PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Reznov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Sengoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Reznov
vs
Sengoku

185 cm
28
195 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Akira Sengoku!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Sengoku.

Sengoku lands a big shot that drops Reznov! Can he finish him?

Reznov is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sengoku wants to get up but he can't break Reznov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oh Reznov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reznov seems to have got his legs back now.

Reznov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sengoku doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sengoku manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Reznov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Akira Sengoku was stalling too much, according to the referee.

A jab-cross combination lands for Sengoku and sends Reznov crashing to the mat! Sengoku follows him down to the mat - Reznov regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sengoku has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Reznov works to full guard.

Reznov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sengoku trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reznov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznov will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sengoku is looking to stand up but Reznov won't let him.

Akira Sengoku has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A punch combination from Sengoku misses.
Sengoku slips a jab and a cross from Reznov.
Reznov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sengoku shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Reznov eats them both and turns towards Sengoku to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Sengoku bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Reznov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Reznov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sengoku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznov has a closed guard, preventing Sengoku from standing up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Reznov wants to get back to his feet but Sengoku is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sengoku gets to his feet. Reznov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Sengoku dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sengoku works the jab nicely.
Sengoku lands a right hook to the body.

Sengoku drops his shoulder and cracks Reznov with a huge uppercut! Reznov goes down! Can Sengoku finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sengoku trying to stand up but can't free himself from Reznov's guard.
Reznov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sengoku throws a series of punches but Reznov avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Sengoku does no damage.
Reznov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reznov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sengoku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reznov is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Sengoku moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Sengoku!
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Sengoku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.