PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sol Dier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev has chosen Death Grips - On GP as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sol Dier has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Dier
vs
Breznhev

166 cm
26
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

161 cm
21
138 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sol Dier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dier misses with a hook.

Breznhev dives in and scores a takedown into Dier's guard.
Breznhev prevents Dier from getting back to his feet.
Breznhev controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Breznhev has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Breznhev lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Breznhev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Breznhev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dier looks to throw the jab but Breznhev is out of range.

Breznhev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dier is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Dier wriggles free and stands up.
Dier leaves Breznhev with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Breznhev.

Dier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Breznhev on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dier is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dier stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Breznhev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Breznhev has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Breznhev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dier's guard.

Dier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breznhev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dier is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Forest Hill Gym . Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Breznhev preventing the sweep.
Breznhev prevents Dier from getting back to his feet.
Breznhev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Breznhev controlling from the top position.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Breznhev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dier tries to get out of the position.
Dier keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Breznhev lands a couple of elbows.
Dier wants to stand and escape but Breznhev is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dier wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sol Dier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breznhev shoots in but Dier avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dier.
Dier throws a lazy uppercut

and Breznhev counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dier!
Breznhev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dier down.
Breznhev working the ground and pound from side control.
Dier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Breznhev working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aleks Breznhev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Breznhev gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Dier counter with a right hand.

Breznhev fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dier to the ground. Breznhev is now in Dier's guard.
Breznhev is standing up over Dier. Dier looks to escape but Breznhev dives into side control.

Breznhev wants to control but Dier is keeping him busy.
Dier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breznhev connects with a decent elbow.
Breznhev tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dier is looking for a sweep.
Dier tries to escape but Breznhev is in control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control the position but Dier is working away.
Breznhev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dier some visible discomfort.
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Dier's temple.
Breznhev cracks Dier with a big right hand but Dier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Breznhev is working Dier over with some ground and pound from side control.
Breznhev tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Breznhev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Dier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Breznhev connects with a decent elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev working the head with strikes.
Breznhev trying to control the position but Dier is working away.
Breznhev working the head with strikes.
Dier is looking to get back to his feet here but Breznhev is keeping cool and he's managed to take Dier's back.
Breznhev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dier.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Dier is trying to get back to his feet but Breznhev has full control of the position and if anything, Dier has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev scores with strikes from the back.
Breznhev trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Breznhev softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Dier is taking damage to the body and head.
I really don't envy Dier right now.
Dier is working hard here to advance position.
Breznhev cracks Dier with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Dier from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dier is trying to stand back up.
Breznhev trying to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev scores with punches to the body.
Dier is trying to get back to his feet but Breznhev has full control of the position and if anything, Dier has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Breznhev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Dier to escape the position.
Breznhev lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dier hold on?!
Breznhev connects with a big shot to the side of Dier's head.
Breznhev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Dier.
I would not like to be Dier right now.
Breznhev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dier looking very determined here, making life difficult for Breznhev.
Breznhev scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleks Breznhev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Breznhev avoids the body shot from Dier.
Breznhev tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dier throws an off balance right hand

and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dier won't be happy with that.
Breznhev has control of an arm but Dier manages to advance to Breznhev's back!
Breznhev turns into Dier and is now in his guard.
Breznhev controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Dier keeps moving.
Dier is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Breznhev is controlling him.
Breznhev landing some decent shots from guard.
Breznhev controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Dier's brow.
Breznhev postures up in Dier's guard and throws a big left but Dier blocks it.
Breznhev looking to pass the guard.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Dier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sol Dier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dier keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Breznhev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Breznhev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dier misses the shot to the body.
Breznhev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Breznhev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Breznhev lands in his opponent's guard.

Dier has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Breznhev is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev keeps control of Dier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Dier lands a takedown into guard.
Breznhev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breznhev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Breznhev working the head and body with strikes.
Breznhev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Dier looking for submissions off his back.
Dier taking some punishment here, with Breznhev in his half guard.
Breznhev slips a nice elbow through Dier's hands, connecting with Dier's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Breznhev works his way into side control.
Dier takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dier is not content to let Breznhev control the position.
Breznhev scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breznhev trying to control the action but Dier is working from the bottom.
Dier is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aleks Breznhev.
I've got Breznhev winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Breznhev!
Post fight, Aleks Breznhev stared into the camera and said 'Easy as pie. Segey I'm coming!'.