PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Brega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seyran Zeynalabdinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Brega
vs
Zeynalabdinov

180 cm
22
198 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
204 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Brega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zeynalabdinov fails with a takedown attempt.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a takedown attempt - Brega sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zeynalabdinov scores with a nice head shot.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a straight left.
Brega tries to clinch up
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a straight right hand.
Brega tries to clinch up but Zeynalabdinov circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zeynalabdinov.

Zeynalabdinov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brega did well to prevent Zeynalabdinov getting side control.

Zeynalabdinov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Brega is looking to escape.
Zeynalabdinov thows a huge punch but Brega dodges it nicely.
Zeynalabdinov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brega knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zeynalabdinov on the ground.

Zeynalabdinov is working for a submission of some sort.
Brega on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brega tries to get out of the position.
Zeynalabdinov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brega keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov looks to land a strike but Brega avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Zeynalabdinov postures up.

Zeynalabdinov drops back looking for a leg! Brega is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brega manages to kick Zeynalabdinov off! Zeynalabdinov jumps back into Brega's guard.
Brega avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeynalabdinov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zeynalabdinov is controlling him.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeynalabdinov chips away with some ground and pound.
Brega working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control but Brega is working from the bottom.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Brega has wrist control.
Zeynalabdinov throws a big elbow that misses.

Brega had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zeynalabdinov defends it easily.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control but Brega is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeynalabdinov trying to control the position from guard on top but Brega is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seyran Zeynalabdinov 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.

Zeynalabdinov connects with a jab.
Brega darts in trying to clinch
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a stiff right hand.
Brega is looking to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov looks to land a left hand but Brega moved out of range nicely.
Brega lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeynalabdinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zeynalabdinov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brega's waist but Brega gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeynalabdinov off to one side.
Brega tries to clinch but Zeynalabdinov moves out of range.
Zeynalabdinov goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brega displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov lands with an uppercut that bounces Brega off the cage and back into range.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch but Zeynalabdinov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brega keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zeynalabdinov.
Brega tries to clinch but Zeynalabdinov moves out of range.
Zeynalabdinov throws a jab but it's blocked by Brega.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brega pinned against the cage. Brega gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seyran Zeynalabdinov.
Brega tries to clinch but Zeynalabdinov moves out of range.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeynalabdinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega is looking to chop away at Zeynalabdinov's legs.
Zeynalabdinov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brega takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brega ducks under a wild hook from Zeynalabdinov.
Brega darts in trying to clinch
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brega slips a jab from Zeynalabdinov.
Brega is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brega moves away from the strike by Zeynalabdinov.
Zeynalabdinov misses with a looping left.
Brega tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zeynalabdinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brega misses with an uppercut
and Zeynalabdinov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good work by Zeynalabdinov as he checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seyran Zeynalabdinov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A big right from Zeynalabdinov misses.
Zeynalabdinov connects with a single shot there.
Brega ducks under a wild hook from Zeynalabdinov.
Antonio Brega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brega stuffs the takedown attempt from Zeynalabdinov. Zeynalabdinov gets slowly back to his feet.
Brega tries to clinch there but Zeynalabdinov circles away.
Zeynalabdinov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brega wants to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Zeynalabdinov misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Zeynalabdinov misses the target.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brega as he avoids it easily.
Antonio Brega has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seyran Zeynalabdinov.
Brega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zeynalabdinov shoots in for a double leg but Brega sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeynalabdinov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brega doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeynalabdinov circles away.
Zeynalabdinov keeps the fight on the outside.
Brega looks to clinch

and Zeynalabdinov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brega regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zeynalabdinov postures up in Brega's guard and throws a big left but Brega blocks it.
Brega 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.
Brega controlling Zeynalabdinov's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brega wants to stand but Zeynalabdinov is controlling the position.

Brega throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seyran Zeynalabdinov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brega keeping moving, preventing Zeynalabdinov from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zeynalabdinov is looking to work some ground and pound but Brega has wrist control.
Zeynalabdinov throws a big elbow that misses.
Zeynalabdinov stops Brega from standing up.
Brega lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Zeynalabdinov!
Zeynalabdinov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Zeynalabdinov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seyran Zeynalabdinov.
Well Zeynalabdinov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seyran Zeynalabdinov!
Seyran Zeynalabdinov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.