PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Roc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzma Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Roc
vs
Fedorov

191 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Roc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kuzma Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Roc.

Roc gets the takedown into side control.

Roc swings around for an armbar but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Roc's guard.

Fedorov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roc has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fedorov has managed to get both his arms back between Roc's legs - danger averted.
Fedorov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fedorov thows a big elbow that misses.
Fedorov advances to half guard.
Fedorov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Roc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fedorov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Roc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roc wants to improve his position but Fedorov is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc is working hard here to advance position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fedorov in particular looking to stall.
Fedorov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fedorov is keen to just control but Roc is a slippery customer.
Fedorov trying to mount his opponent but Roc defends it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fedorov stuffs the takedown.
Roc avoids a kick to the body.
Roc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fedorov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roc paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two 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.
Roc shoots in looking for a takedown. Fedorov tries to sprawl out of it but Roc 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.
Jay Roc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Roc is having none of it.
Fedorov looks to land a body kick but Roc moved away.
Fedorov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Roc looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fedorov swivels and escapes.

Roc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Roc is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Fedorov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Roc is breathing heavily.
Fedorov manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov gets back to full guard.
Roc would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fedorov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roc wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fedorov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fedorov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roc can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Roc defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fedorov.
Fedorov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roc is bucking up trying to escape but Fedorov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fedorov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Roc gets back to half guard.

Roc looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Roc looking for submissions off his back.
Fedorov working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jay Roc will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

A clash of legs there as Roc blocks the low kick.
Fedorov tries a head kick but it misses.
Roc tries for a takedown but Fedorov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roc is defended easily by Fedorov.
Roc shoots in looking for a takedown. Fedorov tries to sprawl out of it but Roc 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.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Roc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fedorov avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fedorov. That's going to slow Roc down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roc is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fedorov sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fedorov avoids a kick to the body.
Fedorov throws a lazy body kick

and Roc counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Roc.
Fedorov working a defensive guard here.
Fedorov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Roc puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Roc is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Fedorov trying to control but Roc postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to roll over but Roc keeps him under control.

Roc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fedorov tries to roll over but Roc keeps him under control.

Roc is trying to work for a kimura but Fedorov is defending well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Fedorov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
Nice takedown defense from Fedorov. No joy for Roc on that attempt.
Fedorov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Fedorov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roc.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fedorov gets a clinch.

Fedorov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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.
Fedorov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fedorov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fedorov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roc fails with the takedown.
Fedorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Roc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roc avoids the head kick by Fedorov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedorov circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fedorov counters by moving into the clinch.
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 Jay Roc will probably get the nod.
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 push kick but Roc slaps the foot to one side.
Nice body kick from Fedorov.
Roc tries to clinch up.

Roc closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fedorov tries to improve position but can't.
Fedorov is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roc prevents Fedorov from improving his position.

Roc looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Fedorov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fedorov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Roc missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Roc thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedorov wants to sweep but no luck.
Fedorov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roc's guard.
Fedorov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Roc looking for a triangle here. Fedorov is fighting it but it looks tight! Roc pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Fedorov is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jay Roc!