PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blagoi Mladenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamao Serizawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blagoi Mladenov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mladenov
vs
Serizawa

180 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
28
200 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Knockout power

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Blagoi Mladenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tamao Serizawa!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Mladenov misses.
Mladenov misses with the combination.
Mladenov throws a nice looking combination but Serizawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Serizawa is looking to clinch.
Mladenov throws a right hand that Serizawa ducks under and follows up with a left that Serizawa also avoids with ease.
Mladenov swats away the attempt to clinch by Serizawa.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serizawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mladenov cracks a nice hook into Serizawa's ribs.
Mladenov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Serizawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mladenov missing with a left hand there. Serizawa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Serizawa closes the distance and clinches.
Mladenov tries to land a knee to the head but Serizawa blocks with his arms.

Serizawa breaks the clinch.
Mladenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mladenov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mladenov misses with a two punch combination.
Mladenov throws a head kick but Serizawa moves out of range.
Serizawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mladenov throws a leg kick but Serizawa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mladenov throws a wild body kick that Serizawa sees coming a mile off.
Mladenov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mladenov tries to score with a low kick but Serizawa moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Mladenov does no damage.
Serizawa misses with a wild body shot.
Serizawa avoids the head kick by Mladenov.
Mladenov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serizawa.
Serizawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mladenov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Serizawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mladenov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mladenov throws a leg kick that misses.

Serizawa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Serizawa tries to score a body lock takedown but Mladenov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mladenov misses with an elbow over the top.
Mladenov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Mladenov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mladenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mladenov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Serizawa. Mladenov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mladenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Serizawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mladenov.
Mladenov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mladenov.
Mladenov is breathing heavily.
Serizawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mladenov throws out the jab.
Mladenov misses with a head kick.
Serizawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mladenov manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blagoi Mladenov dominated that round.
That's time! Mladenov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Serizawa wants to clinch.
Mladenov throws a wild body kick that Serizawa sees coming a mile off.
Mladenov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mladenov misses with an uppercut. Serizawa saw that one coming.
Serizawa avoids the body shot from Mladenov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Serizawa wants to clinch.
Mladenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Serizawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Mladenov.
Blagoi Mladenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a sloppy head kick and Serizawa moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mladenov. Serizawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mladenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Serizawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mladenov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mladenov staying out of range there.
Mladenov throws the kick towards the body but Serizawa avoids it.
Mladenov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Serizawa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serizawa.
Mladenov throws a sloppy head kick and Serizawa moves out of range easily.
Mladenov throws a series of punches but Serizawa moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Serizawa slips a straight right by Mladenov.
Serizawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mladenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Serizawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Mladenov circles away.
Serizawa misses the jab.
Mladenov misses with a few strikes there.

Serizawa drives through and clinches with Mladenov against the cage.
Mladenov is pressed up against the cage. Serizawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mladenov down to the mat. Mladenov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a wild body kick that Serizawa sees coming a mile off.

Serizawa moves into the clinch.

Serizawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Serizawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Serizawa wants to stand up but Mladenov is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serizawa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Blagoi Mladenov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Mladenov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serizawa checks a leg kick.
Mladenov misses with a low kick.
Serizawa blocks a head kick by Mladenov.
Serizawa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mladenov.
Mladenov throws out a loose jab but Serizawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mladenov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Serizawa is out of range.
Mladenov tries a head kick but it misses.
Serizawa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mladenov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Blagoi Mladenov will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Serizawa misses with a looping left.
Serizawa tries to close the distance and clinch but Mladenov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serizawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mladenov throws a lazy right hand but Serizawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mladenov misses with a head kick.
Mladenov throws a head kick but Serizawa moves out of range.
Mladenov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Serizawa checks a leg kick.
Mladenov throws a nice looking combination but Serizawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mladenov tries to bum rush Serizawa with a series of wild strikes but Serizawa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mladenov looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serizawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serizawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serizawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mladenov throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mladenov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mladenov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Serizawa wants to clinch up but Mladenov keeps it at a distance.
Mladenov scores with a jab to the body.

Serizawa darts in and clinches Mladenov up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serizawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mladenov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Serizawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mladenov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mladenov is trying to stall.

Mladenov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mladenov throws an overhand right that lands on Serizawa's shoulder, as Serizawa tries to avoid the shot.
Mladenov throws a series of punches but Serizawa moves out of range.
Serizawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Serizawa tries to clinch but Mladenov is having none of it.
Serizawa is looking to clinch but Mladenov is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Mladenov misses.
Serizawa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Serizawa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serizawa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mladenov rather than just go for the knockout.
Serizawa wants to clinch.
Mladenov throws a body kick that misses.
Mladenov throws a head kick but Serizawa moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mladenov throws a leg kick but Serizawa checks it.

Serizawa has taken the fight to the clinch.

Serizawa ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Serizawa no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Serizawa is looking to stand up but Mladenov isn't so interested in that idea.
Tamao Serizawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Mladenov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Serizawa has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mladenov has managed to get both his arms back between Serizawa's legs - danger averted.
Blagoi Mladenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Serizawa working for a triangle but Mladenov defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tamao Serizawa.
I think Mladenov 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blagoi Mladenov!