PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Watsz Mawe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev comes to the cage accompanied by Death Grips - No Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Breznhev
vs
Mawe

161 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
159 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Watsz Mawe!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Mawe.
Breznhev scores with a nice right hand.
Breznhev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mawe 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.

Breznhev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Mawe looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Breznhev has picked Mawe up and slammed him! Mawe can't keep hold of the triangle and Breznhev manages to pass to side control!

Breznhev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mawe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Breznhev's guard! Nice work there by Mawe!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev looking to control.
Mawe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Breznhev keeping moving, preventing Mawe from controlling successfully.
Breznhev looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mawe throws a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mawe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mawe is working Breznhev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mawe preventing the sweep.
Mawe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Breznhev has his foot on Mawe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mawe works his way back into a safe position though.
Mawe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mawe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Breznhev working a defensive guard here.
Breznhev wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breznhev is pulling down on Mawe's head to control his posture.
Breznhev wants to sweep here but Mawe controlling him for the moment.
Mawe lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Mawe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mawe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Mawe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mawe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mawe is pulling down on Breznhev's head. It's preventing any offense from Breznhev, at least for the moment.
Mawe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mawe trying to keep a closed guard but Breznhev is proving a slippery customer.
Breznhev trying to control but Mawe is working from the bottom.

Mawe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Breznhev passes into side control.
Breznhev working the ground and pound but Mawe is defending the strikes.
Breznhev working the ground and pound from side control.
Mawe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Breznhev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev misses with the ground and pound.

Breznhev goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mawe rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Breznhev's guard! Nice work there by Mawe!
Breznhev trying to keep a closed guard but Mawe is proving a slippery customer.
Mawe trying to control but Breznhev is working from the bottom.
Breznhev trying to keep a closed guard but Mawe is proving a slippery customer.
Mawe stands up over Breznhev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breznhev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mawe is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mawe trying to control but Breznhev is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Watsz Mawe will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mawe defending well as Breznhev loads up on a big left hand.
Breznhev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mawe moves away.
Mawe is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Breznhev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Breznhev wants it to stay on the feet.

Breznhev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Breznhev is trying to control. Mawe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mawe gets back to full guard.
Breznhev postures up in Mawe's guard and throws a big left but Mawe blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev is fighting to break Mawe's control of his arms but Mawe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mawe has his foot on Breznhev's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Breznhev works his way back into a safe position though.
Breznhev tries to free his leg and advance position but Mawe is retaining full guard.
Mawe has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev looking to sit in guard and control but Mawe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Mawe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Breznhev manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mawe has Breznhev in his guard.

Mawe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Mawe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mawe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Mawe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breznhev.
Breznhev trying to control but Mawe is working from the bottom.
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mawe is pulling down on Breznhev's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mawe working a defensive guard but Breznhev manages to pass into side control anyway.
Breznhev tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mawe's legs.
Mawe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Breznhev's best efforts.

Mawe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Breznhev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Breznhev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is nestled in close to Mawe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mawe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Breznhev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mawe holds on and takes a little breather.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Mawe can't keep his opponent in guard - Breznhev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mawe tries to roll over but Breznhev keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Breznhev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Breznhev feinted with a counter takedown.
Mawe fails with a takedown attempt.

Breznhev gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mawe to score an easy takedown into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Breznhev is on top in guard.

Mawe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mawe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Breznhev has passed into side control.
Mawe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mawe is not content to let Breznhev control the position.
Mawe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Breznhev jumps into side control!
Mawe 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.
Mawe is trying to control Breznhev's posture but Breznhev avoids it.
Check out the look on Breznhev's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Mawe's temple.
Mawe gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Mawe is defending well.
Mawe is looking to improve his position.
Breznhev is trying to control. Mawe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mawe wants to control but Breznhev is keeping busy.
Breznhev tries to pass to full mount but Mawe defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Breznhev throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mawe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Breznhev.
Breznhev missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Well, if Breznhev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Breznhev shoots in and gets a takedown into Mawe's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mawe keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Mawe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mawe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Breznhev trying to control but Mawe is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mawe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Mawe lands a couple of digs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Breznhev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Breznhev has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Breznhev!
An out of breath Aleks Breznhev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.