PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between on no (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev has chosen Death Grips - No Love as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

no
vs
Breznhev

160 cm
29
145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

161 cm
23
155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, on no!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for no with that takedown attempt.
no falls off balance throwing a combination

and Breznhev counters with a nice double leg into side control. no won't be happy with that.
Breznhev tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Breznhev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
no prevents Breznhev from moving into mount.
no takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Breznhev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Breznhev has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for no!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev unloading with bombs!
Breznhev controlling the position easily from mount.
Breznhev is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. no can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
no tries to lock up and control but Breznhev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Breznhev controlling the position easily from mount.
Breznhev landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev controlling his opponent.
Breznhev's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
no wants to hold on but Breznhev pushes him away.
Breznhev lands a couple of good shots and no has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
no is really stuck here.
Breznhev softening up his opponent with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev cracks no with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing no from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

no is rocked!
no is taking damage to the body and head.
Oh no is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Breznhev controlling from the back.
Breznhev throwing damaging strikes from the back! no could be in trouble here!
no looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Breznhev controlling from the back.
More stalling from Breznhev.
It looks like Breznhev might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
no seems to have got his legs back now.
Breznhev is continuing to stall.
Well, with Breznhev on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before no is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Breznhev has no flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 no!
no covers up after that shot from Breznhev.
no knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Breznhev on the ground.
no is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can no do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

Breznhev has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. no is defending well but eventually Breznhev manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! no has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Aleks Breznhev!
During a confident post fight interview, Aleks Breznhev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.