PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robo Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev's entrance music is Death Grips - Guillotine (Instrumental) . A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Breznhev
vs
Takahashi

161 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robo Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breznhev darts in looking for a takedown but Takahashi gets double underhooks and turns Breznhev into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Takahashi.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takahashi as he jumps to the side.
Takahashi looks to land a body kick but Breznhev moved away.
Takahashi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Takahashi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Breznhev's calf.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takahashi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi won't allow it.
Takahashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Breznhev backwards.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takahashi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Takahashi pushes Breznhev back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Breznhev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Breznhev blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Breznhev drops back down to his feet.
Takahashi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi won't allow it.
Takahashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Breznhev.

Breznhev drags the fight down to the ground.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Breznhev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev trying to keep a closed guard but Takahashi is proving a slippery customer.
Breznhev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Breznhev tries to get out of the position.
Takahashi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Breznhev is proving hard to escape from.
Breznhev is trying to control the position but Takahashi postures up.
Takahashi trying to control the position from guard on top but Breznhev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev has Takahashi pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Breznhev is retaining full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Takahashi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Takahashi connects with the punch.
Breznhev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takahashi.
Takahashi looks to land a right hand but Breznhev moved out of range.
Takahashi misses with a body punch
and Breznhev counters with a straight right hand.
Robo Takahashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takahashi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Breznhev moves away.
Takahashi swings for the body but Breznhev moves out of range.
Breznhev is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Breznhev fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Takahashi tries to avoid it but Breznhev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Takahashi to the ground. Takahashi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Takahashi moves into range and clinches up with Breznhev.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Breznhev drops back down to his feet.

Breznhev jumps guard.
Takahashi won't allow Breznhev to sweep him here.
Breznhev pulls Takahashi in close to prevent any damage.
Breznhev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takahashi is one step ahead there.
Breznhev pulls Takahashi in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Takahashi looking to sit in guard and control but Breznhev gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Takahashi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Takahashi is pulling down on Breznhev's head. It's preventing any offense from Breznhev, at least for the moment.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev lands a couple of elbows.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Breznhev distracts Takahashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robo Takahashi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Takahashi throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Breznhev misses the target.
Takahashi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Takahashi cracks Breznhev with an open hand slap.
Takahashi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Takahashi moves into the clinch.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Breznhev is trying to pull guard but Takahashi has him pressed against the ropes.
Breznhev fails to pull guard.
Breznhev fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi misses with the head strike.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahashi working aggressively here.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breznhev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Takahashi lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Breznhev backwards.
Breznhev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Takahashi walks away with a smile on his face. Breznhev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Breznhev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takahashi avoids it really well and circles away.
Takahashi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Breznhev.
Breznhev shoots in for a double leg but Takahashi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Takahashi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Breznhev, pushing him back against the ropes.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi has a couple of punches blocked by Breznhev.
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Breznhev or not.
A shot in the inside from Takahashi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Breznhev backwards.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi holds him up against the ropes and eventually Breznhev drops back down to his feet.
Takahashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Takahashi gets through Breznhev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Takahashi.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Breznhev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Breznhev's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robo Takahashi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Takahashi fails to land.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Takahashi just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi trying to control the position but instead, Breznhev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Takahashi into the ropes.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
Breznhev jumps guard but Takahashi turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev tries to pull guard but Takahashi won't allow it.

Breznhev decides to pull guard.
Breznhev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Takahashi is one step ahead there.
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takahashi wants to control from the top but Breznhev keeps moving.
Breznhev wants to sweep but no luck.
Breznhev is pulling down on Takahashi's head to control his posture.
Takahashi wants to get up but he can't break Breznhev's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Breznhev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Breznhev is pulling down on Takahashi's head. It's preventing any offense from Takahashi, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahashi preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Breznhev 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.
Breznhev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breznhev is in close to Takahashi's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
Takahashi has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Takahashi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robo Takahashi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Breznhev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Breznhev scores with a takedown into Takahashi's guard.
Takahashi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breznhev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Takahashi wants to sweep here but Breznhev controlling him for the moment.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breznhev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takahashi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breznhev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Breznhev won't allow Takahashi to get back to his feet.
Breznhev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Takahashi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Takahashi's brow.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Takahashi is keeping the position.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Takahashi keeps moving.
Breznhev 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.
Breznhev looking to sit in guard and control but Takahashi gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Breznhev has his hands on Takahashi's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi trying to control but Breznhev is working from the bottom.
Breznhev is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Breznhev controls Takahashi momentarily but Takahashi frees himself.
Breznhev wants to sweep here but Takahashi controlling him for the moment.
Takahashi postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi won't allow Breznhev to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Breznhev is working hard here to advance position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Robo Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breznhev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Takahashi's waist but Takahashi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Breznhev off to one side.
Takahashi cracks a nice hook into Breznhev's ribs.
Breznhev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takahashi pinned against the ropes. Takahashi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Takahashi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Takahashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Takahashi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Breznhev was well out of range. Poor timing from Takahashi.
Takahashi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Robo Takahashi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev shoots and misses

