PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rasputin
vs
Barnes

198 cm
24
280 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
245 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Piotr Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brock Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Barnes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

It looks like Brock Barnes has been cut.
Barnes fails with a takedown attempt.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes shoots in but Rasputin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rasputin defending well as Barnes loads up on a big left hand.
Rasputin throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Rasputin misses the target.
Rasputin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barnes.
Barnes looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Piotr Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Barnes.
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barnes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Rasputin gets caught flat footed, as Barnes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.

Rasputin pushes Barnes off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Barnes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rasputin is concentrating on defense, preventing Barnes from advancing position.
Barnes is thwarting Rasputin's attempts to control the position.
Barnes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Rasputin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barnes.
Barnes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rasputin's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin is concentrating on defense, preventing Barnes from advancing position.
Rasputin moves into full guard.
Rasputin is trying to keep Barnes in close.
Barnes throws and elbow that misses. Rasputin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Rasputin!
Barnes is striking from the bottom but Rasputin uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Barnes tries to get to full guard but Rasputin has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to get back to full guard here but Rasputin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Barnes tries to reverse the position but Rasputin maintains control.
Barnes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes working to try and regain half guard.
Rasputin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Barnes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rasputin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Barnes's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
Barnes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Barnes's head.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rasputin staying out of range there.
Rasputin lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin fails to land with a series of punches.
Rasputin drops his shoulder and cracks Barnes with a huge uppercut! Barnes goes down! Can Rasputin finish him?
Barnes striking off his back but it's not causing Rasputin any problems.
Barnes is breathing heavily.
Rasputin slips nicely into half guard.
Rasputin is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard.
Rasputin trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes punching from the bottom.
Barnes strikes from the bottom but Rasputin passes into mount!
Barnes really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rasputin trying to control but Barnes is having none of it.
Rasputin blocks Barnes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin controlling from the full mount.
Barnes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Rasputin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barnes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Rasputin controlling the position easily from mount.
Rasputin wants to control the pace but Barnes is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barnes is desperately trying to improve his position but Rasputin has a good base and remains in mount.
Barnes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barnes throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Rasputin manages to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnes is looking to regain half guard here but Rasputin keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rasputin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brock Barnes's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Rasputin lands a two punch combo.
Barnes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barnes thows a body shot but no joy.
Rasputin throws a nice looking combination but Barnes bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That has opened up Brock Barnes's cut even more.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rasputin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barnes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brock Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Rasputin.
Rasputin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barnes looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piotr Rasputin is winning the standup battle so far.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
A big right from Rasputin misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin throws a body punch but Barnes moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barnes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rasputin throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Barnes moves away from the strike by Rasputin.
Piotr Rasputin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rasputin lunges at Barnes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barnes's hand.
Barnes fails to land the takedown.
Rasputin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rasputin misses with a few strikes there.
Barnes slips a jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin stuffs the takedown.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rasputin takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnes drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rasputin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Barnes's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes wants to improve his position but instead Rasputin has moved into half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Rasputin seems content to control.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Rasputin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Rasputin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Piotr Rasputin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is looking to get to half guard.
Rasputin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Barnes is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rasputin blocks Barnes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Barnes swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Barnes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes wants to get back to full guard but Rasputin has mounted him!
Barnes can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rasputin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rasputin, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rasputin!