PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piolo Azkal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Azkal
vs
Deeney

187 cm
25
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piolo Azkal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brian Deeney!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azkal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney gets through Azkal's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Deeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azkal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Deeney instigates a clinch.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney clinches.
Azkal lands an elbow inside that Deeney shrugs off.

It looks like Brian Deeney has been cut.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Deeney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Azkal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Azkal.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike.
Deeney working Azkal over with knees to the body.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azkal tries to clinch but Deeney moves out of range.
Azkal throws a head kick but Deeney moves out of range.

Deeney darts in and clinches Azkal up against the cage.
Deeney is looking to break free of the clinch but Azkal has double underhooks.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azkal's face.
Deeney looks gassed!
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Brian Deeney's cut even more.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal lands an elbow inside that Deeney shrugs off.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Azkal lands a nice elbow.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Azkal prevents Deeney from breaking the clinch.
Deeney working Azkal over with knees to the body.
Deeney misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal lands a damaging elbow.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.

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

Azkal rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Azkal keeps control of Deeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeney avoiding damage as Azkal throws knees to the body.
Deeney throws a punch but it's blocked by Azkal.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney tries to break the clinch but Azkal is controlling the position.
Azkal has Deeney pressed against the cage, preventing Deeney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azkal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney is trying to break the clinch but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney tries to land knees in the clinch but Azkal avoids the damage to the body.

Azkal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney wants to get back to striking at distance but Azkal won't allow it.
Deeney pushes off an throws an elbow but Azkal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deeney.
Deeney wants to get back to striking at distance but Azkal won't allow it.
Deeney avoiding damage as Azkal throws knees to the body.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Deeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Deeney takes the fight into the clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney landing knees to the head.

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

Deeney clinches with his opponent.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azkal doesn't manage to clinch there - Deeney circles away.
Deeney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Azkal rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
Deeney misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Deeney misses with a punch on the inside.
Azkal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Azkal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deeney checks a leg kick nicely.
Deeney thumps Azkal with a low kick.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deeney throws a quick inside leg kick.

Deeney gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Azkal breaks from the clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and pushes Azkal back into the cage.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Azkal working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Deeney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Deeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deeney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azkals head.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Deeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Deeney's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Good leg kick by Deeney there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Deeney throws a leg kick but Azkal sees it coming and moves out of range.
Azkal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Deeney forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.

Azkal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Deeney instigates a clinch.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Deeney.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal keeps control of Deeney as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Azkal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Deeney misses with a hook to the ribs.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deeney motions for Azkal to come forward. Deeney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Azkal has closed the distance and engaged Deeney in a clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.

Azkal manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Deeney moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Deeney just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azkal's brow.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
Azkal wants to clinch.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deeney rushes Azkal and presses him up against the cage.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Azkal's face.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Azkal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Deeney's calf.
Azkal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch but Deeney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney misses with an elbow strike.
Azkal avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Azkal lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.

Azkal pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azkal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Deeney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Deeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azkal tries to clinch up.
Azkal doesn't manage to clinch there - Deeney circles away.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Azkal tries to circle away but Deeney has him pinned against the cage.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.

Azkal breaks the clinch.

Azkal closes the distance and pushes Deeney back into the cage.

Azkal breaks the clinch.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney can't break the clinch.
Deeney lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Azkal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deeney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Azkal misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Azkal has Deeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney scores a nice knee to the body.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Deeney tries a body shot but Azkal blocks it.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Brian Deeney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Deeney fails to land.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azkal lands a glancing blow to the side of Deeney's head.

Deeney rushes Azkal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Azkal throws an elbow but misses.

Deeney breaks the clinch.

Deeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Azkal missing with knees to the body.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal managing to block the knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Azkal tries to land knees in the clinch but Deeney avoids the damage to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney takes an elbow to the forehead.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney with a knee to the head.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deeney clinches up with Azkal and pushes him back against the cage.
Azkal throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Deeney throws a push kick but Azkal slaps the foot to one side.
Azkal tries to land a front kick but Deeney steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Deeney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Azkal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deeney's efforts to push away.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney tries to circle away but Azkal has him pinned against the cage.
Azkal prevents Deeney from breaking the clinch.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but Azkal blocks it.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Deeney is trying to break the clinch but Azkal has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Azkal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Azkal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal gets a clinch.
Azkal lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Azkal tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Deeney's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Deeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Deeney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Deeney's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Azkal takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Azkal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Deeney misses with a body kick.

Azkal gets tackled into the cage by Deeney. Deeney maintains the clinch.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Deeney lands a nice knee to the body.
Azkal has had enough of the clinch but Deeney keeps him there for the moment.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Deeney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Deeney blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney swings wildly with an uppercut but Azkal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.

Deeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azkal takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Deeney has closed the distance and engaged Azkal in a clinch.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deeney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal is trying to break free.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deeney lands a hook that snaps the head of Azkal backwards.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Deeney fails to land.
Azkal avoiding damage as Deeney throws knees to the body.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but Deeney blocks with his arms.
Deeney prevents Azkal from breaking the clinch.
Deeney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Deeney manages to break the clinch.
Azkal tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Deeney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Deeney takes the fight into the clinch.
Deeney throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney is trying to break free.
Azkal comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Azkal lands an elbow just above Deeney 's eye.
Deeney avoids the elbow strike from Azkal, against the cage.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Deeney.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the head but Deeney blocks with his arms.
Deeney tries to land a knee to the head but Azkal blocks with his arms.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Deeney darts in and clinches Azkal up against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Azkal landing knees to the body.
Deeney blocks the elbow strike.
Deeney lands an elbow that stopped Azkal in his tracks for a moment.
Azkal keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deeney's efforts to push away.
Deeney missing with knees to the body.
Azkal gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Deeney.
Azkal pushes off an throws an elbow but Deeney leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the body.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney trying to land knees to the body.
Azkal lands an elbow inside.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney can't break the clinch.
Deeney looking to throw knees to the head but Azkal is blocking nicely.

Deeney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Azkal has Deeney up against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Azkal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Deeney avoids it.
Deeney with a knee to the head.

Azkal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Deeney lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azkal's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azkal fails with an attempt to clinch.

Deeney has managed to clinch.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney avoids a wild elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Azkal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Azkal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Azkal breaks from the clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and clinches.
Azkal throws an elbow but it misses.
Deeney dodges an elbow strike from Azkal.
Azkal blocks an uppercut.
Azkal is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Azkal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Deeney is defending well for now.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Azkal blocks it with crossed arms.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.

Azkal breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Azkal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Azkal looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Azkal lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Deeney has Azkal up against the cage in a clinch.
Azkal throws an elbow that misses.
Deeney misses with an elbow strike.
Deeney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Azkal just misses with a elbow thrown towards Deeney's brow.
Azkal lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deeney misses with a knee strike.
Azkal misses with an elbow over the top.
Azkal misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deeney.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Azkal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Deeney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Deeney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Azkal.
Deeney pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deeney managing to block the knees to the body from Azkal.
A hook to the body from Deeney.
Azkal blocks an elbow strike from Deeney.
Azkal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.
Deeney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azkal is defending well for now.

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

Deeney forces Azkal back against the cage and clinches.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.
Azkal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Azkal tries a knee to the head but Deeney blocks it.
Piolo Azkal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Deeney misses with a knee to the head.
Azkal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Deeney's defenses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Deeney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deeney 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Deeney!