PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Reznov (ranked 3610 p4p, 24363 weight class) and Brendan Moker (ranked 415 p4p, 609 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Reznov
vs
Moker

178 cm
25
185
6 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
195
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Brooklyn Apothecary

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brendan Moker!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Reznov gets a takedown into half guard.
Reznov lands strikes from half guard.
Moker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Reznov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.

Reznov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Reznov working the head and body with strikes.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Moker is trying to stand.
Reznov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Reznov there.
Moker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

It looks like Brendan Moker has been cut.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Reznov working Moker over with strikes.
Reznov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.

Moker is rocked!

Reznov is trying to work for a kimura but Moker is defending well.
Moker is still in real trouble! Can Reznov finish him?
Moker pushes Reznov off looking to stand but Reznov dives back in and keeps control.
Moker seems to have recovered his senses.
Reznov working Moker over with strikes.
Reznov working the head and body with strikes.
Moker pushes Reznov off looking to stand but Reznov dives back in and keeps control.
Moker has hold of Reznov's hands but Reznov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moker is trying to stand back up but Reznov is controlling him
Reznov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reznov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moker with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Moker is defending against the submission attempts here by Reznov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Reznov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov stops Moker from getting back to his feet.
Reznov drops an elbow to the side of Moker's head.
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. Reznov connects with a nice short shot to Moker's temple.
Reznov stops Moker from getting back to his feet.
Reznov working over Moker with some ground and pound. Moker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moker is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reznov scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reznov lands a nice short elbow.
Reznov lands strikes from half guard.
Reznov winds up and cracks Moker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Moker is trying to stand up here but Reznov is controlling him well.

Reznov is trying for a kimura here. Moker looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Reznov wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Viktor Reznov!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Reznov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.