PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buck Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Ratskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ratskin has chosen "Carolus Rex" by Sabaton as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Blaze
vs
Ratskin

205 cm
32
277 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

196 cm
33
270 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buck Blaze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Ratskin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Blaze closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ratskin did well to prevent Blaze getting side control.
Blaze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaze sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ratskin taking some punishment here, with Blaze in his half guard.
Ratskin wants to get back to full guard.
Ratskin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Blaze.
Ratskin trying to control but Blaze postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ratskin wants to improve his position but Blaze is controlling well.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ratskin keeps working.
Blaze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze winds up and cracks Ratskin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ratskin trying to control but Blaze postures up.
Blaze throwing shots but Ratskin is blocking nicely.
Ratskin wants to improve his position but Blaze is controlling well.
Blaze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Blaze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blaze is trying to control. Ratskin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Blaze 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.
Ratskin keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ratskin wants to improve his position but Blaze is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Blaze is thwarting Ratskin's attempts to control the position.
Blaze with the ground and pound but Ratskin uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ratskin is pulling down on Blaze's head. It's preventing any offense from Blaze, at least for the moment.
Blaze trying to control the position from guard on top but Ratskin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Blaze lands a jab to Ratskin's midsection.
Blaze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ratskin moves into the clinch.
Ratskin tries to work over Blaze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ratskin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ratskin misses with the head strike.
Ratskin blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ratskin.
Blaze being controlled against the cage.
Ratskin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Blaze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander Ratskin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaze tests Ratskin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze lands with an overhand left.
Buck Blaze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaze walks into a stiff left hand from Ratskin.
Ratskin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ratskin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blaze throws a low kick but Ratskin avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ratskin checks a leg kick.
Blaze throws a hook but Ratskin avoids it easily.
Ratskin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ratskin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaze slips under a jab from Ratskin.
Blaze scores with a jab to the head.
Ratskin lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.
Blaze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Ratskin darts in and clinches Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ratskin scores with a shoulder strike.

Blaze pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ratskin wants to clinch.
Ratskin jabs at Blaze's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buck Blaze will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ratskin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ratskin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blaze throws a punch but it's blocked by Ratskin.
Ratskin blocking some punches.
Ratskin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Ratskin.
Blaze is trying to drag Ratskin to the mat but Ratskin just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratskin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ratskin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blaze misses with the head strike.
Blaze prevents a body shot from Ratskin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ratskin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Blaze misses with some punches.
Ratskin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Ratskin.
A shot in the inside from Ratskin.
A head punch on the inside from Blaze fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blaze.
Ratskin can't find room to land a body shot as Blaze controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ratskin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blaze lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ratskin backwards.
Blaze is working for takedown but Ratskin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Blaze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ratskin works on Blaze's body with a couple of short punches.
Blaze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaze swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaze fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ratskin backwards.
Blaze misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ratskin lands a left hand.
Blaze throws a head punch that misses.
Blaze tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaze wants to break free but Ratskin has control.
Ratskin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ratskin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Blaze is rocked!
Blaze misses with some punches.
Oh Blaze is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ratskin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Ratskin.
Ratskin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ratskin.
Ratskin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blaze lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Blaze blocking some punches.
Blaze blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ratskin throws a big uppercut that drops Blaze! More strikes from Ratskin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blaze lies dazed against the cage as Ratskin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Ratskin!
Alexander Ratskin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - - logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.