PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piotr Rasputin Rasputin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Croix
vs
Rasputin Rasputin

180 cm
25
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Rasputin Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croix lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Croix.
Rasputin tries to move into range but Croix moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Croix throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rasputin pushes Croix up against the cage in a clinch.
Rasputin lands an elbow that stopped Croix in his tracks for a moment.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rasputin misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Croix's defenses.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Rasputin misses with an elbow strike.
Rasputin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Croix gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rasputin.
Rasputin avoiding damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rasputin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Croix wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Croix wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Rasputin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Croix up against the cage.
Rasputin is working Croix over against the cage.
Rasputin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Croix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
Rasputin scores with a jab to the body.

Rasputin clinches with his opponent.
Rasputin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Croix fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tony Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Rasputin Rasputin.
Croix looks to land a left hand but Rasputin moved out of range nicely.
Croix misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin catches Croix with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rasputin jabs at Croix's body.
Croix displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Croix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Croix swinging wildly here.
Croix throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Croix swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Croix misses with a double jab.
Croix misses with a series of wild punches.
Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Croix throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Croix fails to land with a series of punches.

Rasputin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Croix quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rasputin with a couple of short strikes.
Rasputin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasputin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rasputin misses with a head shot.
Rasputin looking to ground and pound but Croix is blocking nicely.
Rasputin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Croix is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rasputin landing shots from mount.
Rasputin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Croix is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin trying to control but Croix is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a nice shot to the head.
Rasputin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rasputin throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rasputin throwing strikes here but Croix is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Croix is bucking up trying to escape but Rasputin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rasputin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Croix's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin raining down shots from the mount!
Rasputin thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rasputin Rasputin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A punch combination from Croix misses.

Rasputin has closed the distance and engaged Croix in a clinch.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Croix takes a shot to the head.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Croix 's eye.
Croix working hard to break the clinch.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Croix is defending well for now.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Croix avoiding damage as Rasputin throws knees to the body.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.

Rasputin rushes Croix and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Croix wants to break free but Rasputin has control.
Rasputin tries to land knees in the clinch but Croix avoids the damage to the body.
Croix stops a takedown attempt from Rasputin.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croix blocks an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix has had enough of the clinch but Rasputin keeps him there for the moment.
Croix blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin scores with a knee to the head.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Croix avoids it.
Rasputin throws a head punch that misses.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Croix.
Croix blocks the elbow strike.
Rasputin has Croix pressed against the cage, preventing Croix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croix's efforts to push away.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rasputin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Croix avoids it.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Rasputin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rasputin tries for a takedown but Croix manages to get underhooks.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rasputin is breathing heavily.
Rasputin lands an elbow just above Croix 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rasputin throws an elbow but misses.
Croix tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Croix wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rasputin has him pressed against the cage.
Croix wants to break the clinch but can't.
Croix on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Rasputin gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rasputin throws a strike but Croix avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rasputin throwing strikes but missing.
Croix is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rasputin is controlling him.
Rasputin trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Croix manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin controls Croix momentarily but Croix frees himself.
Rasputin looking for a sweep. Not yet Rasputin, not yet.
Rasputin is trying to control the position but Croix postures up.

Croix stands up and waves to Rasputin to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Croix stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Croix misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rasputin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Croix!
Rasputin misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Croix manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Croix, under a barage of strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rasputin throwing shots but Croix is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rasputin Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Croix off the cage and back into rage.
Rasputin has a takedown stuffed.
Croix missing with a left hand there. Rasputin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Croix pushes him off.
Rasputin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Croix momentarily.
Croix misses with the combination.
Rasputin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Croix misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Croix throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.

Rasputin forces Croix back against the cage and clinches.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin stalling against the cage.
Rasputin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Croix blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin keeps control of Croix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Croix tries to break the clinch but Rasputin is controlling the position.
Croix dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Croix is defending well for now.
Croix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rasputin gets through Croix's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin connects with a knee to the head.
Rasputin can't get the takedown.
Croix blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Croix tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Rasputin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tony Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Piotr Rasputin Rasputin.
Rasputin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Croix backwards.
Rasputin lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside.
Rasputin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rasputin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Croix's efforts to push away.
Rasputin lands an elbow that stopped Croix in his tracks for a moment.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Croix wants to get back to striking at distance but Rasputin won't allow it.
Rasputin cracks Croix with a nice body shot.
Rasputin lands an elbow inside that Croix shrugs off.
Rasputin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Croix is defending well for now.
Rasputin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasputin throws an elbow but it misses.
Croix has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rasputin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin can't find room to land a body shot as Croix controls the action.
Croix looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Rasputin fails to land.
Rasputin is working Croix over against the cage.
Croix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Croix lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Rasputin trying to land knees to the body.
Rasputin drops down looking for an ankle pick but Croix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Croix.
Croix moves out of range as Rasputin strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin cracks a nice hook into Croix's ribs.
Croix throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rasputin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Croix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rasputin manages to avoid it.
Rasputin misses the jab.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rasputin.

Rasputin takes the fight into the clinch.
Rasputin has Croix pushed against the cage.
Rasputin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rasputin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Croix prevents it.
Croix scores with a shot to the side of Rasputin's head.
Rasputin digs a right hand underneath Croix's ribcage. Croix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piotr Rasputin Rasputin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rasputin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rasputin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rasputin Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rasputin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Piotr Rasputin Rasputin!
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight for Piotr Rasputin Rasputin!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Piotr Rasputin Rasputin!

Piotr Rasputin Rasputin wins by unanimous decision!