PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between aigars brencis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alikai Drustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brencis comes into the arena with petter blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

brencis
vs
Drustav

190 cm
24
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

192 cm
24
188 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, aigars brencis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alikai Drustav!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drustav walks into a stiff left hand from brencis.

Drustav closes the distance and clinches.
brencis prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Drustav.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for brencis.

Drustav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
brencis circles away from the clinch attempt.
brencis fails to land with a series of punches.

Drustav moves into range and clinches up with brencis.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but brencis has him pressed against the cage.
brencis has had enough of the clinch but Drustav keeps him there for the moment.

Drustav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
brencis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drustav tries to close the distance and clinch but brencis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drustav tries to clinch up but brencis circles away and keeps his distance.
brencis wants to clinch up but Drustav keeps it at a distance.
Drustav shoots in but brencis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drustav is trying hard to land a takedown here. brencis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
aigars brencis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.

Drustav has brencis up against the cage in a clinch.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.
Drustav lands a nice uppercut.

Drustav has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics brencis uses from the top position.

Drustav is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and brencis defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drustav has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but brencis has passed into side control.
Drustav tries to escape but brencis is in control.

brencis decides to take the fight back to the feet.
brencis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drustav paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Drustav moves into the clinch successfully.
Drustav lands with a light punch inside.
brencis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drustav looking for a takedown.
Drustav fails to pull guard.
brencis gets underhooks to prevent Drustav's takedown attempt.
Drustav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drustav looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brencis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drustav looks gassed!

brencis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
brencis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drustav moves out of range as brencis strikes.
Nice jab there from brencis.

It looks like Alikai Drustav has been cut.
Drustav gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drustav throws a good cross that connects.

Drustav closes the distance and clinches.

brencis breaks the clinch.

brencis has closed the distance and engaged Drustav in a clinch.

Drustav successfully pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
brencis tries to stand but Drustav is controlling from the bottom.

brencis gets to his feet. Drustav looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Drustav shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says brencis as he avoids it easily.
brencis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drustav avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts brencis, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav drops his hands momentarily and brencis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drustav fails with an attempt to clinch.
aigars brencis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
brencis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drustav momentarily.
Some wild striking there from brencis.
Drustav throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

brencis has closed the distance and engaged Drustav in a clinch.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Drustav blocks a punch to the side of the head.

brencis breaks the clinch.

brencis clinches.
brencis wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on brencis's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Drustav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drustav.
aigars brencis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drustav with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling brencis to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drustav looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

brencis has managed to clinch.
brencis tries to circle away but Drustav has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drustav breaks the clinch.
brencis closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Drustav counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Drustav clinches up with brencis and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

brencis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drustav scores with a decent looking hook.
brencis tests Drustav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drustav clobbers brencis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
brencis is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drustav will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
brencis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

brencis closes the distance and clinches.
brencis misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for brencis.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

brencis breaks from the clinch.
brencis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Drustav.
brencis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from brencis misses.

Drustav gets tackled into the cage by brencis. brencis maintains the clinch.
brencis swings wildly with an uppercut but Drustav uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aigars brencis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alikai Drustav's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

brencis throws a hook to the side of Drustav's head but Drustav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
brencis wants to clinch but Drustav slips to the side

and Drustav counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drustav.
Drustav lands a right hand that snaps the head of brencis backwards.
Drustav tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drustav jumps guard but brencis stands there with Drustav around his waist. Drustav gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drustav tries to score a body lock takedown but brencis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
aigars brencis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.
Drustav softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drustav is trying to force a seperation but brencis has the dominant position.
Drustav jumps guard but brencis stands there with Drustav around his waist. Drustav gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drustav.
Drustav is working for takedown but brencis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drustav can't break the clinch.
Drustav tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drustav drops to a knee looking for a takedown but brencis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drustav is breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drustav.

Drustav decides to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drustav kicks brencis off and gets to his feet.
Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from brencis.
Donk. brencis catches Drustav right on the button with a cross.
brencis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drustav.
aigars brencis is winning the standup battle so far.
Drustav tries to clinch but brencis moves out of range.
brencis wants to clinch up but Drustav keeps it at a distance.
Drustav swats away the attempt to clinch by brencis.
brencis closes the distance but Drustav moves to the side

and Drustav counters by moving into the clinch.
Drustav lands an uppercut.

Drustav escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
brencis tries to clinch up.
brencis is looking to clinch.
brencis tries to clinch up but Drustav circles away and keeps his distance.
Drustav shoots in and drives through. brencis sprawls well.
brencis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
brencis misses with a few strikes there.
brencis with a nice cross.
brencis cracks Drustav with a good jab.
Drustav misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
brencis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drustav momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
brencis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Danga de danga de dang - brencis scores with a four punch combination!

