PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berne Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bad
vs
Rasputin

190 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Bad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Berne Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Bad keeps it at a distance.
Bad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rasputin circles away.
Bad will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rasputin's waist but Rasputin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bad off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin tries to clinch up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Bad moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Rasputin. No joy for Bad on that attempt.
Bad shoots in and drives through. Rasputin sprawls well.

Rasputin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bad, pushing him back against the cage.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bad drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rasputin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bad misses with the head strike.
Rasputin lands a knee to the head.
Bad takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bad gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bad content to control rather than advance.
Rasputin has hold of Bad's hands but Bad slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bad 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.
Bad stops Rasputin from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rasputin's face.
Rasputin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Bad.
Rasputin is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rasputin looks gassed!
Bad punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bad controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is trying to stand up.
Bad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bad landing punches.
Bad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bad has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is in a horrible position here. Bad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bad looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bad landing shots from mount.
Bad raining down shots from the mount!

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.
Bad breaks from Rasputin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bad content just to control the position here.
Bad landing punches.
Rasputin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Bad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rasputin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bad content just to control the position here.
Bad cracks Rasputin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bad dominated that round.
That's time! Bad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rasputin is looking to stand up but Bad isn't so interested in that idea.
Bad not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet but Bad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bad slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Bad just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bad shoots in and drives through. Rasputin sprawls well.
Bad tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rasputin swivels and escapes.
Bad tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rasputin as he avoids it easily.
Berne Rasputin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Bad is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to clinch but Bad is having none of it.
Bad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rasputin as he jumps to the side.

Bad drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rasputin is trying to buck Bad off.
Bad working the head with strikes.
Rasputin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bad working the ground and pound from side control.
Bad lands a few punches from side control.
Bad moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bad controls the position.
Rasputin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Bad asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rasputin tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
I would not like to be Rasputin right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bad.
Bad lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rasputin.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up.
Bad biding his time, looking for the opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rasputin holding both Bad 's hands and preventing any damage.
Bad is punishing Rasputin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rasputin trying to get back to his feet but Bad is in full control for now.
Bad lands a shot to the body.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bad controlling the positon.
Rasputin wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rasputin as he jumps to the side.
Bad changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rasputin tries to avoid it but Bad manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rasputin to the ground. Rasputin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rasputin moves in looking to clinch but Bad pushes him off.
Bad misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Bad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rasputin tries to clinch there but Bad circles away.
Rasputin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bad shoots in but no luck this time.
Rasputin fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rasputin clinches.
Bad tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rasputin lands a body punch.
Bad is trying to stall.
Rasputin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rasputin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rasputin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bad goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rasputin prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bad is working Rasputin over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bad has Rasputin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rasputin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Come on Bad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bad trying to stall but Rasputin improves his position.
Bad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bad goes for a takedown attempt but Rasputin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rasputin wants to clinch up but Bad keeps it at a distance.

Bad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bad cracks Rasputin with a solid left hand.
Bad is in close to Rasputin's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bad 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.
Bad postures up and lands a big shot to Rasputin's brow.
Bad passes Rasputin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Rasputin is trying to stand back up but Bad is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bad lands strikes from half guard.
Bad prevents Rasputin from standing back up.
Bad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Bad.
Bad trying to control the pace.
Bad's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Johnny Bad just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bad swats away the attempt to clinch by Rasputin.
Berne Rasputin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bad looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rasputin tries to kick Bad off but Bad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Bad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bad, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Bad!