PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vesa Vempula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Khalidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Khalidov's choice of entrance music: Punks Jump Up To Get Beatdown. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Vempula
vs
Khalidov

195 cm
25
216 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Lightning Fight Gear

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Vempula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Khalidov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vempula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Vempula throws a head kick but Khalidov moves out of range.
Vempula throws a head kick but Khalidov moves out of range.
Vempula misses with a straight left.
Khalidov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vempula is looking to clinch but Khalidov is avoiding it.
Vempula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khalidov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Khalidov moves into the clinch.
Khalidov avoiding damage as Vempula throws knees to the body.
Khalidov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vempula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalidov avoids it.
Khalidov lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Khalidov.
Khalidov cracks Vempula with a nice body shot.
Vempula misses with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Khalidov.
Khalidov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vempula or not.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khalidov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Khalidov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vempula.
Khalidov works on Vempula's body with a couple of short punches.

Khalidov breaks the clinch.
Vempula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vempula is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalidov throws a one two combo.
Nice jab there from Khalidov.
Khalidov avoids the head kick by Vempula.
Khalidov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Khalidov works over Vempula's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov scores with a jab to the body.
Vesa Vempula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalidov scores with a three punch combo!

Khalidov closes the distance and clinches.
Khalidov avoiding damage.
Khalidov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vempula is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Khalidov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khalidov.
Vempula creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vempula throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vempula just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalidov's brow.
Khalidov avoiding damage as Vempula throws knees to the body.
Vempula pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Khalidov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vempula misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Khalidov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khalidov.
Khalidov blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vempula throws an elbow but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Khalidov.
Khalidov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vempula.
Vempula misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Khalidov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalidov pushes Vempula back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Come on Khalidov - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vempula tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalidov avoids the damage to the body.
Khalidov blocks an elbow strike from Vempula.
Vempula tries a knee to the head but Khalidov blocks it.
Khalidov lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Khalidov.
Vempula tries to land knees in the clinch but Khalidov avoids the damage to the body.
Vempula trying to land knees to the body.
Vempula with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vempula letting Khalidov take a breather here.
Vempula misses with a knee strike.
Vempula takes a shot to the head.
Vempula pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vempula throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Khalidov lands an uppercut.
Vempula misses with a knee strike.
Vempula with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Khalidov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Khalidov.
Vempula's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalidov lands with a right to the head.
Khalidov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vempula or not.
Khalidov stalling.
Khalidov presses Vempula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Khalidov lands a body shot.
Khalidov just leaning against Vempula, taking a breather.
Khalidov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vempula backwards.
Khalidov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vempula pushes off an throws an elbow but Khalidov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Khalidov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khalidov leaning his opponent against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Khalidov.
Vempula throws a half hearted mid kick.

Khalidov drives through and clinches with Vempula against the cage.
Good body shot from Khalidov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Khalidov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Khalidov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Danga de danga de dang - Khalidov scores with a four punch combination!
Khalidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalidov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fedor Khalidov seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Khalidov clinches up with Vempula and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalidov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vempula backwards.
Khalidov lands with a left to the head.
Vempula misses with a knee to the head.

Khalidov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khalidov punishes Vempula's body with a nice straight punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khalidov. Vempula shrugs it off though.
Khalidov scores with a shot to the body.
Khalidov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Khalidov lands with a nice body kick.
Khalidov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Khalidov there.
Khalidov is looking to slow Vempula down with leg kicks.
Khalidov connects with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Khalidov clinches up with Vempula and pushes him back against the cage.
Khalidov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vempula backwards.
Khalidov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Khalidov lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Khalidov scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vempula looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalidov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Khalidov breaks from the clinch.
Khalidov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vempula rather than just go for the knockout.
Khalidov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Khalidov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khalidov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vempula's head.
Vempula gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Khalidov both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khalidov lands a nice looking body shot.
Khalidov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Khalidov works Vempula's body with a nice hook.
Khalidov is working the combinations to good effect here.
A jab from Khalidov does it's job there.
Khalidov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vempula doesn't seem bothered though.
Khalidov scores with a three punch combo!
Khalidov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Khalidov cracks Vempula with a good jab.
Vempula drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Donk. Khalidov catches Vempula right on the button with a cross.
A head kick by Vempula misses
and Khalidov counters with a leg kick.

Khalidov rushes Vempula and presses him up against the cage.

Khalidov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vempula tries to clinch
and Khalidov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khalidov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Khalidov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Khalidov scores with a leg kick.
Khalidov scores with a jab. Vempula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vempula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khalidov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Khalidov lands with a cross.
Vempula takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khalidov lands with an uppercut that bounces Vempula off the cage and back into rage.
Khalidov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Vempula is rocked!

Khalidov lands a left and a right that send Vempula crashing to the mat, dazed. Khalidov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Vempula is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khalidov steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Vempula is out on his feet! Khalidov sets himself and nearly takes Vempula's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Khalidov!