PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack The Final Line (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Raskolnikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Final Line comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Raskolnikov has chosen Chop Suey as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladimir Raskolnikov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

The Final Line
vs
Raskolnikov

186 cm
23
194 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
201 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack The Final Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Raskolnikov!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raskolnikov takes a swing at The Final Line's ribcage but misses.
The Final Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raskolnikov.
A telegraphed right hand from Raskolnikov misses the target.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raskolnikov swivels and escapes.
The Final Line fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Raskolnikov misses.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the side of The Final Line's head but The Final Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Final Line.
Raskolnikov misses with a straight right.
Raskolnikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raskolnikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Raskolnikov as The Final Line shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raskolnikov stuns The Final Line with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The Final Line blocks a jab.
Raskolnikov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Final Line.
The Final Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a lazy right hand but The Final Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raskolnikov throws the left hand but The Final Line avoids the punch easily.
Raskolnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov is looking to clinch.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
Raskolnikov cracks The Final Line with a right hand to the side of the head.
Raskolnikov lands with a cross.
The Final Line shoots in and drives through. Raskolnikov sprawls well.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raskolnikov misses with a straight right.
Raskolnikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Final Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raskolnikov throws a shot from downtown. The Final Line moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by The Final Line.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raskolnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Final Line.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Raskolnikov 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.

Raskolnikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Final Line walks into a stiff left hand from Raskolnikov.
The Final Line avoids the body shot from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov looks to land a left hand but The Final Line moved out of range nicely.
The Final Line throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raskolnikov's waist but Raskolnikov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Final Line off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
The Final Line fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raskolnikov avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Raskolnikov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raskolnikov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Final Line uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raskolnikov.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Raskolnikov as The Final Line shoots in.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raskolnikov. The Final Line does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack The Final Line is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Final Line.
Raskolnikov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raskolnikov lands a nice looking body shot.
Raskolnikov misses with a hook. The Final Line ducked under it nicely.
Raskolnikov throws a body punch but The Final Line moves out of range.
Raskolnikov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Final Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raskolnikov.
Vladimir Raskolnikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the side of The Final Line's head but The Final Line sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
Raskolnikov lunges at The Final Line with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Final Line's hand.
Raskolnikov scores with a jab to the body.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raskolnikov scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Raskolnikov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The Final Line shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raskolnikov defends it nicely.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for The Final Line. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Raskolnikov looks to score with a jab to the body but The Final Line is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Final Line fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raskolnikov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskolnikov swings for the body but The Final Line moves out of range.
Raskolnikov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Final Line manages to avoid it.

The Final Line feints and as Raskolnikov raises his hands in defense, The Final Line changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Final Line with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raskolnikov is pulling down on The Final Line's head to control his posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raskolnikov can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Final Line is looking to work some ground and pound but Raskolnikov has wrist control.
The Final Line postures up in Raskolnikov's guard and throws a big left but Raskolnikov blocks it.

The Final Line drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Final Line jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Final Line is looking to work some ground and pound but Raskolnikov has wrist control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of The Final Line 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Raskolnikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raskolnikov throws a hook but The Final Line blocks it.
Vladimir Raskolnikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raskolnikov swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack The Final Line. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raskolnikov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Final Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Raskolnikov throws a jab but it's blocked by The Final Line.
The Final Line slips under a jab.
The Final Line tries for a takedown but Raskolnikov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vladimir Raskolnikov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Final Line blocks a jab.
The Final Line defending well as Raskolnikov loads up on a big left hand.
The Final Line uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raskolnikov.
The Final Line shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raskolnikov but Raskolnikov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raskolnikov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Final Line.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Raskolnikov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raskolnikov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Raskolnikov!