PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toten Kopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Putten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kopf comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - Iron Fist. 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.

Kopf
vs
Putten

196 cm
23
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toten Kopf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Putten!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putten tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Putten tries to close the distance and clinch but Kopf swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kopf fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Putten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kopf scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putten scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kopf has Putten up against the cage in a clinch.
Kopf landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Putten looks gassed!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kopf lands a nice shot to the body.
Kopf leaning his opponent against the cage.

Kopf breaks the clinch.
Kopf lands a head kick that stumbles Putten and the fighters go to the mat.

Putten is rocked!

It looks like Alexander Putten has been cut.
Kopf passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Putten really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kopf. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kopf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kopf tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopf advances to mount.
Kopf with good strikes from the mount here!
Kopf connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Putten reaches up to try and control the position but Kopf seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Putten rolls and tries to escape and now Kopf has his back!
Kopf trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

Kopf has got one arm under Putten's chin. This could be trouble... Putten trying to control the other hand but Kopf gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Putten has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Toten Kopf!