PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Remnant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chrystov Aleksey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Remnant has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Remnant
vs
Aleksey

181 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 Hilo, Chris Remnant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrystov Aleksey!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aleksey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Remnant throws the left hand but Aleksey avoids the punch easily.
Remnant shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aleksey as he jumps to the side.
Aleksey scores with a shot to the body.
Remnant tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aleksey was well out of range. Poor timing from Remnant.
Aleksey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Remnant.
Remnant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksey takes one to the chin there.
Remnant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aleksey manages to avoid it.
Aleksey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aleksey uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aleksey.
Remnant keeps the fight on the outside.
Chris Remnant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aleksey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Remnant.
Aleksey staying out of range there.
Remnant avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Aleksey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Aleksey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Remnant is trying to get back to half guard.
Remnant on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Remnant manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aleksey is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aleksey blocking the ground and pound attempt from Remnant.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Remnant is trying to work for a kimura but Aleksey is defending well.
Remnant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Aleksey is looking to escape.
Aleksey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remnant.
Remnant thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Remnant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aleksey wants to get back to his feet.
Remnant missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Remnant not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Remnant will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Aleksey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aleksey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Remnant shoots in looking for a takedown but Aleksey manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Remnant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands with a nice combination. Aleksey backs away looking to recover.
Remnant swings away with a body shot that misses
and Remnant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Remnant fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Remnant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aleksey tries to clinch there but Remnant circles away.
Remnant misses with a takedown
and Aleksey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aleksey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Aleksey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four 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!
Remnant is staying active underneath Aleksey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Aleksey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aleksey is pressing down on Remnant's thigh, looking to free his foot. Remnant is holding on for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Remnant tries to roll over but Aleksey keeps him under control.
Aleksey is keen to just control but Remnant is a slippery customer.
Remnant regains full guard. Nicely done.
Remnant working a defensive guard here.
Aleksey would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Remnant working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aleksey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aleksey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Remnant is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chrystov Aleksey will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aleksey misses with a hook.
Aleksey digs a good body shot into Remnant's ribs.
Remnant ducks right into an uppercut from Aleksey.
Aleksey tries to close the distance and clinch but Remnant swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksey wants to clinch.

Aleksey looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Remnant!
Remnant wants to control but Aleksey postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Remnant gets full guard.
Chrystov Aleksey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aleksey stands up over Remnant, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Remnant trying to strike off his back.
Remnant manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Aleksey tries to buck Remnant off but he can't manage it.
Poor strikes thrown by Remnant there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Remnant looking to ground and pound but Aleksey is blocking nicely.
Remnant connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Remnant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aleksey looks a forlorn figure.

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!
Aleksey is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Remnant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Aleksey really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Remnant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Remnant can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Aleksey is looking to escape.
Aleksey wants to get back to his feet.
Remnant with shots to the head and body - Aleksey looks very uncomfortable down there.
Aleksey tries to buck Remnant off but he can't manage it.
Aleksey is breathing heavily.
Remnant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Remnant with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant lands a heavy elbow.
Aleksey is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Remnant with the ground and pound from mount.
Remnant looking to control but Aleksey is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Remnant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aleksey's face.
Remnant scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Aleksey is rocked!
Remnant postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Aleksey in real trouble here! The ref calls for Aleksey to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Remnant!
A relieved looking Chris Remnant thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.