PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel The Malkind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Brezhnev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Malkind comes to the cage accompanied by Reckoner. Brezhnev is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Coheed and Cambria - Devil in Jersey City. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Malkind
vs
Brezhnev

190 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

182 cm
22
225 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nigel The Malkind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mikhail Brezhnev!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brezhnev ducks under a wild hook from The Malkind.
Brezhnev stuffs the takedown attempt from The Malkind. The Malkind gets slowly back to his feet.
The Malkind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brezhnev checks a leg kick.
Brezhnev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Malkind moves away.
The Malkind lands an overhand right.
Brezhnev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Malkind throws out the jab.
Brezhnev misses with a wild body shot.
Brezhnev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brezhnev with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The Malkind moves into the clinch.
Brezhnev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Malkind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
The Malkind is breathing heavily.
Brezhnev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brezhnev scores with a shot to the side of The Malkind's head.
A shot in the inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev digs a right hand into The Malkind's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Malkind's gas tank.
Brezhnev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brezhnev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Malkind.
Brezhnev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brezhnev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brezhnev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Malkind or not.
The Malkind takes a shot to the head.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
A right hand to the body from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Malkind or not.
Brezhnev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev digs a right hand underneath The Malkind's ribcage. The Malkind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brezhnev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brezhnev works on The Malkind's body with a couple of short punches.
Brezhnev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a nice shot to the body.
Brezhnev makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
Good body shot from Brezhnev.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Brezhnev.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brezhnev.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brezhnev receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brezhnev lands with a short shot to the head.
Brezhnev stalling.
Brezhnev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Malkind blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brezhnev lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Brezhnev - that landed with a thud.
Brezhnev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Malkinds head.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
The Malkind misses with some punches.
Brezhnev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezhnev lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Brezhnev.
Nice body punch from Brezhnev - that landed with a thud.
Brezhnev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brezhnev stalling in the clinch but The Malkind improves position.
The Malkind takes a shot to the head.
Brezhnev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Malkind misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brezhnev lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for The Malkind.
Still in the clinch, Brezhnev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brezhnev scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind is trying to drag Brezhnev to the mat but Brezhnev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brezhnev lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
A short body shot lands from Brezhnev as the two fighters clinch.
Brezhnev is stalling here.
Brezhnev throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brezhnev lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Brezhnev - that landed with a thud.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
Brezhnev lands a body punch.
Brezhnev prevents a body shot from The Malkind.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brezhnev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brezhnev.
A hook to the body from Brezhnev.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev pushes The Malkind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brezhnev lands a nice shot to the body.
Brezhnev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Malkind misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
Brezhnev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Malkind tries a body shot but Brezhnev blocks it.
Brezhnev blocking some punches.
Brezhnev presses The Malkind against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brezhnev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
Brezhnev stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Malkind trying to control the position but instead, Brezhnev has worked for underhooks and has pushed The Malkind into the cage.
Brezhnev lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Brezhnev.
Brezhnev working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brezhnev pushes The Malkind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Brezhnev as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Brezhnev.
The Malkind's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brezhnev throws a punch but it's blocked by The Malkind.
The Malkind with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brezhnev lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brezhnev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Malkind.
Brezhnev scores with a hook to the body.
Brezhnev lands with a light punch inside.
The Malkind is working Brezhnev over against the cage.
Brezhnev lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brezhnev digs a right hand underneath The Malkind's ribcage. The Malkind let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brezhnev pushes The Malkind back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brezhnev lands a body shot.
Brezhnev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Malkind.
Brezhnev lands a hook that snaps the head of The Malkind backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Brezhnev.
Brezhnev lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Brezhnev dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brezhnev throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Malkind changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brezhnev tries to avoid it but The Malkind manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brezhnev to the ground. Brezhnev escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The Malkind blocks a jab.
Jab from The Malkind.
The Malkind ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brezhnev moves away.
Brezhnev misses the jab.
The Malkind throws a front kick aimed at Brezhnev's knee but Brezhnev avoids it well.
A big left from The Malkind misses.
Brezhnev tries to close the distance and clinch up but The Malkind swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Malkind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brezhnev.
Brezhnev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Malkind shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brezhnev's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brezhnev can do anything to dispel that myth.
Brezhnev has The Malkind pulled in close to control his posture.
The Malkind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brezhnev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Malkind missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brezhnev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The Malkind is looking to work some ground and pound but Brezhnev has wrist control.
The Malkind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brezhnev swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind throws and elbow that misses. Brezhnev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Malkind's guard. Nice move by Brezhnev!
The Malkind 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.

The Malkind working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brezhnev has passed into half guard!
Brezhnev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Malkind is looking to control Brezhnev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can The Malkind avoid being mounted?

The Malkind is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Brezhnev is tapping! Great win for The Malkind!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nigel The Malkind!