PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fjodor Fedja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedja comes to the cage accompanied by Oy, to ne vecher. Ripper has chosen The Odorants - This Night as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fedja
vs
Ripper

192 cm
23
215 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

210 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fjodor Fedja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Fedja.
Ripper takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ripper throws and low kick but Fedja moves out of range easily.
Ripper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fedja takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ripper misses with the combination.
Fedja slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ripper misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Fedja blocks the low kick.
Ripper throws a sloppy head kick and Fedja moves out of range easily.
Good exchange - Ripper coming out on top.
Ripper throws the kick towards the body but Fedja avoids it.
Ripper misses with a head kick.
Ripper is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ripper lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Ripper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fedja doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ripper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack Ripper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ripper throws a leg kick but Fedja sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fedja moves out of range as Ripper strikes.
Ripper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedja.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ripper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fedja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Fedja looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fedja throwing shots but Ripper is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ripper wants to control but Fedja is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fedja trying to control from half guard but Ripper is working away.
Ripper is trying to get back to full guard.
Fedja sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ripper defending well though.
Fedja wants to take a breather but Ripper is having none of it.
Ripper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fedja might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ripper controls Fedja momentarily but Fedja frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ripper throws a looping overhand right but Fedja ducks down to avoid it.
Fedja misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Ripper misses its intended target.
Ripper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedja.
Ripper lands a nice hook to Fedja's body. Fedja takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ripper fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fedja is out of range.
Ripper lands with a nice body punch.
Fedja moves away from the strike by Ripper.
Ripper misses with a low kick.
Ripper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fedja.
The fighters circling - Ripper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fedja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ripper.

Fedja shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Ripper working for submissions but it's allowed Fedja to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedja prevents Ripper from standing back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ripper looking for submissions off his back.
Fedja is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Fedja with shots to the head and body - Ripper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fedja lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fedja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ripper?
Ripper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ripper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ripper takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fedja unloading with bombs!
Fedja lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedja scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ripper?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedja lands a big shot there that rocks Ripper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Ripper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripper tries to hold on but Fedja postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fedja cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ripper is still in real trouble! Can Fedja finish him?
Fedja fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fedja wants to control the pace but Ripper is squirming around nicely.
Ripper seems to have recovered his senses.
Ripper holds on, trying desperately to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripper is desperately trying to improve his position but Fedja has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fjodor Fedja dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Fedja scores with a four punch combination!
Ripper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice shot by Fedja.
Ripper avoids the body shot from Fedja.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ripper.
Ripper swings for the body but Fedja moves out of range.
Ripper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ripper throws a head kick that Fedja semi-blocks.
Fedja swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from Ripper misses.
Fedja slips under a jab from Ripper.
Ripper throws a shot to the body.
Ripper misses with a hook. Fedja ducked under it nicely.
Ripper misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Fedja finds it's target.

Fedja shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ripper napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ripper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fedja wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ripper is trying to control Fedja's posture but Fedja avoids it.
Fedja trying to control the action but Ripper is working from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Ripper tries to escape but Fedja is in control.
Ripper takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fedja is putting a hurting on Ripper here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ripper is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ripper regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ripper pushes Fedja off looking to stand but Fedja dives back in and keeps control.
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Fedja trying to control from half guard but Ripper is working away.
Ripper has hold of Fedja's hands but Fedja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fedja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fedja seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ripper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ripper is trying to stand back up but Fedja is controlling him
Fjodor Fedja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ripper has hold of Fedja's hands but Fedja slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fedja slips a nice elbow through Ripper's hands, connecting with Ripper's forehead.
Fedja is keen to just control but Ripper is a slippery customer.
Ripper is looking to improve his position.

That's three 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. Fedja connects with a nice short shot to Ripper's temple.
Fedja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Fedja there.
Ground and pound from Fedja.
Ripper is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fedja scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ripper trying to control but Fedja postures up.
Fedja looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ripper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fedja seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fedja works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ripper is desperately trying to improve his position but Fedja has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper tries to hold on but Fedja pushes him away.
Fedja postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ripper looks a forlorn figure.
Ripper is squirming around, avoiding Fedja's attempts to control the action.
Fedja 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.
Fedja with shots to the head and body - Ripper looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fedja lands a big shot there that rocks Ripper but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fedja prevents Ripper from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ripper is in a horrible position here. Fedja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fjodor Fedja dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Fedja ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ripper throws the left hand but Fedja avoids the punch easily.
Ripper lands a jab-cross combination.
A right-left combo lands from Ripper.
Ripper throws a head kick that Fedja semi-blocks.
Fedja scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ripper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fedja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ripper.
Ripper catches Fedja with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice jab there from Fedja.

Fedja darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ripper is trying to control but can't.
Ripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedja wants to pass to mount but Ripper is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fedja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fedja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ripper is trying to stand up here but Fedja is controlling him well.
Fedja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fedja has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fedja tries to control but Ripper wriggling away.
Fedja prevents Ripper from getting the reversal.
Fedja unloading with bombs!
Fedja fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedja scoring with strikes but Ripper is staying in there.
Ripper is trying to escape the mount.
Fedja with good strikes from the mount here!
Ripper is in a horrible position here. Fedja smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fedja working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ripper is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fedja looking to finish Ripper with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ripper!
Ripper bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fedja has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Fedja has a closed guard, preventing Ripper from standing up.
Jack Ripper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedja manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ripper manages to get himself to full guard.

Ripper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fedja sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ripper's guard.
Fedja is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ripper tries to kick Fedja off but Fedja keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Fedja working over Ripper with some ground and pound. Ripper looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fedja is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fedja is nestled in close to Ripper, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper wants to get back to his feet.
Ripper is refusing to be controlled, as Fedja sits in half guard.
Fedja slips a nice elbow through Ripper's hands, connecting with Ripper's forehead.
Fedja looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fedja tries to pass to full mount but Ripper defends it.

Ripper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fedja is thwarting Ripper's attempts to control the position.
Fjodor Fedja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedja is trying to control. Ripper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fjodor Fedja showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fedja, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fjodor Fedja!