PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruki Pushki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Alkofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pushki
vs
Alkofer

190 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

210 cm
20
210 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruki Pushki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Alkofer!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alkofer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Alkofer fails to land the takedown.
Pushki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Alkofer pinned against the cage. Alkofer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Pushki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pushki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alkofer wants to stand and escape but Pushki is having none of it.
Pushki postures up and lands a big shot to Alkofer's brow.
Pushki wants to control from the top but Alkofer keeps moving.
Pushki thows a big elbow that misses.
Pushki trying to control the position from guard on top but Alkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alkofer keeping full guard, as Pushki tries to pass.
Pushki is working hard here to advance position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Pushki wants to control from the top but Alkofer keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ruki Pushki wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alkofer misses with a straight left.

Pushki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Alkofer sprawls well initially but Pushki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pushki is trying to control the action in half guard but Alkofer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pushki trying to pass the guard but Alkofer defending well.
Pushki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pushki works his way into side control.
Alkofer prevents Pushki from moving into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushki works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Alkofer tries to escape but Pushki is in control.
Pushki is putting a hurting on Alkofer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pushki throws an elbow but Alkofer slips to the side and avoids it well.
Pushki tries to advance position but instead Alkofer slips a leg back in to half guard.
Pushki looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pushki is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pushki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alkofer keeps working.
Pushki frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Alkofer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Alkofer looks gassed!
Pushki trying to control but Alkofer is having none of it.
Alkofer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alkofer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pushki dominating with strikes here.
Pushki wants to control the pace but Alkofer is squirming around nicely.
Pushki is landing with some decent strikes but Alkofer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pushki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alkofer is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushki punishing his opponent with strikes.

Pushki wants to finish this one by submission but Alkofer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Pushki.
Pushki with a couple of short strikes.
Alkofer is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pushki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alkofer is trying to stand.
Alkofer is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pushki scoring with strikes but Alkofer is staying in there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pushki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alkofer?
Pushki raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Pushki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruki Pushki dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pushki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Alkofer was covering up waiting for the punch and Pushki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pushki trying to control the position from guard on top but Alkofer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pushki passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pushki lands a few punches from side control.
Pushki working the head and body with strikes.
Pushki in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alkofer takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Alkofer is breathing heavily.
Pushki prevents Alkofer from escaping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki advances to mount.
Pushki with good strikes from the mount here!
Alkofer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pushki lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pushki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pushki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pushki landing punches.
Alkofer wants to get back to his feet.
Pushki is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pushki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alkofer can do to turn this around?
Alkofer taking shots to the head.
Pushki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Alkofer is rocked!
Alkofer is trying to stand.
Alkofer is bucking up trying to escape but Pushki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pushki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alkofer is looking to escape.
Pushki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pushki lands a big elbow.
Pushki with a couple of short strikes.
Pushki lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pushki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pushki working Alkofer over with strikes here.
Pushki looking to finish Alkofer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alkofer!
Pushki wants to control the pace but Alkofer is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pushki looking to finish Alkofer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alkofer!

Pushki working for a submission but Alkofer is keeping him at bay.
Pushki breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Pushki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pushki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alkofer hang on?
Pushki trying to control but Alkofer is having none of it.
Pushki looking to finish Alkofer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alkofer!
Ruki Pushki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Alkofer wants to get back to his feet.
Pushki landing shots from mount.
Pushki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alkofer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Alkofer is squirming around, avoiding Pushki's attempts to control the action.
Pushki unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
BOOM! Pushki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pushki with a couple of short strikes.
Alkofer is still in real trouble! Can Pushki finish him?
Pushki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ruki Pushki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Alkofer enables Pushki to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Alkofer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pushki with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pushki looking to pass the guard.
Alkofer seems to have recovered his senses.
Pushki stands and throws Alkofer's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pushki advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pushki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Pushki connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pushki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Alkofer wants to try and get back to his feet.
Alkofer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pushki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pushki unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushki working Alkofer over with strikes here.
Pushki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pushki tries to control but Alkofer wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pushki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pushki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pushki landing strikes from the mount.
Pushki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alkofer looks a forlorn figure.
Pushki scoring with strikes but Alkofer is staying in there.
Pushki is landing with some decent strikes but Alkofer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pushki trying to control but Alkofer is having none of it.
Alkofer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rudy Alkofer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushki working Alkofer over with strikes here.
Pushki is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Alkofer can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pushki cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Pushki content just to control the position here.
Pushki putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pushki trying to control but Alkofer is having none of it.
Pushki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushki scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Alkofer?
Pushki breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Pushki postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Alkofer looks a forlorn figure.
Pushki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Alkofer is looking to escape.
Pushki landing punches.
Alkofer wants to try and get back to his feet.

Pushki looking to secure an arm triangle but Alkofer defends it well.
Pushki breaks from Alkofer's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pushki is landing with some decent strikes but Alkofer is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pushki working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Alkofer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Alkofer is squirming around, avoiding Pushki's attempts to control the action.
Pushki landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushki punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pushki landing punches.
Pushki landing strikes from the mount and Alkofer is in trouble!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pushki lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alkofer hang on?
Pushki landing shots from mount.
Ruki Pushki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pushki controlling from the full mount.
Pushki working the ground and pound effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ruki Pushki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pushki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:25
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruki Pushki!