PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Blew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Brezhnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brezhnev has chosen Dirty Magic - The Offspring as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blew
vs
Brezhnev

194 cm
19
218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

182 cm
21
225 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 Cardio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raymond Blew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Brezhnev!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brezhnev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blew stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blew blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Brezhnev misses the target.
Blew swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blew looks to land a combination but Brezhnev avoids it well.
Blew ducks right into an uppercut from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raymond Blew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blew throws a combination that misses
and Brezhnev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blew throws a hook but Brezhnev avoids it easily.
Blew misses with a series of wild punches.
Blew shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Brezhnev takes the fight into the clinch.
Brezhnev prevents the takedown attempt.
Blew is trying to force a seperation but Brezhnev has the dominant position.
Blew takes a shot to the head.
Brezhnev digs a right hand into Blew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blew's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev gets through Blew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Blew is breathing heavily.
Blew changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brezhnev fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezhnev lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blew will feel that in the morning.
Brezhnev thows a body shot but no joy.

Brezhnev clinches up with Blew and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Brezhnev - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brezhnev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brezhnev works on Blew's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Brezhnev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brezhnev lands an uppercut.
Brezhnev slowing the pace effectively.
Brezhnev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brezhnev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blew.
Brezhnev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brezhnev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Brezhnev is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Brezhnev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blew.
Brezhnev lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezhnev pushes Blew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brezhnev lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev stalling the fight.
Brezhnev lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee calls for Brezhnev to work.
Brezhnev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brezhnev lands a hook that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Brezhnev lands a body punch.
Blew letting Brezhnev take a breather here.
A right hand to the body from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev is working Blew over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Brezhnev as the two fighters clinch.
Brezhnev lands a body punch.
A short right from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands with a short shot to the head.
Brezhnev lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brezhnev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brezhnev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brezhnev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brezhnev lands with a short shot to the head.
Brezhnev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Blew or not.
Brezhnev gets through Blew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Brezhnev lands a shoulder strike.
Brezhnev gets through Blew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brezhnev lands a shot to the body.
Blew letting Brezhnev take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Brezhnev.
A left hand lands to the body for Brezhnev.
Brezhnev gets through Blew's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brezhnev pushes Blew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brezhnev scores with a hook to the body.
Blew tries to break the clinch but Brezhnev is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Blew wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brezhnev taking a breather.
Brezhnev digs a right hand into Blew's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blew's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Brezhnev as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Brezhnev stops a takedown attempt from Blew.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Blew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brezhnev lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Brezhnev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blew backwards.
Blew wants a takedown but no success here.
Brezhnev cracks Blew with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev is pressed up against the cage. Blew has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brezhnev down to the mat. Brezhnev avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brezhnev lands a jab to Blew's midsection.
Brezhnev cracks Blew with an open hand slap.
Brezhnev scores with a jab. Blew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Blew throws a shot from downtown. Brezhnev moves away and avoids it.
Brezhnev slips a jab and a cross from Blew.
Brezhnev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blew.

Brezhnev rushes Blew and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brezhnev lands with a short shot to the head.
Brezhnev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brezhnev pushes Blew back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Blew tries for a takedown but Brezhnev manages to get underhooks.
Brezhnev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Brezhnev dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Brezhnev scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut lands for Brezhnev. That snapped Blew's head back.
A jab from Blew misses.
Brezhnev fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brezhnev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brezhnev lands a right hook to the body.
Brezhnev throws a series of punches but Blew avoids them all with ease.
Brezhnev connects with a nice looking jab.
Brezhnev scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brezhnev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brezhnev clobbers Blew with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brezhnev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blew drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brezhnev, as that shot connected.
Decent striking displayed by Brezhnev there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brezhnev drops Blew with a naaaaasty hook - Blew is in real trouble here! Brezhnev dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Brezhnev!