PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gay Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rod Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Bear
vs
Raskolnikov

178 cm
26
144 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
146 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Solid chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
AnonymouS

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gay Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raskolnikov clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear wants to take the fight to the mat but Raskolnikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raskolnikov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Bear takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raskolnikov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bear's defenses.

It looks like Gay Bear has been cut.
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside.
Raskolnikov slowing the pace effectively.
Raskolnikov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raskolnikov avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Raskolnikov gets through Bear's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Bear can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gay Bear. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raskolnikov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Bear has Raskolnikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raskolnikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raskolnikov pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bear is working for takedown but Raskolnikov is calmly controlling the position for now.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Still in the clinch, Raskolnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Raskolnikov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raskolnikov walks away with a smile on his face. Bear gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Raskolnikov clinches up with Bear and pushes him back against the cage.
Bear wants to get back to striking at distance but Raskolnikov won't allow it.
Raskolnikov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bear drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raskolnikov lands a damaging elbow.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bear takes an elbow to the temple.
Still in the clinch, Raskolnikov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Raskolnikov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raskolnikov avoiding damage.
Bear has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raskolnikov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raskolnikov lands a shoulder strike.
Bear has Raskolnikov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raskolnikov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raskolnikov stops a takedown attempt from Bear.
Bear is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov lands with a right to the head.
Raskolnikov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raskolnikov blocks an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raskolnikov gets underhooks to prevent Bear's takedown attempt.
Bear's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raskolnikov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
A short right from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov landing knees to the body.
Raskolnikov pushes Bear back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raskolnikov lands a nice knee to the body.
Raskolnikov managing to block the knees to the body from Bear.
Nice elbow from Raskolnikov.
Bear wants a takedown.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raskolnikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raskolnikov lands a knee to the body.
Raskolnikov lands a left hand.
Raskolnikov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Bear is rocked!
A short left from Raskolnikov.
Oh Bear is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raskolnikov lands an elbow inside that Bear shrugs off.
Raskolnikov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bear looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raskolnikov lands a hook that snaps the head of Bear backwards.
Raskolnikov scores with a shot to the side of Bear's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raskolnikov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raskolnikov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bear wants to take the fight to the mat but Raskolnikov manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Raskolnikov pushes Bear against the cage. Raskolnikov is working some dirty boxing. Raskolnikov pushes off with a quick right hook! Bear goes down! Bear tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Raskolnikov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rod Raskolnikov!