PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Brill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Mishkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brill
vs
Mishkin

178 cm
21
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gerald Brill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Boris Mishkin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Mishkin misses.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Mishkin rushes Brill and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Brill.
A knee to the head by Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mishkin.
Brill tries a knee to the head but Mishkin blocks it.
Mishkin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mishkin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gerald Brill has been cut.
Mishkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Brill.
Brill tries to stall but Mishkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Brill content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill avoiding damage as Mishkin throws knees to the body.
Brill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brill avoids a wild elbow strike from Mishkin.

Mishkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick
and Mishkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Mishkin checks a leg kick.
Mishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brill keeps Mishkin at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Brill.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brill. That's going to slow Mishkin down.
Mishkin looks gassed!
Mishkin tries to clinch up.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses
and Brill counters with a head kick.
Brill moves in looking to clinch but Mishkin pushes him off.
Brill moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mishkin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mishkin tries to clinch but Brill moves away

and Brill counters by clinching up.
Mishkin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brill can't break the clinch.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head.
Brill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brill connects with a knee to the head.
Brill has Mishkin pushed against the cage.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Brill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brill pushes Mishkin away with a front kick.

Mishkin closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brill to the mat! Brill manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Brill kicks Mishkin off and gets to his feet.
Mishkin misses with a body kick.
Brill looks to land a body kick but Mishkin moved away.
Mishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Brill circles away.
Brill tries a head kick but it misses.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mishkin connects with a high kick.
Brill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Brill wants to clinch but Mishkin slips to the side
and Mishkin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brill misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Mishkin misses
and Brill counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Mishkin tries to clinch up but Brill circles away and keeps his distance.
Mishkin moves in looking to clinch but Brill pushes him off.
Brill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brill throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Mishkin misses.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick
and Mishkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mishkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Brill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mishkin misses with an elbow over the top.
Brill tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but Brill blocks with his arms.
Mishkin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brill's defenses.
Brill lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brill is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mishkin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brill misses with a knee to the head.
Brill looking to slow down the pace here.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.
Brill tries a knee to the head but Mishkin blocks it.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill missing with knees to the body.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Brill.

Brill breaks from the clinch.
Mishkin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mishkin closes the distance but Brill moves to the side
and Brill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mishkin's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brill rushes Mishkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brill takes an elbow to the temple.
Brill lands a nice knee to the body.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Brill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gerald Brill's cut.
That's time! Brill's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brill moves in looking to clinch but Mishkin pushes him off.
Brill lands with a slapping head kick.

Brill has closed the distance and engaged Mishkin in a clinch.
Brill blocks an elbow strike from Mishkin.
Mishkin wants to get back to striking at distance but Brill won't allow it.
Brill is trying to maintain a safe position but Mishkin gets an underhook and turns Brill into the cage.

Brill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mishkin misses with a few strikes there.
Brill keeps the fight on the outside.
Brill pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mishkin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gerald Brill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mishkin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mishkin wants to clinch.

Mishkin clinches up with Brill and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mishkin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brill blocks it with crossed arms.
Brill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mishkin trying to land knees to the body.
Mishkin is breathing heavily.
Mishkin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Brill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brill tries to stall but Mishkin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mishkin landing knees to the head.
Mishkin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mishkin missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mishkin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mishkin tries to clinch but Brill moves out of range.
Brill throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gerald Brill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brill tries to clinch

and Mishkin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mishkin.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mishkin throws an elbow but misses.
Brill has had enough of the clinch but Mishkin keeps him there for the moment.
Brill trying to stall but Mishkin improves his position.
Mishkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mishkin avoiding damage as Brill throws knees to the body.
Mishkin avoiding damage as Brill throws knees to the body.

Mishkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mishkin swinging wilding here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brill throws a head kick that misses.
Mishkin tries to clinch there but Brill circles away.
Brill avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brill throws a leg kick but Mishkin checks it.
Mishkin moves out of range of the body kick from Brill.
Mishkin closes the distance looking to clinch

and Brill counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Brill.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.

Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mishkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Brill circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brill throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brill managing to block the knees to the body from Mishkin.
Knees to the body from Brill.
Mishkin misses with a knee to the head.
Brill using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mishkin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brill takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Brill.

Brill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mishkin tries to clinch there but Brill circles away.
A head kick by Mishkin misses
and Brill counters with a nice body kick.
Gerald Brill is winning the standup battle so far.
Mishkin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Brill misses with a body shot
and Mishkin counters with a good, hard body kick but Brill shrugs it off.
Mishkin throws a head kick that misses
and Brill counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brill.
Mishkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mishkin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brill throws a sloppy head kick

and Mishkin counters by clinching up.
Brill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mishkin.
Brill blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Brill dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brill wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mishkin breaks the clinch.
Gerald Brill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Mishkin moves into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice elbow from Mishkin.
Mishkin tries to land a knee to the head but Brill blocks with his arms.
Brill creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brill avoids the elbow strike from Mishkin, against the cage.
Mishkin lands a knee to the body.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mishkin as Brill tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Mishkin.

Mishkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brill looks to land a combination but Mishkin avoids it well.
Brill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mishkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gerald Brill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gerald Brill's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mishkin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brill throws a body punch but Mishkin moves out of range.
Mishkin looks to clinch

and Brill counters by clinching up.
Mishkin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mishkin scores with a knee to the head.
Brill managing to block the knees to the body from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands an elbow that stopped Brill in his tracks for a moment.
Brill scores a nice knee to the body.
Brill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mishkin scores with a knee to the head.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mishkin tries a knee to the head but Brill blocks it.
Brill misses with a knee to the head.
Brill landing knees to the head.

Brill breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mishkin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brill's face.
Mishkin looking to throw knees to the head but Brill is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brill creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mishkin's defenses.
Mishkin pushes off an throws an elbow but Brill leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brill manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brill using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mishkin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mishkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brill is looking to control Mishkin's arms but Mishkin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Brill has his back to the cage.
Brill misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mishkin misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brill throws an elbow but misses.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside that Brill shrugs off.
Mishkin lands an elbow inside.
Mishkin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brill blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Brill blocks an elbow strike from Mishkin.
Mishkin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A body shot lands from Mishkin.
Brill trying to land knees to the body.
Mishkin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mishkin wants to break free but Brill has control.

Mishkin breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brill connects with a high kick.
Brill tries to land a body kick

and Mishkin counters with a single leg into guard. Brill didn't expect that.
Mishkin stopping the sweep attempt from Brill.
Brill not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gerald Brill is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brill is on top in guard.
Mishkin 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mishkin keeping moving, preventing Brill from controlling successfully.
Boris Mishkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brill won't allow Mishkin to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Mishkin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Brill has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Gerald Brill!