PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Antoni Brzozowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valentin Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valentin Valentine has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Antoni Brzozowski 's chin.

Brzozowski
vs
Valentine

167 cm
18
133 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

171 cm
19
140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antoni Brzozowski !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valentin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brzozowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Valentine did well to prevent Brzozowski getting side control.
Valentine trying to hold on to Brzozowski 's head to control him but Brzozowski postures up.
Valentine manages to get to full guard.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brzozowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brzozowski postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Brzozowski works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Brzozowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine is trying to control the position but Brzozowski postures up.
Brzozowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Valentine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Brzozowski from controlling successfully.
Valentine preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine looking to control.
Valentine seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Valentine controls Brzozowski momentarily but Brzozowski frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Brzozowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brzozowski working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valentine's head.
Brzozowski slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brzozowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valentine is avoiding damage well.
Valentine wants to control but Brzozowski postures up.

Brzozowski is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Valentine is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine taking punishment in the form of punches.
Valentine struggling a bit here.
Brzozowski lands a decent elbow from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brzozowski tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brzozowski working away.
Brzozowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Brzozowski looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Valentine is avoiding damage well.
Valentine is trying to control Brzozowski 's posture but Brzozowski avoids it.
Valentine prevents Brzozowski from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Brzozowski trying to control the action but Valentine is working from the bottom.
Brzozowski grinds an elbow into Valentine's temple.
You can see the frustration on Valentine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Brzozowski keeps moving and retains side control.
Brzozowski working the body and head with strikes.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Brzozowski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brzozowski trying to control the position but Valentine is working away.
We've been informed that Valentine has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Valentine is trying to control Brzozowski 's posture but Brzozowski avoids it.
Brzozowski cracks Valentine with a big right hand but Valentine just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
An elbow from Brzozowski crashes against the mat.
Brzozowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Brzozowski working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentine tries to improve position but can't.

Brzozowski tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Brzozowski tries to move to mount but Valentine blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antoni Brzozowski dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brzozowski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Valentine circles away.
Brzozowski wants to clinch but Valentine slips to the side
and Valentine counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brzozowski takes a step back to recover.
Valentine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Valentine wants it to stay on the feet.

Brzozowski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Brzozowski showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Valentine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Valentine is concentrating on defense, preventing Brzozowski from advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine wants to control but Brzozowski is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Valentine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brzozowski haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Brzozowski looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Valentine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brzozowski is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brzozowski prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Brzozowski is keen to just control but Valentine is a slippery customer.
Valentine trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brzozowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valentine can do to turn this around?
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brzozowski tries to clinch
and Valentine counters with a good low kick that Brzozowski was not able to check.
Nice sprawl there from Valentine as Brzozowski shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antoni Brzozowski . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brzozowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Valentine keeps the fight on the outside.
Brzozowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Valentine as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentine.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brzozowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brzozowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Valentine counters with an inside leg kick.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Brzozowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Brzozowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brzozowski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Valentine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Brzozowski . That did some damage!
Valentine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brzozowski 's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski walks into a straight right hand from Valentine.
Antoni Brzozowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brzozowski fails with a takedown attempt.
Valentine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brzozowski moves forwards but Valentine connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brzozowski gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentine.
A shot to the liver by Valentine. Beautiful body shot.
Valentine connects with a right hand. Brzozowski shakes it off.
Valentine lands with a shot to the body.
Valentin Valentine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valentine throws a front kick that sends Brzozowski stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Valentine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brzozowski walks forward, straight into a front kick from Valentine.
Brzozowski dives in and grabs Valentine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Valentine pushes down on Brzozowski 's head and hops out.
A good leg kick by Valentine.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Brzozowski down.
Valentine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brzozowski on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Valentine scoring well with a low kick there.
Valentine connects with a jab.
Brzozowski has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Valentine.
Valentine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Brzozowski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brzozowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valentine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brzozowski is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valentine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Brzozowski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Valentine.
Brzozowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Valentine cracks the inside of Brzozowski 's front leg.
Valentine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brzozowski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brzozowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Valentine counters with a nice body shot.
Valentine connects with a leg kick. Brzozowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Valentine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valentine stuns Brzozowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Valentine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brzozowski takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Brzozowski scores with a takedown into Valentine's guard.
Valentine is trying to control the position but Brzozowski postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Antoni Brzozowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brzozowski wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Valentine seems keen to control Brzozowski 's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brzozowski throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentine counters with a nice leg kick.
Valentine lands with a nice body kick.
Valentine scores with a head kick. Brzozowski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Valentine. That's going to slow Brzozowski down.
Brzozowski misses with a takedown
and Valentine counters with an outside leg kick.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Valentine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Valentine connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brzozowski 's hands.

Brzozowski is rocked!
Valentine scores with a nice head shot.
Oh Brzozowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

It looks like Antoni Brzozowski has been cut.
Valentine circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Brzozowski to the canvas! Brzozowski doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Valentine keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Valentin Valentine!