PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Holland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lev Rozenbaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Holland
vs
Rozenbaum

165 cm
24
151 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andreas Holland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lev Rozenbaum!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Holland misses with a few strikes there.
Holland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rozenbaum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rozenbaum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A combination from Holland does no damage.
Holland moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRozenbaum.
Holland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rozenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Holland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Holland fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rozenbaum, pushing him back against the cage.
Holland wants a takedown.
Holland goes for a takedown attempt but Rozenbaum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Holland looks to land a left hand but Rozenbaum moved out of range nicely.
Holland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rozenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Holland misses
and Rozenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rozenbaum slips a straight right by Holland.
Rozenbaum now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Holland misses with a two punch combination.
Holland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rozenbaum circles away quickly and effectively.
Andreas Holland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holland misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Rozenbaum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Holland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holland looks to clinch
and Rozenbaum counters with a thumping low kick.
Holland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rozenbaum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland throws a jab but it's blocked by Rozenbaum.
Holland throws a hook but Rozenbaum avoids it easily.
Rozenbaum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holland wants to clinch but Rozenbaum slips to the side
and Rozenbaum counters with a straight right hand.
Holland throws a right hand that Rozenbaum ducks under and follows up with a left that Rozenbaum also avoids with ease.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rozenbaum avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Holland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rozenbaum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holland thinking.
Holland misses with a hook
and Rozenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Holland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rozenbaum throws a fast counter high kick but Holland manages to duck under it in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holland jabs Rozenbaum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rozenbaum slips under a jab.
Rozenbaum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Holland misses with a wild body shot.
Rozenbaum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Rozenbaum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Holland clinches up against the cage.
Holland swings wildly with an uppercut but Rozenbaum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rozenbaum is pressed up against the cage. Holland has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rozenbaum down to the mat. Rozenbaum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holland falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rozenbaum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Holland throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rozenbaum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holland stuns Rozenbaum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rozenbaum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holland.
Rozenbaum was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Holland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rozenbaum.
Rozenbaum raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Holland throws a body kick that misses
and Rozenbaum counters with a right hand to the body.
Holland throws an off balance right hand
and Rozenbaum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Holland clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rozenbaum can't break the clinch.
Rozenbaum is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Holland goes for a takedown attempt but Rozenbaum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holland misses with a combination
and Rozenbaum counters with a right hand to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holland tries to clinch
and Rozenbaum counters with a nice uppercut.
Holland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andreas Holland will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Holland throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rozenbaum to counter with a crisp jab.
Holland misses with a combination
and Rozenbaum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holland looks to score with a jab to the body but Rozenbaum is just out of range.
Rozenbaum shapes to counter with a head kick.
Andreas Holland is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Holland rushes Rozenbaum and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Holland is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rozenbaum gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rozenbaum gets underhooks to prevent Holland's takedown attempt.
Holland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holland goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rozenbaum prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Holland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rozenbaum is trying to break free.
Holland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rozenbaum's efforts to push away.
Rozenbaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rozenbaum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Holland leaning his opponent against the cage.
Holland wants a takedown.

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.
Holland slows down the pace here.

Rozenbaum breaks the clinch.
Holland misses with an uppercut
and Rozenbaum counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holland thinking.
Holland throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holland throws a poor cross that misses
and Rozenbaum counters with a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rozenbaum appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Holland swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holland tries to clinch but Rozenbaum moves away
and Rozenbaum makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Holland really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holland throws a nice looking combination but Rozenbaum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holland closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rozenbaum counters with a good low kick that Holland was not able to check.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Holland misses with a double jab
and Rozenbaum counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lev Rozenbaum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holland 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andreas Holland!