov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sila with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexei Erschov has been cut.
Erschov fails to pull guard.
Sila lands a knee to the head.
Sila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sila.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erschov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sila.
A knee to the head by Sila.
Sila crunches a lovely knee into Erschov's ribcage.

Sila lands a big knee to the head and Erschov goes down! Sila is looking to finish!

Erschov is rocked!
Sila in side control, throwing shots but Erschov defends.
Erschov is still in real trouble! Can Sila finish him?
Sila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erschov keeps working.
Erschov seems to have recovered his senses.

Sila decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erschov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erschov, pushing him back against the cage.
Sila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sila has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sila scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sila.
Sila landing knees to the body.
Sila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sila landing knees to the head.
Sila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erschov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sila lands a good knee to the midsection. Erschov won't want to take too many of those.
Sila landing knees to the body.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Sila landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Erschov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erschov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erschov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Erschov tries to pull guard but Sila holds him up against the cage and eventually Erschov drops back down to his feet.
Sila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sila lands a good knee to the midsection. Erschov won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sila.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Sila working Erschov over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila misses with a knee to the head.
Erschov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sila gets an underhook and turns Erschov into the cage.
Sila landing knees to the head.
Sila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sila tries to land knees in the clinch but Erschov avoids the damage to the body.

Erschov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sila uses from the top position.

Sila is sitting in close to Erschov's body. Erschov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sila is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sila is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Erschov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexei Erschov!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Cashner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polax Volibear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Volibear is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Vodka. Polax Volibear has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andrew Cashner's chin.

Cashner
vs
Volibear

185 cm
26
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

210 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Cashner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polax Volibear!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volibear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cashner.
Volibear listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Cashner has managed to clinch.
Cashner lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Polax Volibear has been cut.
A knee to the head by Cashner.
Volibear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cashner lands an elbow just above Volibear 's eye.
Cashner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Volibear lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cashner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Volibear working hard to break the clinch.
Volibear takes an elbow to the temple.
Volibear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cashner scores with a knee to the head.
Volibear is trying to pull guard but Cashner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Volibear takes an elbow to the temple.
Volibear is trying to pull guard but Cashner has him pressed against the cage.

Volibear's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Cashner drops Volibear with a beautiful combination! Volibear stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cashner is looking for the KO!

Volibear is rocked!

Volibear moves into the clinch.
Volibear tries to pull guard but Cashner holds him up against the cage and eventually Volibear drops back down to his feet.
Andrew Cashner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Polax Volibear.
Volibear looks winded!
Cashner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Volibear fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volibear takes a knee right on the jaw!
Volibear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cashner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Volibear's defenses.
Volibear is still on wobbly legs! Can Cashner finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cashner.
Cashner lands a damaging elbow.
Cashner creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Volibear! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Cashner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Cashner!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Kwiatkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Savage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Shall Perish - Wage Slaves. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Savage
vs
Kwiatkowski

185 cm
19
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Elite Canadian Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Savage!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Kwiatkowski!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A punch combination from Kwiatkowski misses.
Savage tries to bum rush Kwiatkowski with a series of wild strikes but Kwiatkowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kwiatkowski if he has to take too many more of those.
Kwiatkowski looks winded!
Savage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whack! Savage lands a heavy head kick that drops Kwiatkowski. The ref tackles Savage to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Kwiatkowski was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jack Savage!
Jack Savage retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Jack Savage thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.