PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubble Butt (ranked 1435 p4p, 65 weight class) and Evgeni Rasputin (ranked 731 p4p, 7 weight class). Bubble Butt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Butt
vs
Rasputin

199 cm
23
270 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

185 cm
22
236 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bubble Butt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evgeni Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Rasputin looks to land a left hand but Butt moved out of range nicely.
Butt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Butt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rasputin throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Butt. Those never looked like landing.
Rasputin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Butt with a body shot.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rasputin moves forwards but Butt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Butt.

Rasputin drives through and clinches with Butt against the cage.
Rasputin tries to break the clinch but Butt is controlling the position.
Butt prevents Rasputin from breaking the clinch.
Butt dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rasputin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butt can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butt tries to throw a body punch but Rasputin avoids it by throwing Butt back against the cage.
Butt misses with some punches.
Butt lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butt misses with some punches.
Butt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rasputin is keeping busy.

Rasputin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut

and Butt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Butt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rasputin swings wildly with an uppercut but Butt uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Butt.
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin is trying to break the clinch but Butt has him pressed against the cage.
Rasputin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rasputin stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butt.

Rasputin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rasputin digs a good body shot into Butt's ribs.
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!
Butt tries to clinch but Rasputin moves out of range.
Butt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evgeni Rasputin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butt tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Butt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rasputin takes a swing at Butt's ribcage but misses.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin scores with a jab. Butt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butt.
Rasputin misses the body punch

and Butt moves into the clinch.
Rasputin prevents a body shot from Butt.
Butt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Butt has him pressed against the cage.

Rasputin breaks the clinch.
Butt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin lands a jab to Butt's midsection.
Butt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Rasputin counter with a right hand.
Butt misses with a few strikes there.
Butt throws a series of punches but Rasputin moves out of range.
Butt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butt is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a hook.
Rasputin lands with a good body shot.
Rasputin digs a good hook to Butt's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butt slips a straight right by Rasputin.
Nice defenses there by Butt.
Rasputin slips a jab and a cross from Butt.
Butt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.
Rasputin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butt counters with a one-two to the body.
Butt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butt moves in looking to clinch but Rasputin pushes him off.
Butt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Rasputin tries to get set, Butt tries to push him back and clinch up but Rasputin manages to avoid the attempt.
Butt tries to close the distance and clinch but Rasputin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Rasputin darts in and clinches Butt up against the cage.
Butt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bubble Butt will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rasputin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Evgeni Rasputin has been cut.
Butt misses with a wild combination.
Butt throws a right hand that Rasputin ducks under and follows up with a left that Rasputin also avoids with ease.
Rasputin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rasputin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butt is looking to clinch but Rasputin is avoiding it.
Jab, jab by Rasputin - just one landing.
A combination from Butt does no damage.
No joy there for Butt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rasputin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Butt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Butt.
Bubble Butt is winning the standup battle so far.
Rasputin throws a hook to the side of Butt's head but Butt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Rasputin throws a body punch but Butt moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a body shot.
Rasputin lands with an uppercut that bounces Butt off the cage and back into range.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by Butt.
Rasputin throws a jab but it's blocked by Butt.
Butt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Butt throws a right and a left that Rasputin avoids nicely.
Rasputin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rasputin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butt manages to avoid it.
Rasputin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butt moves away.
Butt slips under a jab from Rasputin.
Rasputin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rasputin throws out a counter right but Butt avoids it with no problem.
Butt swinging wildly here.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rasputin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Butt counters with a series of strikes. Rasputin will be more careful next time no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rasputin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Butt tries to clinch up but Rasputin circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin looks to land a left hand but Butt moved out of range nicely.
Rasputin throws a poor cross that misses

and Butt counters by moving into the clinch.

Rasputin manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Butt.

Rasputin gets tackled into the cage by Butt. Butt maintains the clinch.
Rasputin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin misses with the head strike.
Butt digs a right hand underneath Rasputin's ribcage. Rasputin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Butt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Butt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butt will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rasputin up against the cage.
Butt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rasputin backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Rasputin.
Rasputin stalls.
Rasputin continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rasputin as Butt tries to tie him up.
Butt tries a body shot but Rasputin blocks it.
Butt swings wildly with an uppercut but Rasputin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rasputin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Butt throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Butt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rasputin.
Butt staying out of range there.
Bubble Butt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rasputin takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin misses with a looping right.
Rasputin scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rasputin throws a big shot that misses.
Rasputin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasputin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rasputin looks to land a left hand but Butt moved out of range nicely.
Rasputin misses with an uppercut. Butt saw that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin throws an overhand right that lands on Butt's shoulder, as Butt tries to avoid the shot.
Rasputin misses with a looping left.
Rasputin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Butt misses.
Butt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Bubble Butt will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evgeni Rasputin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Butt lands with a nice combination. Rasputin backs away looking to recover.
Rasputin scores with a nice right hand.
Butt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rasputin circles away quickly and effectively.

Rasputin clinches with his opponent.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butt keeps control of Rasputin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rasputin's elbow.
Butt keeps control of Rasputin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Rasputin breaks from the clinch.
Butt doesn't manage to clinch there - Rasputin circles away.
Butt throws a nice looking combination but Rasputin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butt walks into a stiff left hand from Rasputin.
Rasputin cracks a nice hook into Butt's ribs.
Rasputin loads up on a big right hand but Butt slips the punch.
Rasputin lands with an overhand left.
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!
Rasputin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Butt under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Butt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Butt is just out of range.
Rasputin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rasputin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Butt is rocked!
Butt is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rasputin doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Butt crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Butt's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evgeni Rasputin!
A relieved looking Evgeni Rasputin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bubble Butt was interviewed post fight and said 'power'.