PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Owen Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Indigo Peru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Indigo Peru has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Owen Rasmussen's chin.

Rasmussen
vs
Peru

184 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Owen Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Indigo Peru!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Peru shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rasmussen's guard.
Peru forces his way into half guard.
Peru is trying to control. Rasmussen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rasmussen is looking to control Peru's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rasmussen avoid being mounted?
Rasmussen is trying to stand up here but Peru is controlling him well.
Peru tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Rasmussen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peru thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rasmussen tries to roll over but Peru keeps him under control.

Peru seems to be looking for submissions.
Peru is trying to control. Rasmussen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peru prevents Rasmussen from improving his position.
Rasmussen is working hard here to advance position.
Peru wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rasmussen keeps working.
Rasmussen wants to get back to full guard.
Rasmussen wants to control but Peru is keeping busy.
Peru winds up and cracks Rasmussen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Peru lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is looking for a sweep. Peru is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Peru controlling the pace.
Rasmussen wants to get back to full guard.
Peru wants to control but Rasmussen is keeping him busy.
Peru throwing shots but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasmussen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Peru is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rasmussen sees it coming and defends easily.
Rasmussen is pressing down on Peru's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rasmussen pushes Peru off and scrambles back to his feet.

Peru shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Peru showed some decent athleticism there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rasmussen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Peru wants to control from the top but Rasmussen keeps moving.

Rasmussen wriggles free and stands up.

Rasmussen drives through and clinches with Peru against the cage.
Rasmussen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Peru looks winded!
Rasmussen wants to break free but Peru has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rasmussen breaks from the clinch.
Peru tries a head kick but it misses.

Peru manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rasmussen on his heels. He'll look to pass Rasmussen's guard now, I'm sure.
Rasmussen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasmussen keeping moving, preventing Peru from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasmussen striking off his back but it's not causing Peru any problems.
Rasmussen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rasmussen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rasmussen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peru defending well though.
Rasmussen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Indigo Peru dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rasmussen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Peru throws a head kick that misses
and Rasmussen counters with a low kick, right behind Peru 's knee.

Peru has Rasmussen up against the cage in a clinch.

Peru has Rasmussen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Peru pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rasmussen tumbling to the mat - Peru dives into Rasmussen's guard.
Peru has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Peru tries to stand but Rasmussen is controlling from the bottom.
Rasmussen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Peru looking to sit in guard and control but Rasmussen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen stands up over Peru, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peru is breathing heavily.
Rasmussen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Peru works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rasmussen is working Peru over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasmussen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rasmussen chips away with some ground and pound.
Peru trying to keep a closed guard but Rasmussen is proving a slippery customer.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen throwing strikes but missing.
Rasmussen trying to control the position from guard on top but Peru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rasmussen postures up in Peru's guard and throws a big left but Peru blocks it.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Peru has wrist control.
Indigo Peru has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peru keeping moving, preventing Rasmussen from controlling successfully.
Peru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rasmussen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasmussen won't allow Peru to sweep him here.
Peru working a defensive guard here.
Rasmussen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasmussen stopping the sweep attempt from Peru.
Rasmussen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasmussen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rasmussen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rasmussen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Rasmussen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rasmussen is looking to work some ground and pound but Peru has wrist control.
Peru can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rasmussen controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peru looking for a sweep. Not yet Peru, not yet.

Rasmussen gets to his feet. Peru looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Rasmussen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Peru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rasmussen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Peru clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasmussen lands a body punch in the clinch.

Rasmussen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Peru.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Rasmussen is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Owen Rasmussen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rasmussen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Peru, pushing him back against the cage.
Peru stalling in the clinch.
Rasmussen misses with a body punch.
Rasmussen trying to land knees to the body.

Peru manages to pull guard.

Peru has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Rasmussen has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Rasmussen gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peru misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Peru looking for submissions off his back.
Rasmussen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rasmussen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Peru takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rasmussen connects with a nice short shot to Peru's temple.
Peru is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen trying to control from Peru's half guard. Peru has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Peru throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rasmussen wants to control from the top but Peru keeps moving.
Rasmussen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rasmussen wants to control from the top but Peru keeps moving.
Rasmussen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Peru's head.
Rasmussen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Peru has his hands on Rasmussen's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen trying to control the position from guard on top but Peru is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Peru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rasmussen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rasmussen working some strikes from top position.
Rasmussen works over Peru with some ground and pound from guard.
Peru is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Peru looking for a sweep. Not yet Peru, not yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasmussen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rasmussen distracts Peru with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen landing with the ground and pound.
Rasmussen with a nice head shot there.
Rasmussen is working Peru over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rasmussen scoring with some ground and pound.

Rasmussen stands up and waves to Peru to follow him.

Rasmussen moves into the clinch.
Rasmussen tries for a takedown but Peru manages to get underhooks.
Rasmussen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peru avoids it.

Rasmussen gets control of Peru's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rasmussen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Peru trying to control but Rasmussen is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasmussen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rasmussen closes the distance but Peru moves to the side
and Peru counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rasmussen clinches with his opponent.
Rasmussen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Peru manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Owen Rasmussen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rasmussen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Owen Rasmussen!