Drustav gets tackled into the cage by brencis. brencis maintains the clinch.

brencis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
brencis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drustav swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by brencis.
brencis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drustav swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drustav slips a jab and a cross from brencis.
Drustav looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
brencis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
brencis misses with a wild body shot.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as brencis sprawls well. brencis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drustav gets slowly back to his feet.
Drustav drops his hands momentarily and brencis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
brencis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
brencis tries to bum rush Drustav with a series of wild strikes but Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
brencis scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drustav wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Drustav misses with a head kick.
brencis is looking to clinch.
Drustav dives in and grabs brencis's left leg, looking for a takedown. brencis pushes down on Drustav's head and hops out.
brencis sizes up Drustav with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
brencis scores with a three punch combo!
The fighters circle momentarily. Drustav darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drustav throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck brencis on the side of the head.
No joy there for brencis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice body punch from Drustav.
brencis takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
brencis swats away the attempt to clinch by Drustav.
brencis lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with brencis but brencis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drustav shoots for a double leg takedown but brencis sprawls well. He's pushed Drustav's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice shot lands for brencis.
Drustav slips a jab and a cross from brencis.
Horrible takedown by Drustav or perhaps it was just good defense by brencis which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from brencis.
Drustav blocks a jab.

brencis gets tackled into the cage by Drustav. Drustav maintains the clinch.
Drustav tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Drustav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of brenciss head.
Drustav drops to a knee looking for a takedown but brencis gets the underhooks and prevents it.

brencis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drustav.
brencis lands a jab.
brencis misses with a hook. Drustav ducked under it nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drustav is trying hard to land a takedown here. brencis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drustav tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. brencis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
brencis lunges at Drustav with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drustav's hand.
brencis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drustav's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

aigars brencis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alikai Drustav's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

brencis with a hook.

Drustav darts in and clinches brencis up against the cage.
brencis tries to break the clinch but Drustav is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Drustav.
brencis prevents the takedown attempt.
brencis tries to break the clinch but Drustav is controlling the position.
brencis is trying to break the clinch but Drustav has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav blocks an uppercut.

brencis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

brencis clinches with his opponent.
Drustav tries to pull guard but brencis holds him up against the cage and eventually Drustav drops back down to his feet.
Drustav lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for brencis.
Drustav is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
aigars brencis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alikai Drustav.
Drustav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drustav goes for a takedown in the clinch but brencis prevents it.
Drustav is trying to work for a single leg takedown but brencis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
brencis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brencis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drustav has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. brencis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
brencis tries to break the clinch but Drustav is controlling the position.
brencis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drustav.
Drustav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
brencis gets underhooks to prevent Drustav's takedown attempt.

brencis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

brencis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
brencis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drustav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brencis smiles and moves away.
Drustav shoots for a takedown but brencis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
brencis swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drustav.
Drustav moves out of range of the strikes.
brencis tries to clinch but Drustav moves out of range.
Drustav takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drustav attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
brencis misses with an uppercut.
Jab by brencis.
brencis tries to clinch there but Drustav circles away.
brencis fails in his attempt to clinch.
brencis doesn't manage to clinch there - Drustav circles away.
brencis lands a head shot.
Drustav tries to clinch there but brencis circles away.
Drustav shoots in looking for a takedown but brencis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Drustav's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

brencis takes the fight into the clinch.
Drustav has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
brencis is trying to break the clinch but Drustav is controlling him.
brencis lands a hook to the side of the head.

brencis breaks from the clinch.
Drustav shoots in for a takedown but brencis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

brencis rushes Drustav and presses him up against the cage.
brencis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drustav is trying to break the clinch but brencis has him pressed against the cage.
brencis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
brencis lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drustav scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
brencis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drustav.
brencis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drustav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brencis smiles and moves away.
brencis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

brencis rushes Drustav and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for brencis.
Drustav blocking some punches.
Drustav tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. brencis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drustav lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of brencis backwards.
Drustav tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. brencis smiles and moves away.
brencis misses with an uppercut. Drustav saw that one coming.
A jab from brencis does it's job there.
brencis tries to bum rush Drustav with a series of wild strikes but Drustav uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A left lands for Drustav.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from brencis. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from brencis misses.

Drustav instigates a clinch.
brencis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drustav has him pressed against the cage.
Drustav tries to pull guard but brencis won't allow it.

brencis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

brencis tries to keep at a distance but Drustav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drustav lands with a short shot to the head.

Drustav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alikai Drustav has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drustav shoots in for a double leg but brencis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

brencis has closed the distance and engaged Drustav in a clinch.
brencis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
brencis gets through Drustav's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
aigars brencis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Drustav manages to break the clinch.
Drustav is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drustav fakes high and swings low for a body shot but brencis manages to avoid it.
brencis tries to clinch up

and Drustav counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
aigars brencis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for brencis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... aigars brencis!