PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Breznhev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rodgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Breznhev comes to the cage accompanied by Death Grips - No Love. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Breznhev
vs
Rodgers

161 cm
24
155 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
23
157 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleks Breznhev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Rodgers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Breznhev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rodgers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Breznhev throwing shots but Rodgers is blocking nicely.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is defending well.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Breznhev.
Breznhev 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.
Breznhev is keen to just control but Rodgers is a slippery customer.
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 lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing good reports from Breznhev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Breznhev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to mount his opponent but Rodgers defends it.
Breznhev drops an elbow to the side of Rodgers's head.
Breznhev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodgers wants to control but Breznhev is keeping busy.
Breznhev controlling the pace.
Breznhev is looking to take a break and control but Rodgers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Breznhev content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Breznhev working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Rodgers's thigh. Rodgers counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Breznhev lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev passes Rodgers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Breznhev.
Breznhev lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Still in half guard, Breznhev seems content to control.
Rodgers is refusing to be controlled, as Breznhev sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Breznhev keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Breznhev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
Breznhev misses with a head shot. Rodgers uses the momentum to regain guard.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breznhev trying to control but Rodgers is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Breznhev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Breznhev landing some decent shots from guard.
Breznhev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Breznhev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rodgers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Breznhev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rodgers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breznhev is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Breznhev wants to pass the guard but Rodgers is keeping the position.
Breznhev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodgers can do to turn this around?
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Breznhev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rodgers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rodgers keeping full guard, as Breznhev tries to pass.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rodgers misses with a head kick.

Rodgers gets caught napping as Breznhev dives in and scores a takedown. Rodgers manages to retain guard.

Breznhev drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rodgers dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rodgers.
Breznhev seems keen to control Rodgers's posture.
Breznhev keeping moving, preventing Rodgers from controlling successfully.
Breznhev controlling Rodgers's posture.
Rodgers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breznhev pulls Rodgers in close to his closed guard and prevents Rodgers from doing any damage or advancing position.
Breznhev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rodgers's guard.

Rodgers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodgers being controlled here, momentarily.
Rodgers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breznhev is looking to work some ground and pound but Rodgers has wrist control.
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Breznhev looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Breznhev loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breznhev trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodgers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breznhev seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Rodgers works the jab nicely.

Breznhev dives in and scores a takedown into Rodgers's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breznhev wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Breznhev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rodgers is keeping the position for now.
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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Breznhev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Breznhev is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rodgers really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Breznhev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Breznhev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breznhev is nestled in close to Rodgers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Breznhev is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rodgers defends it well.
Aleks Breznhev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Breznhev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rodgers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodgers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Breznhev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Breznhev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Breznhev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rodgers defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Breznhev performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Breznhev wants to pass to mount but Rodgers is defending the position.

Breznhev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rodgers is just riding it out for now. Breznhev eventually gives up the hold.
Breznhev tries to pass to full mount but Rodgers defends it.
Aaron Rodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breznhev trying to control the action but Rodgers is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rodgers is in trouble now - Breznhev has advanced to mount!
Aleks Breznhev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Breznhev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Breznhev throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rodgers because Breznhev loaded up on that one.
Rodgers blocking the ground and pound.
Breznhev raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Breznhev raining down hammerfists from mount.
A nice elbow there by Breznhev.
Breznhev sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodgers holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Breznhev tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Breznhev controlling from the full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleks Breznhev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Breznhev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26

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