PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Reznov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and george st pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reznov has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Mikael Reznov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to george st pierre's chin.

Reznov
vs
st pierre

182 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikael Reznov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, george st pierre!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from st pierre.
Reznov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reznov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like george st pierre has been cut.
st pierre misses with a head kick.
Reznov tries to clinch up but st pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
st pierre throws a left and a right that both miss

and Reznov counters with a takedown into side control.
Reznov is breathing heavily.
Reznov is looking to take a break and control but st pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
st pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
st pierre is looking to reverse the position.
st pierre throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
st pierre is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre looking for a sweep but Reznov has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Reznov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as st pierre is looking to escape.
st pierre working to try and regain half guard.
st pierre trying desperately to get to his feet.

st pierre defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Reznov.
st pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Reznov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but st pierre is surviving well by controlling Reznov's body position as best he can.
st pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Reznov has a good base and remains in mount.
st pierre regains half guard.
Reznov prevents st pierre from improving his position.

st pierre pushes Reznov off and gets back to his feet.
Reznov slips a jab and a cross from st pierre.
st pierre shoots and misses

and Reznov counters with a single leg into guard. st pierre didn't expect that.

st pierre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Reznov off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The fight stays on the outside here - Reznov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from st pierre misses.

st pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
st pierre working the head and body with strikes.
st pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
st pierre thows a huge punch but Reznov dodges it nicely.
st pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
st pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
st pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reznov defending well though.
st pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznov's head.
st pierre drops an elbow to the side of Reznov's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
st pierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mikael Reznov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of george st pierre.
st pierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Reznov counters with a nice double leg into side control. st pierre won't be happy with that.
st pierre tries to buck Reznov off but Reznov is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if st pierre can do anything to dispel that myth.
Reznov slows the pace down.
st pierre is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reznov off and has taken his back!
st pierre is throwing strikes by Reznov counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Reznov regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
st pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Reznov defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
st pierre trying to mount his opponent but Reznov defends it.
st pierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
st pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Reznov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on george st pierre's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Reznov doesn't manage to clinch there - st pierre circles away.

st pierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Reznov was covering up waiting for the punch and st pierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
st pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Reznov trying to control the position.
st pierre is in close to Reznov's body, working some short punches and elbows.
st pierre throwing strikes from guard but Reznov blocks nicely.
st pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Reznov is looking to control st pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reznov avoid being mounted?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reznov wants to improve his position but st pierre is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reznov is working hard here to advance position.
Reznov wants to get back to his feet.
st pierre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Reznov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but st pierre scores with a couple of nice shots.
st pierre slips a nice elbow through Reznov's hands, connecting with Reznov's forehead.
st pierre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Reznov's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
st pierre misses with a combination

and Reznov counters with a single leg into guard. st pierre didn't expect that.
st pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
st pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
st pierre working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st pierre prevents Reznov from improving his position.
Reznov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. st pierre is working away from the top position though.
st pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Reznov is trying to maintain the position but st pierre is very close to passing his half guard.
st pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reznov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from st pierre.
st pierre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
st pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reznov shoots in looking for a takedown. st pierre tries to sprawl out of it but Reznov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. st pierre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
st pierre throws a lazy head kick
and Reznov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Reznov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in st pierre's guard.
st pierre wants to get back to his feet but Reznov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now st pierre is on top in guard.
st pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Reznov has wrist control.
st pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
st pierre postures up.
st pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
st pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reznov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
st pierre prevents Reznov from getting back to his feet.
Reznov controlling st pierre's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reznov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Reznov throws a low kick, looking for st pierre's leg but st pierre calmly moves out of range.

st pierre gets the takedown into side control.
Reznov pushes st pierre away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, st pierre gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
st pierre looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Reznov is avoiding damage well.
st pierre throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
st pierre is working Reznov over with some ground and pound from side control.
st pierre working the ground and pound but Reznov is defending the strikes.
st pierre lands some shots froms side control.
st pierre lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reznov down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

george st pierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on george st pierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reznov looks for a takedown but st pierre sprawls well.
george st pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

st pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reznov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from st pierre.
st pierre works over Reznov with some ground and pound from guard.
Reznov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
st pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Reznov is pulling down on st pierre's head to control his posture.
st pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Reznov has wrist control.
Reznov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from st pierre.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Reznov fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
st pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Reznov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reznov stays in close to st pierre's body and controls the position.
st pierre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Reznov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Reznov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
st pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reznov pushes down on st pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.

st pierre manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
st pierre misses with a double jab

so Reznov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reznov stopping the sweep attempt from st pierre.
st pierre keeping moving, preventing Reznov from controlling successfully.
st pierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reznov's guard.
Mikael Reznov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
st pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
st pierre is working Reznov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
st pierre stops Reznov from standing up.
st pierre is working Reznov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells st pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reznov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
st pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
st pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Reznov tries to strike from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
st pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Reznov counters by clinching up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
st pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

st pierre gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Reznov is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from st pierre there.
Reznov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Reznov is looking to control st pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Reznov avoid being mounted?
Reznov has hold of st pierre's hands but st pierre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
st pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Reznov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
st pierre drops an elbow to the side of Reznov's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
st pierre swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Reznov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
st pierre manages to get to full guard.
Reznov trying to control the position from guard on top but st pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
st pierre throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reznov preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Reznov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reznov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Reznov!