PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Crushinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Adonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adonis has chosen Ether as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ivan Crushinski has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ivan Crushinski seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Crushinski
vs
Adonis

193 cm
23
287 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

203 cm
25
260 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Crushinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julius Adonis!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adonis shoots in looking for a takedown. Crushinski tries to sprawl out of it but Adonis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crushinski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Adonis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adonis swings for the body but Crushinski moves out of range.

Crushinski clinches up with Adonis and pushes him back against the cage.
Crushinski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crushinski effectively controlling the action here.
Adonis stalling against the cage.
Adonis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adonis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Adonis.
Adonis pushes off an throws an elbow but Crushinski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crushinski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adonis trying to control the position but instead, Crushinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adonis into the cage.
Adonis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adonis has Crushinski pressed against the cage, preventing Crushinski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Adonis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adonis effectively controlling the action here.
Adonis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crushinski.
Adonis crunches a lovely knee into Crushinski's ribcage.
Adonis wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adonis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Adonis.
Crushinski blocks an elbow strike.
Adonis wants to stall.
Crushinski being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adonis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crushinski's brow.
Crushinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crushinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adonis tries for a takedown but Crushinski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crushinski stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Crushinski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Adonis.
Adonis is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adonis misses with a takedown attempt - Crushinski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adonis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crushinski swivels and escapes.
Adonis looks gassed!
Crushinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adonis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crushinski as he avoids it easily.
Crushinski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Julius Adonis has been cut.
Adonis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crushinski.
Crushinski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Adonis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crushinski sends Adonis crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crushinski is motioning to the referee to let Adonis up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Crushinski connects with a nice cross there... Adonis is looking wobbly and Crushinski recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Adonis to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Crushinski jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ivan Crushinski!