PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Reznov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathias Djuric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikael Reznov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mathias Djuric's chin.

Reznov
vs
Djuric

182 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikael Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mathias Djuric!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov throws a right and a left that Djuric avoids nicely.
Djuric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Djuric walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Reznov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Reznov ducks under a wild hook from Djuric.
Djuric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reznov wants to clinch.
Djuric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Djuric.
Reznov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reznov lands with a straight right. Djuric didn't see that one coming.
Djuric throws a head kick but Reznov moves out of range.
Reznov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Djuric throws a right hand that Reznov ducks under and follows up with a left that Reznov also avoids with ease.
Reznov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick from Reznov lands but Djuric takes it in his stride.
Djuric swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Reznov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but Djuric is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Djuric has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reznov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Djuric looks gassed!
Djuric manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Reznov manages to get himself to full guard.
Reznov working a defensive guard here.
Djuric throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Reznov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Djuric throwing strikes from guard but Reznov blocks nicely.
Djuric trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Djuric postures up.
Djuric landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Djuric's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Reznov is trying to control the position but Djuric postures up.
Djuric wants to control from the top but Reznov keeps moving.
Djuric in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Djuric with a flurry of punches that miss.
Djuric postures up and lands a big shot to Reznov's brow.
Reznov trying to keep a closed guard but Djuric is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Djuric looks to clinch

and Reznov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Djuric stalls.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Djuric throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Reznov.
Djuric throws a head punch that misses.
Djuric comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Djuric misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Djuric.
Reznov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reznov stalling the fight.
Djuric scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Reznov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reznov blocks an elbow strike from Djuric.
Reznov avoids the elbow strike from Djuric, against the ropes.
Djuric lands a nice elbow.
Reznov is looking to break free of the clinch but Djuric has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Djuric works on Reznov's body with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reznov is looking to break free of the clinch but Djuric has double underhooks.
Djuric lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Djuric misses with an elbow strike.

Djuric breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Djuric throws a head kick that misses.
Djuric is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reznov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Djuric.
Djuric scores with a hook.

Djuric gets a clinch.

Djuric's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Djuric looks to land a combination. Reznov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Djuric lands a nice looking kick to the body. Reznov takes a step back to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Djuric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Djuric misses.

Djuric gets a clinch.
Djuric misses with a knee strike.
Djuric makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Djuric working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Djuric breaks the clinch.
Djuric moves out of range of the leg kick from Reznov.
Reznov blocks a head kick by Djuric.
Djuric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from Djuric misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reznov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mikael Reznov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Djuric throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reznov counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Djuric throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Djuric tries to stall but Reznov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Reznov missing with knees to the body.

Djuric manages to break the clinch.
Djuric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reznov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Reznov is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Djuric throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Reznov is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the ropes! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mathias Djuric!