|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Rizal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev comes to the ring accompanied by Death Grips - No Love. Rizal has chosen urbandub - hover as his entrance music. Jose Rizal will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
 |
|
 |
| 161 cm
21
138 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
|
168 cm
27
147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
|
BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Rizal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rizal misses with a hook.
Rizal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Breznhev.
Rizal's coach down at Plant works was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rizal's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rizal missing with a left hand there. Breznhev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rizal throws a good cross that connects.
Breznhev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Breznhev is nestled in close to Rizal, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Breznhev is just content to waste time from the top position. Rizal takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Breznhev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rizal has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Breznhev has managed to get both his arms back between Rizal's legs - danger averted.
Breznhev in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
Breznhev is looking to work some ground and pound but Rizal has wrist control.
Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev distracts Rizal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Breznhev is working Rizal over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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.
Breznhev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rizal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Breznhev controls the pace.
Breznhev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breznhev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rizal can't keep his opponent in guard - Breznhev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rizal moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Breznhev throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Breznhev with a flurry of punches that miss.
Breznhev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rizal working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rizal's brow.
Breznhev stands up over Rizal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rizal has momentary wrist control but Breznhev slips an elbow through the middle.
Breznhev scoring with some ground and pound.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Rizal is keeping the position.
Breznhev trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev postures up and lands a big shot to Rizal's brow.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rizal looking to control.
Breznhev is pushing down on Rizal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rizal is fighting to maintain full guard but Breznhev has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rizal is looking to control Breznhev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rizal avoid being mounted?
Rizal has hold of Breznhev's hands but Breznhev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Breznhev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rizal with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Breznhev connects with a nice short shot to Rizal's temple.
Breznhev slips a nice elbow through Rizal's hands, connecting with Rizal's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breznhev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Rizal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breznhev is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Breznhev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Breznhev has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rizal won't allow Breznhev to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that round.
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 scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Breznhev moves into full mount! Rizal won't be happy about that!
Rizal wants to hold on but Breznhev pushes him away.
Breznhev with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Breznhev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Breznhev lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rizal hang on?
Breznhev avoids the attempt from Rizal to control.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Breznhev here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Breznhev lands a couple of good shots and Rizal has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Breznhev connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rizal to escape the position.
Breznhev seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Rizal trying to control the hands but Breznhev won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rizal.
The referee is taking a good look at Rizal as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Breznhev!
Breznhev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rizal can do to turn this around?
Rizal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Breznhev gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Breznhev is landing with strikes. Rizal can't take much more of this.
Breznhev avoiding Rizal 's attempts to control his hands.
Breznhev 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.
Breznhev has Rizal flattened out and is raining down punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Breznhev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Rizal looking very determined here, making life difficult for Breznhev.
Breznhev is punishing Rizal with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizal trying to control the hands but Breznhev breaks the grip.
Breznhev punishes Rizal with strikes from the back mount.
Can Rizal hold on?! Breznhev is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Rizal is trapped and Breznhev is scoring with shots to the head and body.
You can see the frustration on Rizal's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Breznhev lands a shot to the body.
Rizal showing good submission defense here.
Rizal trying to control the action but Breznhev just sinks the hooks in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Breznhev scores with punches from the back.
Rizal looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Rizal is trying to break free.
Breznhev looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Breznhev lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Breznhev lands shots from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizal is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Rizal is trying to remain composed but Breznhev is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Breznhev is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Rizal. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Breznhev throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rizal!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breznhev avoiding Rizal 's attempts to control his hands.
Rizal tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Breznhev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Breznhev scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rizal?
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breznhev lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Breznhev raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Breznhev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rizal has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Breznhev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Breznhev with a nice head shot there.
Breznhev tries to free his leg and advance position but Rizal is retaining full guard.
Breznhev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev chips away with some ground and pound.
Breznhev working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rizal's head.
Breznhev stands up over Rizal, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rizal is keeping the position for now.
Breznhev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rizal keeps moving.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rizal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rizal keeping moving, preventing Breznhev from controlling successfully.
Breznhev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Breznhev lands a couple of digs.
Breznhev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Breznhev trying to control but Rizal is working from the bottom.
Breznhev working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Breznhev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Breznhev distracts Rizal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev passes into half guard.
Breznhev is keen to just control but Rizal is a slippery customer.
Breznhev works his way into side control.
Breznhev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Breznhev lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rizal down.
Rizal tries to buck Breznhev off but Breznhev is having none of it.
Rizal struggling a bit here.
Breznhev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Breznhev scores with punches from side control.
Rizal is looking to regain half guard here but Breznhev keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Rizal's temple.
Breznhev working the head with strikes.
Breznhev grinds an elbow into Rizal's temple.
Breznhev gets to mount! Rizal was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Breznhev looking to control but Rizal is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Breznhev in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Breznhev lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Breznhev working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Breznhev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aleks Breznhev clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Breznhev shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rizal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Breznhev sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Rizal doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Breznhev paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Rizal - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jose Rizal!
Jose Rizal is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Jose Rizal made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Aleks Breznhev stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fuck'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
52% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
