PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Brunswick (ranked 1803 p4p, 3392 weight class) and Alexei Rodionovich (ranked 273 p4p, 479 weight class). Rodionovich is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Svarga & Drygva - Volnitsa. The key to victory for Brennan Brunswick has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Brunswick
vs
Rodionovich

195 cm
21
200
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
183
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Powerful

Brooklyn Apothecary

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brennan Brunswick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexei Rodionovich!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodionovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rodionovich misses with a leg kick
and Brunswick counters with a nice uppercut.

Brunswick clinches with his opponent.
Brunswick cracks Rodionovich with a nice body shot.
Rodionovich tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brunswick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Brunswick.
Brunswick tries a body shot but Rodionovich blocks it.
A short right from Brunswick on the inside.
Brunswick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brunswick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodionovich's elbow.
Brunswick lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brunswick misses with a punch to the body.
Rodionovich scores with a knee to the head.
Brunswick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rodionovich avoids a wild elbow strike from Brunswick.
Brunswick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rodionovich stalling in the clinch but Brunswick improves position.
Brunswick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rodionovich takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brunswick digs a right hand underneath Rodionovich's ribcage. Rodionovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rodionovich is looking to control Brunswick's arms but Brunswick gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rodionovich has his back to the cage.
Rodionovich is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rodionovich using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brunswick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rodionovich's coach down at Hotrod Express MMA Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rodionovich's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brunswick misses with a body punch.
Brunswick is working Rodionovich over against the cage.
Rodionovich looks winded!
Brunswick scores with a shoulder strike.
Brunswick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brunswick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Brunswick lands a nice shot to the body.
Brunswick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brunswick lands an elbow just above Rodionovich 's eye.
Rodionovich looking to stall.
Brunswick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodionovichs head.

Rodionovich is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Brunswick.
Brunswick lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brunswick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brunswick scores with a hook to the body.
Brunswick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rodionovich is still on wobbly legs! Can Brunswick finish him?

It looks like Alexei Rodionovich has been cut.
A short left from Brunswick.
Brunswick pushes Rodionovich against the cage. Brunswick is working some dirty boxing. Brunswick pushes off with a quick right hook! Rodionovich goes down! Rodionovich tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Brunswick moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brennan Brunswick!
During a confident post fight interview, Brennan Brunswick thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Alexei Rodionovich spoke after the fight, saying 'Every white has its black and every sweet its sour'.