PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grigori Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antony Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antony Smith has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rasputin
vs
Smith

191 cm
26
222 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

205 cm
27
210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Grigori Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antony Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin scores with a jab to the head.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Rasputin looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rasputin.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rasputin takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Rasputin misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Smith catches Rasputin right on the button with a cross.
A lazy left from Rasputin finds it's target.
Rasputin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith looks to land a combination but Rasputin avoids it well.
Grigori Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith moves out of range as Rasputin strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a nice looking body shot.
Rasputin with a jab.
Smith thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasputin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rasputin.
A big left from Rasputin misses.
A big right from Smith misses.
Rasputin connects with a body shot.
Smith is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rasputin throws a good cross that connects.
Rasputin looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rasputin looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Smith is rocked!
Rasputin thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Rasputin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Rasputin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rasputin lands with a shot to the body.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
Grigori Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Rasputin finds it's way through Smith's defenses.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the body.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Rasputin works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Rasputin misses with a body shot
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rasputin walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Rasputin jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rasputin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Rasputin moved out of range.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rasputin.
Rasputin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rasputin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grigori Rasputin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rasputin throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A lazy left from Rasputin finds it's target.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
Rasputin misses with a two punch combination.
Rasputin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Rasputin.
Rasputin looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Rasputin throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Smith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
Antony Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Rasputin misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
Rasputin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Rasputin throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith seems to have recovered his senses.
Rasputin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rasputin misses with a straight right.
Rasputin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rasputin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Nice uppercut there from Rasputin.
Rasputin stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Rasputin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Smith cracks Rasputin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Smith misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Rasputin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Rasputin lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rasputin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rasputin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Rasputin swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
A left and a right from Rasputin both land. Nice combination.
Rasputin misses the jab.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Rasputin misses with a wild body shot.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rasputin lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Rasputin lands with a right hand.
Rasputin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith glances at the clock... BAM! Rasputin nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Smith crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Smith is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigori Rasputin!
Grigori Rasputin spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.