PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brand comes to the cage accompanied by Headin Out - Redneck Souljers. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazarethyan's choice of entrance music: Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Miles Brand could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Suren Nazarethyan's chin.

Brand
vs
Nazarethyan

168 cm
20
140 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

155 cm
21
150 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miles Brand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Nazarethyan misses its intended target.

Nazarethyan pushes Brand up against the cage in a clinch.
Brand tries to circle away but Nazarethyan has him pinned against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazarethyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nazarethyan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brand wants a takedown but no success here.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage.
Nazarethyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nazarethyan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nazarethyan lands with a right to the head.
Brand blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brand can't find room to land a body shot as Nazarethyan controls the action.
Nazarethyan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Brand.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brand jumps guard but Nazarethyan stands there with Brand around his waist. Brand gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nazarethyan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nazarethyan lands with a light punch inside.
Nazarethyan lands with a right to the head.
Nazarethyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Brand is rocked!
Nazarethyan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brand.
Oh Brand is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nazarethyan blocking some punches.
Nazarethyan stalling.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch.
Brand seems to have got his legs back now.
Nazarethyan slows down the pace here.
Nazarethyan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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!
Nazarethyan digs a right hand into Brand's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brand's gas tank.
Brand looking for a takedown.
Brand throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nazarethyan pushes Brand back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan slows down the pace here.
Brand blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brand working hard to break the clinch.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brand wants to take the fight to the mat but Nazarethyan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brand letting Nazarethyan take a breather here.
Nazarethyan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazarethyan.
Brand is trying to force a seperation but Nazarethyan has the dominant position.
Nazarethyan lands a hook that snaps the head of Brand backwards.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nazarethyan presses Brand against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nazarethyan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nazarethyan tries a body shot but Brand blocks it.
Brand blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch.
Brand working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan is pushing Brand up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Brand takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan misses with some punches.
Nazarethyan is pressed up against the cage. Brand has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nazarethyan down to the mat. Nazarethyan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nazarethyan wants it to stay on the feet.
Brand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazarethyan.
A right-left combo lands from Nazarethyan.
Brand lands a nice shot to the body.
Brand fails with the takedown

and Nazarethyan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's time! Brand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brand gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice body shot.
Nazarethyan connects with a nice looking jab.
Nazarethyan swinging wildly here.
Brand misses with a takedown
letting Nazarethyan counter with a right hand.
Brand shoots in but Nazarethyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Brand. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nazarethyan scores with a body shot.

Nazarethyan clinches up against the cage.
Nazarethyan stalling in the clinch but Brand improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazarethyan.
Brand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan stalling in the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands with a short shot to the head.
Brand is trying to break the clinch but Nazarethyan has him pressed against the cage.
Nazarethyan pushes Brand back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brand swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brand backwards.
Nazarethyan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brand working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brand.
Nazarethyan slowing the pace effectively.
Brand swings wildly with an uppercut but Nazarethyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nazarethyan scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Nazarethyan is working Brand over against the cage.
Brand's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nazarethyan prevents Brand from breaking the clinch.
Nazarethyan lands a right hand.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
Brand is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Brand with a big uppercut! Brand tries to clinch up but Nazarethyan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Brand to the mat! Brand covers up and Nazarethyan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Suren Nazarethyan!
An out of breath Suren Nazarethyan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.