PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilianenko Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Andreas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Emilianenko Fedor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Fedor
vs
Andreas

200 cm
22
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emilianenko Fedor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Andreas!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andreas looks to land a combination but Fedor avoids it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedor is defended easily by Andreas.
Fedor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andreas's waist but Andreas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fedor off to one side.
Andreas stuffs the takedown attempt from Fedor. Fedor gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilianenko Fedor. 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.
Fedor shoots in looking for a takedown. Andreas tries to sprawl out of it but Fedor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Andreas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown but Andreas shows good takedown defense.
Fedor closes the distance and clinches up with Andreas, looking for a takedown. Fedor pushes Andreas against the cage but Andreas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fedor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andreas avoids it really well and circles away.
Andreas leaves Fedor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two 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.
Andreas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Andreas slaps away a takedown attempt from Fedor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fedor fails with the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas misses with a straight right.
Fedor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Andreas tries to avoid it but Fedor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Andreas to the ground. Andreas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fedor avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fedor is defended easily by Andreas.
Fedor is breathing heavily.

That's four 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.
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Andreas misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Andreas dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A combination from Andreas does no damage.
Fedor ducks under a wild hook from Andreas.
Andreas misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Andreas misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Andreas's waist but Andreas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fedor off to one side.
Fedor shoots for a takedown but Andreas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Andreas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fedor somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilianenko Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Andreas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fedor.
Andreas throws the left hand but Fedor avoids the punch easily.
Andreas looks to land a combination but Fedor avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Andreas misses with a series of wild punches.
Emilianenko Fedor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Andreas.
Fedor fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedor.
Nice takedown defense from Andreas. No joy for Fedor on that attempt.
Andreas throws a right hand that Fedor ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedor also avoids with ease.
Andreas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fedor slips a jab and a cross from Andreas.
Andreas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Andreas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Andreas connects with the punch.

It looks like Emilianenko Fedor has been cut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fedor moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Andreas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Emilianenko Fedor's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Andreas misses with a wild combination.
Fedor dives in and grabs Andreas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Andreas pushes down on Fedor's head and hops out.
Fedor shoots in for a takedown but Andreas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andreas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilianenko Fedor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Andreas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Andreas circles away.
Fedor moves out of range of the strikes.
Andreas throws a shot from downtown. Fedor moves away and avoids it.
Fedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Andreas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Andreas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedor circles away quickly and effectively.
Andreas throws a right and a left that Fedor avoids nicely.
Andreas misses with the combination.
Andreas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andreas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedor.
No luck for Fedor with that takedown attempt.
Andreas misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Andreas misses.

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.
Andreas throws a series of punches but Fedor moves out of range.
Andreas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fedor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Andreas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A big right from Andreas misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Andreas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andreas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Rodrigo Andreas!
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Rodrigo Andreas!
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight for Rodrigo Andreas!

Rodrigo Andreas wins by unanimous decision!