PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Fedorov (ranked 1614 p4p, 1777 weight class) and Jisoo Oh (ranked 222 p4p, 238 weight class). Fedorov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Miyagi & ÐÐ½Ð´ÑˆÐ¿Ð¸Ð»ÑŒ feat. Ð ÐµÐ¼ Ð”Ð¸Ð³Ð³Ð° - I Got Love. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fedorov
vs
Oh

188 cm
24
185
10 - 8 - 1

179 cm
28
175
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads
Dangerous Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oh lands with a nice body punch.
Fedorov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Oh looks to land a combination. Fedorov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fedorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fedorov momentarily.
Oh is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fedorov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
And Oh tries to counter it with a takedown but Fedorov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov lands with an uppercut that bounces Oh off the cage and back into range.
Oh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedorov.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedorov.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov ducks under a wild hook from Oh.
Oh shoots in looking for a takedown. Fedorov tries to sprawl out of it but Oh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fedorov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fedorov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oh just manages to avoid it.
Fedorov throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Fedorov misses.
Oh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedorov. Oh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedorov.
Oh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fedorov defends it well.
Fedorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oh.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fedorov defends it well.
Fedorov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fedorov.
Oh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fedorov scores with the left hand. Oh knows he should have avoided that one.
Fedorov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oh's hands.
A big left from Fedorov misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedorov throws a hook but Oh avoids it easily.
Oh throws a combination that misses
and Fedorov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fedorov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oh's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Nathan Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Fedorov lands a head shot.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Fedorov looks for the body kick but Oh saw that one coming.
Oh throws an overhand right that lands on Fedorov's shoulder, as Fedorov tries to avoid the shot.
Fedorov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oh checks it well.
Nathan Fedorov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tries a head kick but it misses.
Fedorov tries to work over Oh's front leg with a kick but Oh checks it.
Oh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fedorov throws a hook to the side of Oh's head but Oh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh blocks a jab.
Oh slips under a jab from Fedorov.
Despite the aggression on Oh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oh scores with a jab. Fedorov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Fedorov avoids the body shot from Oh.
Fedorov looks to land a left hand but Oh moved out of range nicely.
Fedorov connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fedorov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Oh.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fedorov defends it well.
A low kick lands for Fedorov.
Fedorov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Fedorov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fedorov scrambles back to his feet.
Fedorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oh can do to turn this around?
A big right from Fedorov misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Oh is defended easily by Fedorov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a poor cross that misses
and Oh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedorov takes a swing at Oh's ribcage but misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Oh might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fedorov has got the better of the exchanges.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the head.
Jab, jab by Fedorov - just one landing.
Oh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Oh staying out of range there.
Oh with the counter takedown but Fedorov avoids it easily.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Oh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oh on the side of the head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fedorov enables Oh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fedorov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedorov wants to sweep here but Oh controlling him for the moment.
Oh with a nice head shot there.
Oh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Oh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fedorov 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.
Oh lands a couple of elbows.
Oh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov 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.

Fedorov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Oh presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Oh looking for a takedown.
Nathan Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Fedorov.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Oh as Fedorov tries to tie him up.
Come on Fedorov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh blocks an uppercut.
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by Oh.
Fedorov prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh being controlled against the cage.
Oh blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fedorov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fedorov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fedorov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fedorov looking to slow down the pace here.
Fedorov throws a head punch that misses.
Fedorov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedorov lands a right hand.

It looks like Jisoo Oh has been cut.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fedorov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jisoo Oh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fedorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oh.
Oh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fedorov defends it well.
Fedorov throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh staying out of range there.
Oh with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fedorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Fedorov.
Oh blocks a jab.
Fedorov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov looks to throw the jab but Oh is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Oh scores with a four punch combination!
Oh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oh has a takedown stuffed.
Oh slips a jab from Fedorov.
Oh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fedorov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Oh on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fedorov throws a leg kick

and Oh counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Oh.
Fedorov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Oh has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fedorov is working away from the top position though.
Fedorov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oh is trying to control but can't.
Fedorov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Oh controls his leg.
Fedorov stalling.
Fedorov prevents Oh from improving his position.
Nathan Fedorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Oh controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fedorov prevents Oh from improving his position.
Oh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Oh.
Our spies down at at Besta-Fera Training Center inform us that Oh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Oh looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Oh looking for a sweep. Not yet Oh, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fedorov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jisoo Oh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Oh misses
and Fedorov counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh shoots in for a double leg but Fedorov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nathan Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Oh throws a looping overhand right but Fedorov ducks down to avoid it.
Jisoo Oh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Fedorov misses
and Oh counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh throws a hook but Fedorov avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Oh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Fedorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fedorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fedorov!
After the fight, Nathan Fedorov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.