PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James who hit ya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor has chosen Kanye West - Stronger as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

who hit ya
vs
Fedor

185 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, James who hit ya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
who hit ya swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fedor moves out of range of the body kick.
Fedor keeps the fight on the outside.

who hit ya gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Fedor to score an easy takedown into full guard.
who hit ya is trying to control the position but Fedor postures up.

who hit ya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
who hit ya on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if who hit ya tries to get out of the position.

Fedor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
who hit ya looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fedor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fedor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. who hit ya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fedor.
who hit ya trying to control from the bottom.
who hit ya wants to improve his position but Fedor is controlling well.
who hit ya is trying to control but Fedor manages to pass to mount!
who hit ya holds on for dear life, controlling Fedor's posture momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Fedor working for a guillotine from mount but who hit ya is in no mood to give up.

Fedor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. who hit ya can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Fedor avoids the attempt from who hit ya to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fedor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fedor moves to take his opponent's back.

who hit ya is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

who hit ya is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fedor looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fedor is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. who hit ya is defending well though. Fedor let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Fedor working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
who hit ya is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Fedor gets his hands free as who hit ya looks to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fedor is trying to stick to who hit ya's back but who hit ya is turning into Fedor. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fedor's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by who hit ya.
Fedor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as who hit ya controls the pace.
who hit ya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
who hit ya is pushing down on Fedor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fedor is fighting to maintain full guard but who hit ya has managed to sneak the leg through.

who hit ya is looking for a kimura but Fedor is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for who hit ya to get the leverage.

who hit ya is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
who hit ya is trying to control. Fedor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
who hit ya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fedor on the ground.
who hit ya tries to stand and escape but Fedor is controlling the position.
who hit ya not doing much here.

Fedor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is figuring out what he wants to do next.
who hit ya tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
who hit ya with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fedor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Fedor is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Fedor wants to work for an arm triangle but who hit ya is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya trying to control from the bottom.

Fedor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. who hit ya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fedor.
who hit ya is trying to get back to full guard.
who hit ya is trying to maintain the position but Fedor is very close to passing his half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
who hit ya is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fedor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Fedor is looking for a kimura but who hit ya is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fedor to get the leverage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
who hit ya misses with a double jab

and Fedor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
who hit ya tries to get to full guard but Fedor has control of the leg.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya is trying to control but can't.

Fedor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. who hit ya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fedor.

Fedor seems to be looking for submissions.
who hit ya gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
who hit ya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dante Fedor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

who hit ya misses with a leg kick.
who hit ya throws a combination that misses

so Fedor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
who hit ya lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fedor!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, who hit ya cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
who hit ya controlling from mount.
who hit ya wants to control the pace but Fedor is squirming around nicely.

who hit ya working for a submission but Fedor is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor regains half guard.
who hit ya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like who hit ya is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fedor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fedor is looking for a sweep. who hit ya is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Fedor looking for submissions off his back.

Fedor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but who hit ya pulls his head out easily.

That's two 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.

Fedor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but who hit ya pulls his head out easily.
Fedor taking some punishment here, with who hit ya in his half guard.
who hit ya is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
who hit ya's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Fedor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dante Fedor has got the better of the ground game so far.
who hit ya showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Fedor is looking for a triangle but who hit ya pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
who hit ya sitting in guard here, content to control.
who hit ya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing who hit ya from controlling successfully.
who hit ya scoring with punches to the head and body.

who hit ya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing who hit ya from controlling successfully.

who hit ya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fedor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, who hit ya has managed to get both his arms back between Fedor's legs - danger averted.

That's four 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.
who hit ya's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Fedor looking for a guillotine here but who hit ya defends easily.
who hit ya wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of James who hit ya.

who hit ya looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fedor!
who hit ya controlling from mount.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fedor gets back to half guard.
who hit ya tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Fedor is staying active underneath who hit ya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Fedor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fedor is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute who hit ya jumps into side control!
Fedor tries to improve position but can't.
who hit ya content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
who hit ya tries to advance to mount but can't.

That's six 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
who hit ya misses with a combination

and Fedor counters with a nice double leg into side control. who hit ya won't be happy with that.
who hit ya is looking to reverse the position.

Fedor is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but who hit ya is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Fedor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by who hit ya, who protects the arm well.
who hit ya is trying to control Fedor's posture but Fedor avoids it.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Fedor is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. who hit ya knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
who hit ya is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
who hit ya gets back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fedor stops who hit ya from getting back to his feet.
who hit ya is trying to maintain the position but Fedor is very close to passing his half guard.
who hit ya is looking for a sweep. Fedor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fedor gets caught flat footed, as who hit ya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
who hit ya trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

who hit ya is sitting in close to Fedor's body. Fedor has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! who hit ya is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, who hit ya is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Fedor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dante Fedor!