PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergai Katanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nebojša Brynjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Sergai Katanov has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Katanov
vs
Brynjar

170 cm
19
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

MR. Cleaners(laundry 90%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergai Katanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nebojša Brynjar!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brynjar pushes Katanov up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katanov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katanov.
Katanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Brynjar has double underhooks.
Brynjar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Katanov misses with a punch to the body.
Brynjar lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Brynjar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brynjar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Katanov looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar has Katanov pressed against the cage, preventing Katanov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Katanov.
Brynjar working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brynjar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brynjar lands a nice uppercut.
Brynjar misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brynjar managing to block the knees to the body from Katanov.
Brynjar lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brynjar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Katanov or not.
Katanov missing with knees to the body.
Brynjar has a couple of punches blocked by Katanov.
Brynjar lands a nice shot to the body.
Brynjar cracks Katanov with a nice body shot.
Brynjar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Katanov decides to pull guard.
My spies in LOD: Gym of the Gods inform me that Brynjar has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Katanov is on top in guard.

We've been hearing that Katanov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Brynjar keeping moving, preventing Katanov from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Katanov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brynjar is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Katanov, into his guard.

Brynjar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Katanov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brynjar is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katanov wants to control but Brynjar passes easily into half guard.
Katanov is looking for a sweep. Brynjar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katanov gets full guard.
Brynjar's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Katanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Katanov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brynjar has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brynjar controlling the action here.
Katanov tries to get to full guard but Brynjar has control of the leg.
Brynjar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebojša Brynjar dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Katanov is looking to clinch.
Brynjar lands a nice hook to Katanov's body. Katanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brynjar moves away.
Brynjar lands a glancing blow to the side of Katanov's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brynjar.
Katanov misses with a series of wild punches.
Katanov staying out of range there.
Katanov slips under a jab from Brynjar.
Katanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brynjar slips a jab and a cross from Katanov.
Brynjar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brynjar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katanov.
Katanov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Brynjar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Katanov throws a sloppy head kick and Brynjar moves out of range easily.
Brynjar misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katanov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Katanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brynjar moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brynjar! But no joy.
Katanov avoids the body shot from Brynjar.
Katanov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brynjar is fending him off so far but Katanov persists. Nope, Brynjar circles away and we're back to standing.
Brynjar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katanov's hands.
Brynjar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sergai Katanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katanov fails with the takedown
and Brynjar counters with a nice uppercut.
Brynjar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brynjar swats away the attempt to clinch by Katanov.
Katanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brynjar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Katanov throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice jab there from Brynjar.
Brynjar scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Brynjar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brynjar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Katanov misses.
Brynjar throws out a counter right but Katanov avoids it with no problem.
Katanov fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergai Katanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brynjar wants to counter with a clinch but Katanov pushes him away.
Brynjar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Katanov.

Brynjar moves into the clinch.
Brynjar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brynjar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katanov's efforts to push away.
Brynjar lands a shoulder strike.
Brynjar scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Brynjar.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brynjar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Brynjar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katanov throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.
Brynjar lands a right hand.
A short right from Brynjar on the inside.
Brynjar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brynjar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katanov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brynjar to keep the fight standing.
Brynjar digs a right hand underneath Katanov's ribcage. Katanov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brynjar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Brynjar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katanovs head.
Brynjar pushes Katanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katanov tries to circle away but Brynjar has him pinned against the cage.
Brynjar works on Katanov's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Brynjar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Brynjar lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Brynjar.
Brynjar lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katanov is trying to break the clinch but Brynjar is controlling him.
Brynjar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Brynjar lands with a left to the head.

Katanov is rocked!
Katanov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brynjar is defending well for now.
Oh Katanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brynjar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katanov backwards.
Katanov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Brynjar gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Brynjar.
Brynjar pushes Katanov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brynjar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brynjar can't find room to land a body shot as Katanov controls the action.
Brynjar lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Brynjar.
Brynjar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Brynjar won't allow it.
Brynjar lands with a short shot to the head.
Brynjar lands a big right hand that drops Katanov! The killer instinct kicks in and Brynjar finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Brynjar!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nebojša Brynjar!
A relieved looking Nebojša Brynjar thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.