PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Mystrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Rasnimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasnimov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Roy Jones Jr- Go Hard Or Go Home. Oleksandr Mystrov has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Mystrov
vs
Rasnimov

200 cm
25
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleksandr Mystrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Rasnimov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Rasnimov. No joy for Mystrov on that attempt.
Rasnimov throws a nice looking combination but Mystrov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rasnimov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasnimov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mystrov's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rasnimov.
A slow jab from Mystrov misses its intended target.
Rasnimov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rasnimov looks gassed!
Rasnimov misses with a double jab.

Rasnimov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mystrov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rasnimov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mystrov with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mystrov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mystrov postures up and lands a big shot to Rasnimov's brow.
Mystrov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mystrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mystrov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mystrov lands a couple of elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mystrov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mystrov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rasnimov for as long as he can get away with.
Mystrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mystrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mystrov postures up and lands a big shot to Rasnimov's brow.
Mystrov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rasnimov's head.
Mystrov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mystrov landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mystrov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mystrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Mystrov landing with the ground and pound.
Mystrov content to stall in guard here.
Mystrov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mystrov 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mystrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mystrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mystrov advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Mystrov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasnimov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mystrov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mystrov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mystrov working Rasnimov over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oleksandr Mystrov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mystrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mystrov chips away with some ground and pound.

Rasnimov is rocked!
Mystrov loads up on a big left hand. Rasnimov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Mystrov looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Rasnimov can't hide his disappointment, as Mystrov celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleksandr Mystrov!