PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kang (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. Dante Fedor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kang
vs
Fedor

180 cm
25
212 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

188 cm
22
200 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Denis Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kang closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fedor to the mat! Fedor manages to get full guard.
Kang postures up.
Kang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kang lands a couple of digs.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Kang lands a couple of digs.
Kang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fedor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kang has managed to get both his arms back between Fedor's legs - danger averted.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fedor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kang defends it easily.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang stands up over Fedor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang connects with a couple of short punches.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Kang slips an elbow through the middle.
Kang scoring with some ground and pound.

Fedor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fedor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kang advances to half guard.
Kang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kang is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fedor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fedor does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kang working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang stalling away here and it's allowed Fedor to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kang chips away with some ground and pound.
Kang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fedor has momentary wrist control but Kang slips an elbow through the middle.
Kang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kang content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fedor's head.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.

Kang 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.
Kang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throwing strikes but missing.
Kang throws a big right hand that misses.

Fedor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kang throwing strikes but missing.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Kang is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kang looking to pass the guard.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.

Fedor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.
Kang is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kang wants to control from the top but Fedor keeps moving.

Fedor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fedor looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kang 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.

Kang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.

Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Kang thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fedor is keeping the position for now.
Fedor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.
Denis Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Fedor looking for a guillotine here but Kang defends easily.

Fedor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fedor is breathing heavily.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but Fedor is working from the bottom.

Kang 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.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kang sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kang advances to half guard.

Kang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kang is working for a submission of some sort.
Fedor avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fedor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kang passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kang lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kang lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fedor hang on?
Kang raining down shots from the mount!
Kang in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kang tries to control but Fedor wriggling away.

Kang with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
A nice elbow there by Kang.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kang goes for an armbar but Fedor turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fedor.
Kang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fedor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kang is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kang has escaped and now he's on top!
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kang drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kang jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kang dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kang shoots in looking for a takedown but Fedor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kang's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Fedor with a poor takedown

and Kang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kang.
Kang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedor's head.

Fedor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kang is aware though and is defending well.
Kang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Fedor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kang sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang postures up and lands a big shot to Fedor's brow.
Fedor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kang scoring with punches to the head and body.

Kang 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.
Kang distracts Fedor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fedor keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.

Fedor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kang defends well.
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Fedor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fedor can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang postures up and lands a big shot to Fedor's brow.

Kang drops back looking for a leg! Fedor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fedor manages to kick Kang off! Kang jumps back into Fedor's guard.
Kang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kang lands a couple of elbows.
Kang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kang landing some decent shots from guard.
Kang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kang slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Kang tries for a kimura but Fedor is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor is trying to get back to half guard.
Kang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Kang has an Americana. Fedor didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kang is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kang hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Denis Kang!