PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronda Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronikolai Reznitov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reznitov has chosen Scarface - My Block as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rousey
vs
Reznitov

180 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronda Rousey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronikolai Reznitov!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reznitov dodges the punch combination from Rousey.
Rousey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rousey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rousey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reznitov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reznitov swats away the attempt to clinch by Rousey.
Rousey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reznitov slips a jab and a cross from Rousey.
Reznitov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rousey.
Ronda Rousey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rousey keeps the fight on the outside.
Rousey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reznitov takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rousey clinches up with Reznitov and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reznitov.
A head punch on the inside from Reznitov fails to land.
Rousey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reznitov avoiding damage.
Reznitov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Ronda Rousey has been cut.
Reznitov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Reznitov.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rousey lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands a left hand.
Rousey jumps guard but Reznitov stands there with Rousey around his waist. Rousey gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rousey dodges an elbow strike from Reznitov.
Reznitov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rousey jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Reznitov walks away with a smile on his face. Rousey gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronda Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rousey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Reznitov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Rousey misses.
Rousey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reznitov moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reznitov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reznitov gets underhooks to prevent Rousey's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznitov misses with a knee strike.
Rousey throws a punch but it's blocked by Reznitov.
A head punch on the inside from Rousey fails to land.
Rousey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reznitov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rousey is trying to break free.
Reznitov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reznitov tries a knee to the head but Rousey blocks it.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznitov uses good head movement to avoid it.

Rousey pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Reznitov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rousey's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznitov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Reznitov wants to get up but he can't break Rousey's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rousey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rousey fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rousey fails with the takedown
and Reznitov counters with a big head kick but Rousey shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rousey moves in looking to clinch but Reznitov pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronda Rousey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronda Rousey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rousey tries to clinch but Reznitov is having none of it.
Rousey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reznitov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rousey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rousey looks to clinch
and Reznitov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rousey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Reznitov as he avoids it easily.
Reznitov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Ronikolai Reznitov has been cut.

Reznitov has managed to clinch.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rousey tries to pull guard but Reznitov won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronda Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reznitov with a knee to the head.
Reznitov landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reznitov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reznitov trying to land knees to the body.
Rousey is trying to drag Reznitov to the mat but Reznitov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznitov is pressed up against the cage. Rousey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reznitov down to the mat. Reznitov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rousey swats away the attempt to clinch by Reznitov.
Rousey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reznitov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rousey.
Reznitov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rousey lands with a right hand.
Rousey lands a glancing blow to the side of Reznitov's head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rousey is defended easily by Reznitov.

Rousey moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reznitov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reznitov stalling.
Rousey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Reznitov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rousey blocks it with crossed arms.
Rousey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Reznitov misses with a knee strike.
Reznitov keeps control of Rousey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Reznitov lands a nice elbow.
Reznitov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Reznitov misses with a punch to the body.
Reznitov stalling the fight.
Reznitov can't find room to land a body shot as Rousey controls the action.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reznitov to keep the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reznitov's elbow.
Ronikolai Reznitov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rousey looking for a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reznitov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rousey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznitov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey is trying to break the clinch but Reznitov is controlling him.
Knees in the clinch landing for Reznitov.
Rousey swings wildly with an uppercut but Reznitov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reznitov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rousey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reznitov lands a good knee to the midsection. Rousey won't want to take too many of those.
Reznitov avoiding damage.
Rousey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Reznitov pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reznitov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rousey, pushing him back against the cage.
Rousey blocking some punches.
Reznitov connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but Reznitov has him pressed against the cage.
Rousey lands a nice uppercut.
Rousey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Reznitov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rousey managing to block the knees to the body from Reznitov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reznitov trying to control the position but instead, Rousey has worked for underhooks and has pushed Reznitov into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rousey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronikolai Reznitov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rousey closes the distance and clinches up with Reznitov, looking for a takedown. Rousey pushes Reznitov against the cage but Reznitov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Rousey has managed to clinch.
Rousey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rousey can't break the clinch.
Reznitov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rousey.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reznitov.
Rousey wants to break free but Reznitov has control.
Reznitov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Reznitov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Reznitov obliges.
Reznitov trying to stall but Rousey improves his position.
Rousey drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Reznitov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rousey fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronda Rousey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Rousey fails to land.
Reznitov lands a right hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Rousey is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Reznitov misses with a punch to the body.
Reznitov misses with a knee to the head.
Reznitov cracks Rousey with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Reznitov.
Rousey working hard to break the clinch.
Reznitov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rousey's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey misses with some punches.
Reznitov stalling.
Reznitov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reznitov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Ronda Rousey's cut is getting worse.
Reznitov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rousey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rousey is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Reznitov to keep the fight standing.
Reznitov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Reznitov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznitov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rousey jumps guard but Reznitov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rousey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Reznitov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reznitov lands with a left to the head.
Reznitov connects with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Reznitov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Reznitov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Reznitov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Reznitov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rousey avoids it.
Reznitov is struggling to control the position.
Reznitov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reznitov slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ronikolai Reznitov.
Rousey wants to clinch up but Reznitov keeps it at a distance.
Rousey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Horrible takedown by Rousey or perhaps it was just good defense by Reznitov which made him look bad.
Rousey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reznitov moves away from the strike by Rousey.
Rousey moves in looking to clinch but Reznitov pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronikolai Reznitov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reznitov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronikolai Reznitov!
Ronikolai Reznitov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'