PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Bruzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocko Juliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bruzinski might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hello. Vladimir Bruzinski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bruzinski
vs
Juliano

186 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

174 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Bruzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocko Juliano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juliano throws a head kick but Bruzinski moves out of range.
Bruzinski tries to score with a low kick but Juliano moves his leg out of the way.

Juliano drives through and clinches with Bruzinski against the cage.
Juliano is pressed up against the cage. Bruzinski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Juliano down to the mat. Juliano avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick misses from Juliano.
Juliano throws a head kick that misses.
Juliano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juliano moves out of range of the leg kick from Bruzinski.
Bruzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bruzinski tries to land a leg kick but Juliano saw it coming and moves away.
Vladimir Bruzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruzinski throws a chopping leg kick but Juliano manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Juliano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bruzinski fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick from Bruzinski lands but Juliano takes it in his stride.
Bruzinski scores with a nice body kick.
Juliano keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruzinski throws a head kick but Juliano moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juliano tries to avoid it but Bruzinski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juliano to the ground. Juliano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Juliano tries to clinch there but Bruzinski circles away.
Bruzinski changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juliano tries to avoid it but Bruzinski manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juliano to the ground. Juliano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick misses from Juliano.
Bruzinski thows a leg kick but Juliano checks it
and Juliano counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick
and Juliano counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruzinski misses with a low kick.
Juliano moves in looking to clinch but Bruzinski pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bruzinski has his takedown stuffed
and Juliano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruzinski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bruzinski throws a front kick aimed at Juliano's knee but Juliano avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruzinski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Juliano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Juliano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
No luck for Bruzinski with that takedown attempt.
Bruzinski shoots and misses
and Juliano counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruzinski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bruzinski lands with a nice body kick.
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Juliano doesn't manage to clinch there - Bruzinski circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bruzinski.
Juliano throws a head kick that misses
and Bruzinski counters with a thumping low kick.
Juliano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bruzinski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Juliano checks it well.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick but Juliano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bruzinski lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Juliano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Juliano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A head kick misses from Juliano.
Juliano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juliano throws a head kick that misses

and Bruzinski counters with a single leg into guard. Juliano didn't expect that.
Bruzinski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Juliano looks gassed!
Bruzinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruzinski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Juliano keeping moving, preventing Bruzinski from controlling successfully.
Juliano wants to sweep but no luck.

Bruzinski gets to his feet - Juliano follows without any prompting.
Juliano throws a lazy head kick

and Bruzinski counters with a shoot takedown. Juliano fights it but they end up in guard.
Bruzinski trying to control but Juliano is working from the bottom.
Bruzinski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Juliano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bruzinski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juliano is keeping the position for now.
Bruzinski is pushing down on Juliano's leg trying to pass to half guard. Juliano is fighting to maintain full guard but Bruzinski has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juliano is trying to get back to full guard.

Bruzinski is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruzinski trying to pass the guard but Juliano defending well.
Juliano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bruzinski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A head kick by Juliano misses

and Bruzinski counters with a nice double leg into side control. Juliano won't be happy with that.
Juliano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juliano looks to move to half guard but instead Bruzinski has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bruzinski looking to finish Juliano with some ground and pound. This is bad for Juliano!
Bruzinski looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bruzinski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Juliano for as long as he can get away with.
Juliano tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Juliano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Juliano is not content to let Bruzinski control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzinski landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Juliano is trying to get back to full guard.
Bruzinski is tying to control. Juliano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Juliano won't allow Bruzinski to pass to mount.
Juliano tries to roll over but Bruzinski keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Juliano looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juliano is breathing heavily.

Juliano looking for submissions off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Bruzinski misses with a leg kick
and Juliano counters with a big head kick but Bruzinski shrugs it off.
Bruzinski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bruzinski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bruzinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bruzinski, right into the meat.
Bruzinski scores with a leg kick.

Bruzinski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Juliano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruzinski controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Juliano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bruzinski advances to half guard.
Juliano works his way to full guard. Good work.
Juliano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Juliano looking for a guillotine here but Bruzinski defends easily.
Bruzinski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Juliano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vladimir Bruzinski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juliano throwing short punches from the bottom.

Juliano working for a triangle but Bruzinski defends it easily.

Juliano had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bruzinski is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Juliano Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bruzinski's back instead.
Juliano avoiding Bruzinski 's attempts to control his hands.
Bruzinski breaks Juliano's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

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.

Juliano has an active guard here but Bruzinski has managed to pass into half guard.
Bruzinski prevents Juliano from improving his position.
Juliano is looking to get back to full guard here but Bruzinski has managed to pass to side control instead.
Bruzinski can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Juliano is looking to escape.
Bruzinski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juliano?
Juliano is squirming around, avoiding Bruzinski's attempts to control the action.
Bruzinski controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Bruzinski dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bruzinski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Juliano can pounce on him.
Bruzinski misses with a leg kick
and Juliano counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruzinski is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Juliano tries a head kick but it misses.
Bruzinski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Juliano avoids the head kick by Bruzinski.
Bruzinski doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Juliano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Juliano tries to keep at a distance but Bruzinski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Juliano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Juliano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruzinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Juliano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruzinski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juliano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bruzinski blocks it with crossed arms.
Bruzinski tries to throw a body punch but Juliano avoids it by throwing Bruzinski back against the cage.
Bruzinski looking to stall.
Maybe Bruzinski would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Juliano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Bruzinski breaks the clinch.
Bruzinski motions for Juliano to come forward. Bruzinski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juliano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A low kick from Bruzinski is predictable there
and Juliano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Bruzinski is predictable there
and Juliano counters with a big head kick but Bruzinski shrugs it off.
Juliano throws a head kick that Bruzinski semi-blocks.
Bruzinski throws a low kick but Juliano avoids it.
Good exchange - Juliano coming out on top.
Juliano wants to clinch.
Juliano pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Juliano pinned against the cage. Juliano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vladimir Bruzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Juliano throws a sloppy head kick

so Bruzinski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Juliano will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Juliano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bruzinski manages to get himself to full guard.
Juliano passes into half guard.
Bruzinski tries to roll over but Juliano keeps him under control.
Juliano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bruzinski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Juliano working the head and body with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juliano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzinski gets full guard.
Juliano won't allow Bruzinski to sweep him here.
Bruzinski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bruzinski tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Juliano throws a sloppy head kick and Bruzinski moves out of range easily.
Rocko Juliano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruzinski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Bruzinski or perhaps it was just good defense by Juliano which made him look bad.

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.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick but Juliano moved away.
Juliano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bruzinski.
Bruzinski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Juliano counters with a three punch combo that has Bruzinski backing up. Bruzinski nods at Juliano to acknowledge the strikes.
A left lands for Juliano.
Bruzinski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bruzinski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Juliano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Juliano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Bruzinski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruzinski motions for Juliano to come forward. Bruzinski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juliano's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bruzinski thuds his shin into the meat of Juliano's side.
Bruzinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches up with Juliano, looking for a takedown. Bruzinski pushes Juliano against the cage but Juliano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Bruzinski closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rocko Juliano.
I think Bruzinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Bruzinski!