PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rozhkov (ranked 181 p4p, 496 weight class) and Prokop Pustik (ranked 28 p4p, 62 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Rozhkov
vs
Pustik

195 cm
29
275
17 - 10 - 0

186 cm
30
263
15 - 17 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Knockout power

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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 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Rozhkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Prokop Pustik!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rozhkov feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rozhkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pustik wants to sweep but no luck.
Rozhkov is in close to Pustik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rozhkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Rozhkov slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rozhkov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pustik knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Pustik is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rozhkov pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov wants to control but Pustik is keeping him busy.
Rozhkov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pustik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pustik trying to control from the bottom.
Rozhkov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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. Rozhkov connects with a nice short shot to Pustik's temple.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pustik blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rozhkov.
Rozhkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pustik defending well though.
Pustik tries to get to full guard but Rozhkov has control of the leg.
Rozhkov lands with a punch from half guard.

Rozhkov is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rozhkov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pustik wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.
Rozhkov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pustik is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rozhkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pustik wants to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rozhkov in particular looking to stall.
Pustik wants to control but Rozhkov is keeping busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pustik flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pustik regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rozhkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rozhkov stands up over Pustik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rozhkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rozhkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pustik looking to control.
Pustik keeping moving, preventing Rozhkov from controlling successfully.
Pustik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rozhkov is one step ahead there.
Rozhkov wants to pass the guard but Pustik is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pustik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pustik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pustik not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rozhkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Pustik is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rozhkov stands up over Pustik, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rozhkov is in close to Pustik's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pustik is trying to control the position but Rozhkov postures up.
Rozhkov controlling from the top position.
Rozhkov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rozhkov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rozhkov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pustik quickly recovers to half guard.
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. Rozhkov connects with a nice short shot to Pustik's temple.
Rozhkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rozhkov wants to take a breather but Pustik is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Rozhkov there.
Pustik gets full guard.
Pustik avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pustik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rozhkov is one step ahead there.
Rozhkov is working Pustik over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pustik utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rozhkov wants to pass the guard but Pustik is keeping the position.

Pustik looking for a guillotine here but Rozhkov defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pustik's head.
Rozhkov trying to control but Pustik is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pustik can do to turn this around?
Pustik wants to sweep but no luck.
Rozhkov working some strikes from top position.
Rozhkov content to stall in guard here.
Rozhkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pustik.
Rozhkov is stalling in the full guard.
Pustik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rozhkov postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rozhkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pustik's head.
Rozhkov stopping the sweep attempt from Pustik.
Pustik controlling Rozhkov's posture.
Pustik wants to improve his position but instead Rozhkov has moved into half guard.
Rozhkov slips a nice elbow through Pustik's hands, connecting with Pustik's forehead.
Rozhkov trying to control the action but Pustik is working from the bottom.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Rozhkov is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rozhkov has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rozhkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pustik tries to get to full guard but Rozhkov has control of the leg.
Rozhkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pustik wants to improve his position but Rozhkov is controlling well.
Alexander Rozhkov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pustik looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pustik has hold of Rozhkov's hands but Rozhkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rozhkov working Pustik over with strikes.
Rozhkov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rozhkov drops an elbow to the side of Pustik's head.

Pustik is rocked!
Pustik gets full guard.
Pustik is still in real trouble! Can Rozhkov finish him?
Rozhkov landing with the ground and pound.
Rozhkov postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Pustik covers up, he's hurt! Rozhkov keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Rozhkov and the ref steps in to end the fight! Rozhkov can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Rozhkov!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Rozhkov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.