PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bratts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Bratts struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fedorov
vs
Bratts

184 cm
22
189 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

192 cm
27
204 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Bratts!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bratts rushes Fedorov and presses him up against the cage.

Bratts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fedorov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fedorov.
Fedorov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bratts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Fedorov closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Bratts to counter with a crisp jab.

Bratts darts in and clinches Fedorov up against the cage.
Fedorov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bratts walks away with a smile on his face. Fedorov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedorov cracks a nice hook into Bratts's ribs.
Fedorov misses with a double jab
enabling Bratts to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedorov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bratts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bratts working Fedorov over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bratts breaks from the clinch.

Bratts moves into the clinch successfully.

Bratts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts slips a jab and a cross from Fedorov.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bratts taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bratts landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bratts lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Bratts won't allow it.

Bratts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fedorov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bratts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bratts dodges the punch combination from Fedorov.
Bratts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fedorov circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedorov cracks Bratts with an open hand slap.
Fedorov closes the distance but Bratts moves to the side
and Bratts counters with a left and a right that stings Fedorov.
Jack Bratts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bratts scores with a head kick.

Bratts closes the distance and clinches.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Bratts won't allow it.
Fedorov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Bratts won't allow it.

Bratts breaks the clinch.
Fedorov tries to clinch
and Bratts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Bratts has closed the distance and engaged Fedorov in a clinch.
Bratts landing knees to the head.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fedorov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bratts smiles and moves away.
Fedorov fails with the takedown
and Bratts counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedorov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bratts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedorov.
Bratts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bratts wants it to stay on the feet.
Fedorov misses with a hook.
Bratts lands a high kick!
Fedorov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bratts throws out the jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bratts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedorov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bratts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fedorov closes the distance but Bratts moves to the side
and Bratts counters with a thumping low kick.

Bratts clinches up with Fedorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bratts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedorov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Bratts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bratts.
Fedorov tries to clinch there but Bratts circles away.
Bratts lands a slapping body shot.
Crunch! Bratts slams his shin into Fedorov's torso.
Fedorov is breathing heavily.
Bratts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Fedorov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fedorov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bratts knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Fedorov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bratts looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bratts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bratts wants to stand up but Fedorov is controlling him.
Fedorov looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bratts is working an open guard so Fedorov takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bratts dominated that round.
That's time! Fedorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fedorov misses with a combination

and Bratts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bratts manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov lands with an uppercut that bounces Bratts off the cage and back into rage.

Bratts has closed the distance and engaged Fedorov in a clinch.
Bratts stalling against the cage.
Fedorov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fedorov jumps guard but Bratts stands there with Fedorov around his waist. Fedorov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fedorov tries to pull guard but Bratts won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kirill Fedorov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bratts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedorov tries to clinch there but Bratts circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fedorov!
Bratts lands with a kick to the temple. Fedorov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kirill Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov works Bratts's body with a nice hook.
Bratts is breathing heavily.
Fedorov tries to clinch up
and Bratts counters with a one-two to the body.
Fedorov misses with a two punch combination.
Fedorov is looking to wear down Bratts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratts dodges the punch combination from Fedorov.
Fedorov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bratts makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fedorov tries to clinch up
and Fedorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bratts is looking to score with low kicks.
Fedorov tries to clinch but Bratts moves out of range.

Bratts has closed the distance and engaged Fedorov in a clinch.

Fedorov pulls guard.
Bratts is looking to stand up but Fedorov won't let him.

Fedorov is looking for a triangle but Bratts pushes his legs off easily.
Fedorov is trying to keep Bratts in close.
Bratts trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedorov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fedorov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bratts defends it easily.
Fedorov tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bratts wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Fedorov's closed guard. He's half up but Fedorov has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Fedorov pivots and extends the arm, Bratts falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Fedorov! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kirill Fedorov!