PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Brzica (ranked 3594 p4p, 364 weight class) and Aaron Work (ranked 6685 p4p, 525 weight class). Brzica comes into the arena with Made of Hate - Bullet In Your Head blaring out of the sound system. Work has chosen Sweet Home Alabama as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brzica
vs
Work

189 cm
23
177 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Brzica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Work!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Work moves to clinch but Brzica breaks away
and Brzica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brzica throws a nice looking combination but Work bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Work unleashes a big counter combination but Brzica bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brzica ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Work moves away.
Work lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brzica slips a straight right by Work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brzica misses with a double jab.
Work throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brzica.
Brzica blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brzica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brzica misses with the combination.
It seemed like Work was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Brzica throws a series of punches but Work moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Work has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Work dodges the punch combination from Brzica.
Brzica ducks under a wild hook from Work.
It looked like Brzica was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Brzica looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Work swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brzica cracks Work with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Work thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brzica misses with the combination.
Work throws a big shot that misses.
Brzica checks the leg kick nicely there.
The fighters circling - Work throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Brzica.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzica lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Work dodges the punch combination from Brzica.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Work! But no joy.
Work throws a right and a left that Brzica avoids nicely.
Brzica looks to score with a jab to the body but Work is just out of range.
Work throws out a counter right but Brzica avoids it with no problem.
Brzica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice side step and Work releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Brzica misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Work misses with a shot to the body
and Brzica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Work misses with an uppercut
and Brzica counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Work feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brzicas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brzica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brzica misses with a wild combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brzica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Work throws out a counter right but Brzica avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Brzica dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brzica throws out a loose jab but Work uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brzica cracks Work with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Work tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brzica misses with a combination
and Work counters with a three punch combo that has Brzica backing up. Brzica nods at Work to acknowledge the strikes.
Brzica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brzica 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brzica fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Work does no damage.
Brzica seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ivan Brzica is winning the standup battle so far.
Brzica tries to bum rush Work with a series of wild strikes but Work uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Work keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Work missing with a left hand there. Brzica was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Work cracks Brzica with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brzica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Work wants to land a leg kick but Brzica is out of range.
Ivan Brzica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brzica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Work looks to move away, Brzica throws a big counter combo but Work just gets out of the way.
Work fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brzica went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Work misses with an uppercut
and Brzica counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brzica has taken the fight to the clinch.
Brzica fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Brzica's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Work pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brzica is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Work swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brzica counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brzica is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Work can do to turn this around?
Brzica fails to land with a series of punches.
Work connects with a crisp jab.
Work fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brzica is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brzica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brzica closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Work misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brzica doesn't manage to clinch there - Work circles away.
Work throws a counter combo.
Work misses with a wild body shot.
Brzica throws a series of punches but Work moves out of range.
Brzica slips under a jab from Work.
Brzica misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Work! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Work throws a hook to the side of Brzica's head but Brzica sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Brzica wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Work thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brzica misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Work! But no joy.
Work throws a hook but Brzica avoids it easily.
Brzica appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brzica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brzica uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Work.
Jab by Work.
Brzica misses with a combination
and Work makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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 Ivan Brzica 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!

Nice uppercut there from Brzica.
Work throws a hook but Brzica avoids it easily.
Brzica tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Work paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Work! But no joy.
Brzica slips a straight right by Work.
Work lands a nice hook to Brzica's body. Brzica takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brzica scores with a three punch combo!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brzica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Work.

Work gets tackled into the cage by Brzica. Brzica maintains the clinch.
Work has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brzica.
Work is trying to push Brzica away but Brzica has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brzica can't break the clinch.

Brzica's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brzica is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Brzica misses with the combination.
Brzica ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Brzica misses.
Brzica misses with the combination.
Work throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brzica looks to land a combination but Work avoids it well.
Brzica misses with a jab, cross combination.

Work moves into the clinch.
Brzica has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Work after a bit of a struggle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brzica breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Work's corner calls for a 1-2. Work obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brzica lands a nice shot that snaps Work's head back.
Brzica throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Work.
Work throws out a counter right but Brzica avoids it with no problem.
Work slips under a jab.
Brzica throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Work counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Work fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aaron Work has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Work.
Work ducks under a wild hook from Brzica.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Work slips a jab from Brzica.
Work appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Work throws a right hand that misses
and Brzica counters with a left and a right that stings Work.
The fighters circling - Work throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brzica swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Work on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Work tries to clinch there but Brzica circles away.
Work doesn't manage to clinch there - Brzica circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Brzica instigates a clinch.
Ivan Brzica is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Work throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Brzica showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brzica 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Brzica!
A very excited looking Ivan Brzica made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Aaron Work had this to say: 'I am sorry for all those I disappointed tonight, I love all the fans that have come out too watch me tonight, however I will come back from this, faster, stronger and trust me better. This is a learning curve for me that I will bounce back from mark my words. Again, thank you for everything though. '.