PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexi Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gonsalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonsalez has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Fedor
vs
Gonsalez

202 cm
18
296 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Alexi Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carl Gonsalez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedor shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gonsalez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gonsalez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fedor lands a couple of digs.
Fedor passes into half guard.
Fedor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fedor could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Fedor is trying to control. Gonsalez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fedor not doing much here.

Fedor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gonsalez sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fedor connects with a nice short shot to Gonsalez's temple.
Fedor lands strikes from half guard.

Gonsalez actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fedor lands a nice short elbow.
Gonsalez looks gassed!
Fedor looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fedor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonsalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fedor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fedor wants to take a breather but Gonsalez is having none of it.
Fedor lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fedor working the head and body with strikes.
Fedor slips a nice elbow through Gonsalez's hands, connecting with Gonsalez's forehead.
Ground and pound from Fedor.
Fedor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fedor performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fedor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonsalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gonsalez is trying to stand.
Gonsalez taking some punishment here, with Fedor in his half guard.
Fedor lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor controlling the pace.
Fedor working the head and body with strikes.
Gonsalez has hold of Fedor's hands but Fedor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fedor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonsalez wants to get back to his feet.
Fedor is nestled in close to Gonsalez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fedor lands a nice short elbow.
Fedor stalling.
Fedor 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.
Fedor 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.
Fedor looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Fedor working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fedor connects with a nice short shot to Gonsalez's temple.
Fedor drops an elbow to the side of Gonsalez's head.
Gonsalez taking some punishment here, with Fedor in his half guard.
Nice strikes from Fedor there.
Fedor drops an elbow to the side of Gonsalez's head.
Fedor slips a nice elbow through Gonsalez's hands, connecting with Gonsalez's forehead.
Gonsalez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fedor scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fedor is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Fedor seems content to control.
Gonsalez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fedor scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonsalez is trying to stand.
Fedor is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fedor lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexi Fedor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fedor.
Fedor trying to control the action but Gonsalez is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Fedor politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Fedor prefers to stall for the moment though.
Fedor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonsalez down.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Fedor landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fedor lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gonsalez down.
Gonsalez is trying to work for a sweep but Fedor has mounted him!
Fedor scoring with strikes but Gonsalez is staying in there.
Fedor dominating with strikes here.
Fedor cracks Gonsalez with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gonsalez is breathing heavily.
Fedor with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fedor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedor has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gonsalez's face.
Fedor controlling from the full mount.
Gonsalez is bucking up trying to escape but Fedor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gonsalez taking shots to the head.
Alexi Fedor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fedor lands a big shot there that rocks Gonsalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fedor working the ground and pound effectively.
Fedor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gonsalez hang on?
Fedor working the ground and pound effectively.
Fedor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedor looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fedor lands with some strikes.

Fedor working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Gonsalez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Fedor! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alexi Fedor!