PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between aigars brencis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otso Sika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). brencis comes to the cage accompanied by petter. aigars brencis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

brencis
vs
Sika

190 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

180 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 5 - 4 - 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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Sika!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Dmitry Maklakov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sika tries to score a power double leg takedown but brencis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sika somewhat.

Sika shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sika was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
brencis is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Sika controlling his opponent.
brencis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
brencis trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Sika controlling from the full mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
brencis wants to try and get back to his feet.
Sika controlling the pace for now.
brencis is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
brencis is breathing heavily.
Sika controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Sika has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Sika scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish brencis?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sika takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
brencis is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sika tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Otso Sika was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Sika lands a two punch combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sika.
Sika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from brencis.

brencis tries to sprawl but Sika drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sika keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
Sika working over brencis with some ground and pound. brencis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
brencis is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Sika dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sika fails with a takedown attempt.
brencis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sika sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Sika.
brencis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Check out the look on Sika's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sika happy to just control the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
brencis is trying to buck Sika off.
Sika controls the position.
Sika prevents brencis from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on brencis's face as Sika controls the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Otso Sika.
Sika throws a series of punches but brencis avoids them all with ease.

Sika closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. brencis did well to prevent Sika getting side control.
brencis wants to get back to his feet.
Sika takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sika stops brencis from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sika stands up and beckons brencis to join him on the feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from brencis enables Sika to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. brencis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
brencis being controlled here, momentarily.
brencis wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sika manages to pass to side control.
Sika is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
brencis tries to kick Sika off but Sika keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sika controlling the action here.
Otso Sika has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sika prevents brencis from standing back up.

brencis kicks Sika off and gets back to his feet.
aigars brencis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for brencis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
brencis catches Sika with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Sika scores with a takedown into brencis's guard.
Sika's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brencis is wriggling around but Sika manages to pass to half guard.
Sika is nestled in close to brencis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
brencis tries to kick Sika off but Sika keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Sika escapes and gets back to his feet.
Sika displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as brencis throws out the jab.
Sika looks for a takedown but brencis sprawls well.
brencis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sika counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sika sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Otso Sika showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

brencis misses with a left hand

and Sika counters with a single leg into guard. brencis didn't expect that.
Sika prevents brencis from getting back to his feet.

Sika decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
brencis stuffs the takedown attempt from Sika. Sika gets slowly back to his feet.

Sika closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. brencis quickly recovers to half guard.
Sika prevents brencis from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sika decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Sika shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
brencis tries to kick Sika off but Sika keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sika content to control rather than advance.
brencis tries to kick Sika off but Sika keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sika trying to control the pace.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Otso Sika wasn't active enough on the ground.
Sika looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
brencis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
aigars brencis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Otso Sika.
brencis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sika.
Sika gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Sika closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sika lands in his opponent's guard.
Sika is working brencis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sika prevents brencis from getting back to his feet.
Sika is stalling in the full guard.
brencis is looking to stand up but Sika isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

brencis pushes Sika off and gets back to his feet.
brencis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sika.
brencis wants to clinch.
Sika fails with a takedown attempt.
Sika circles away from the clinch attempt

and Sika moves into the clinch.
Sika lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
brencis is trying to force a seperation but Sika has the dominant position.
brencis is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
brencis tries to break free but Sika pushes him back against the cage.
brencis being controlled against the cage.
brencis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sika lands a nice uppercut.
Sika lands a nice uppercut.
Sika working some nice short punches in the clinch.
aigars brencis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sika will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning brencis up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Sika.
Otso Sika is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
brencis misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Otso Sika comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sika winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Sika!