PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Huff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasputin has chosen Bas Beats as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brennan Huff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Huff
vs
Rasputin

190 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
215 lbs
9 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hopkins Athletics

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Huff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grigori Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rasputin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rasputin tries to stall but Huff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Huff is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rasputin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huff's brow.
Rasputin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Huff blocks the elbow strike.
Rasputin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huff dodges an elbow strike from Rasputin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Rasputin breaks the clinch.

Huff moves into the clinch successfully.
Rasputin lands an elbow that stopped Huff in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Brennan Huff has been cut.
Huff wants to stall.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huff is defending well for now.

Rasputin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws a leg kick which misses Huff's front leg but catches the back leg as Huff tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rasputin - that will leave a mark!
Huff misses with a hook. Rasputin ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Huff moves out of range easily.

Huff closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Huff takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Huff moves out of range.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.

Huff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rasputin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huff is defending well for now.
Rasputin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rasputin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Huff's brow.
Huff managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.
Huff wants to break free but Rasputin has control.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rasputin missing with knees to the body.
Huff tries to break free but Rasputin pushes him back against the cage.
Rasputin misses with a knee to the head.
Huff misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huff throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Rasputin has Huff pressed against the cage, preventing Huff from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rasputin.

Rasputin manages to break the clinch.
Rasputin keeps Huff at a distance using the push kick.
Huff takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Huff moves out of range easily.

Huff gets a clinch.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it misses.
Huff misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rasputin.
Rasputin throws an elbow that misses.
Huff is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rasputin blocks an elbow strike from Huff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Huff throws a punch but it's blocked by Rasputin.
Huff throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rasputin blocks it with crossed arms.
Rasputin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Huff tries to land knees in the clinch but Rasputin avoids the damage to the body.
Huff managing to block the knees to the body from Rasputin.

Huff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Rasputin lands.
Huff throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin tries to work over Huff's front leg with a kick but Huff checks it.
Rasputin throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.
Huff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Huff moves out of range.
Rasputin takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Grigori Rasputin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws a head kick but Huff moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Huff blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a body kick.
Rasputin lands with a slapping head kick.
Huff jabs Rasputin right on the nose. Rasputin blinks but takes it well.

Oooooh!!! Huff has knocked Rasputin down with a huge combo! Huff steps away and waves a wobbly Rasputin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Rasputin is rocked!
BAM! Huff delivers a spinning backfist that drops Rasputin like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Brennan Huff!