PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hale Erwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Rasputin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erwin comes to the cage accompanied by YC feat. Future - Racks. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Erwin
vs
Rasputin

192 cm
24
262 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

198 cm
31
272 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Next Level Nutrition
Seven Sins™

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Resistance

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hale Erwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Piotr Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Erwin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Erwin.
Rasputin throws a low kick, looking for Erwin's leg but Erwin calmly moves out of range.
Erwin misses with a combination
and Rasputin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rasputin ducks right into an uppercut from Erwin.
Erwin gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Hale Erwin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Erwin misses.
Erwin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A clash of legs there as Erwin blocks the low kick.
Rasputin throws out a leg kick but Erwin moves out of range and Rasputin only half commits.
Rasputin throws out a loose jab but Erwin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin throws a chopping leg kick but Erwin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rasputin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rasputin lands a slapping body shot.
Erwin moves out of range as Rasputin throws a body kick.
Erwin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rasputin misses with a straight left.
Rasputin looks for the body kick but Erwin saw that one coming.
Erwin digs a good body shot into Rasputin's ribs.
Rasputin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Erwin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Rasputin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Erwin connects with a nice looking jab.
Rasputin looks to throw a body kick
and Erwin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Erwin tests Rasputin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erwin lands a lovely overhand right.
Erwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Rasputin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rasputin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Rasputin.
Erwin throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin lands a right hook to the body.
Erwin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rasputin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Erwin throws a big shot that misses.
Rasputin connects with a crisp jab.
An inside leg kick from Rasputin misses.
A head kick by Erwin misses
and Rasputin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Erwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Erwin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasputin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin avoids a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rasputin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Erwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Rasputin's head.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Erwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rasputin lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Erwin throws the left hand but Rasputin avoids the punch easily.
Rasputin throws a leg kick but Erwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut. Erwin saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Piotr Rasputin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin's cut.
That's time! Erwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rasputin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erwin misses the jab.
Rasputin misses with a kick to the body.
Erwin tries a head kick but it misses.
Rasputin throws a front kick that sends Erwin stumbling back into the cage.
Erwin misses with a body kick.
Erwin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab lands there for Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Rasputin lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rasputin connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Erwin misses its intended target.
Rasputin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Erwin takes a step back to recover.
Piotr Rasputin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rasputin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rasputin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rasputin thows a body shot but no joy.
Erwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Erwin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A head kick misses from Rasputin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin moves out of range as Rasputin throws a body kick.
Erwin throws a body punch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Rasputin throws a wild body kick that Erwin sees coming a mile off.
Rasputin fails to land with a series of punches.
Erwin throws a hook but Rasputin avoids it easily.
Rasputin misses the jab.
The crowd cheers as Rasputin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Erwin doesn't seem phased though.
Erwin throws a head kick but Rasputin moves out of range.
Erwin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left lands for Rasputin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin feints and then cracks Erwin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Erwin down.
Erwin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rasputin.
Erwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rasputin motions for Erwin to come forward. Rasputin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Erwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rasputin.
Erwin avoids the body shot from Rasputin.
Erwin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rasputin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Erwin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Erwin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erwin scores with a decent looking hook.
Erwin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Erwin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Erwin missing with a left hand there. Rasputin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rasputin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rasputin moves out of range of the strikes.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Erwin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Rasputin misses its intended target.
Rasputin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Erwin is out of range and Rasputin settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Rasputin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hale Erwin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rasputin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rasputin is looking to score with low kicks.
Erwin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Erwin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Erwin misses with a head kick.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Erwin walks into a straight right hand from Rasputin.
Erwin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rasputin counters with an inside leg kick.
Rasputin takes a swing at Erwin's ribcage but misses.
Erwin checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rasputin throws a leg kick which misses Erwin's front leg but catches the back leg as Erwin tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erwin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Erwin.
Rasputin tests Erwin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rasputin lands a jab.
Rasputin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rasputin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Erwin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Erwin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rasputin blocks a head kick by Erwin.
Rasputin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasputin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erwin misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Erwin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Erwin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rasputin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Erwin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rasputin, right into the meat.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Rasputin.
Rasputin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Erwin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Erwin misses with a straight left.
Erwin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rasputin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin lands a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rasputin. That's going to slow Erwin down.
Rasputin is looking to slow Erwin down with leg kicks.
Erwin blocks a head kick by Rasputin.
Good shot there by Rasputin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rasputin throws a head kick that misses.
Rasputin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rasputin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Erwin's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Erwin is able to avoid easily.
Erwin throws an off balance right hand
and Rasputin counters with a nice body shot.
Rasputin lands with a good body shot.
Rasputin cracks a nice hook into Erwin's ribs.
Rasputin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rasputin.
Rasputin throws a sloppy head kick and Erwin moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rasputin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rasputin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hale Erwin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rasputin moves out of range of the body kick from Erwin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Rasputin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rasputin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Rasputin!
In his post fight interview, Piotr Rasputin started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.