and Takahashi counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Breznhev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Takahashi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Breznhev.
Takahashi looking to slow down the pace here.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Breznhev blocks it.
Breznhev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Takahashi.
Takahashi scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Takahashi.
Takahashi misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takahashi smiles and moves away.
Breznhev tries to clinch but Takahashi is having none of it.
Breznhev wants to clinch.
Takahashi throws out a counter right but Breznhev avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robo Takahashi really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Breznhev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takahashi.
Good standup being displayed there by Takahashi as he connects with a hook.
Takahashi misses with an uppercut. Breznhev saw that one coming.
Takahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Breznhev's sensitive parts.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd cheers as Takahashi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Breznhev doesn't seem phased though.
A punch lands to the side of Breznhev 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Breznhev gets a takedown into half guard.
Breznhev is thwarting Takahashi's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev working the head and body with strikes.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Breznhev trying to control from Takahashi's half guard. Takahashi has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Breznhev won't allow Takahashi to get back to his feet.
Breznhev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Breznhev distracts Takahashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breznhev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breznhev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Breznhev looking to pass the guard.
Breznhev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Breznhev chips away with some ground and pound.
Takahashi keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Takahashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takahashi, not yet.
Breznhev throwing strikes from guard but Takahashi blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Breznhev stands up over Takahashi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Takahashi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev won't allow Takahashi to get back to his feet.
Breznhev is looking to pass into half guard but Takahashi pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Takahashi is in guard.

Breznhev lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Breznhev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Breznhev is nestled in close to Takahashi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Breznhev is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Takahashi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Breznhev passes to side control.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Breznhev scoring with strikes.
Takahashi is looking to reverse the position.
Breznhev is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Takahashi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Breznhev has knee on belly and moves into mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breznhev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Breznhev landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleks Breznhev had his way with Robo Takahashi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Breznhev shoots in looking for a takedown but Takahashi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Breznhev's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Breznhev moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.

Breznhev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Takahashi!
Breznhev working the body and head with strikes.
Breznhev lands an elbow.
Takahashi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Breznhev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Breznhev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Takahashi wants to get back to his feet.
Breznhev cracks Takahashi with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev tries to move to mount but Takahashi blocks the move with his legs.
Breznhev working the body and head with strikes.
Takahashi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Breznhev trying to control the position but Takahashi is working away.
Breznhev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Breznhev working the ground and pound.
Breznhev working the body and head with strikes.
Takahashi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Breznhev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Breznhev lands a few punches from side control.
Breznhev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Breznhev landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Breznhev cracks Takahashi with a big right hand but Takahashi just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahashi is not content to let Breznhev control the position.
Takahashi is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breznhev connects with a decent elbow.
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Breznhev scoring with strikes.
Breznhev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Takahashi some visible discomfort.

Takahashi is rocked!
Takahashi taking a bit of punishment here - Breznhev scoring with strikes.
Takahashi is still in real trouble! Can Breznhev finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takahashi is not content to let Breznhev control the position.
Check out the look on Breznhev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Breznhev in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Takahashi looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Breznhev turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleks Breznhev!
Aleks Breznhev is the new featherweight champion!
Post fight, Aleks Breznhev stared into the camera and said 'I am the greatest fighter in Pulse FC. I will hold this belt for a long time, and when or if a 135 one is ever up for grabs - I'll take that too. Takahashi could not back up his words and he knew this from a long time ago. '.