PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Fedoseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakub Zarabiacz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakub Zarabiacz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fedoseev
vs
Zarabiacz

165 cm
26
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Fedoseev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakub Zarabiacz!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedoseev moves into range and clinches up with Zarabiacz.
Fedoseev drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedoseev misses with a punch to the body.
Fedoseev dodges an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Fedoseev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow but it misses.
Zarabiacz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fedoseev is working for takedown but Zarabiacz is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Fedoseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedoseev tries to circle away but Zarabiacz has him pinned against the ropes.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fedoseev drops back down to his feet.
Fedoseev is trying to maintain a safe position but Zarabiacz gets an underhook and turns Fedoseev into the ropes.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz won't allow it.
Fedoseev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zarabiacz smiles and moves away.

Fedoseev has managed to clinch.
Fedoseev tries to break free but Zarabiacz pushes him back against the ropes.
Fedoseev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedoseev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zarabiacz has him pressed against the ropes.
Fedoseev tries to break free but Zarabiacz pushes him back against the ropes.
Fedoseev can't break the clinch.
Zarabiacz stops a takedown attempt from Fedoseev.
Zarabiacz tries to break free but Fedoseev pushes him back against the ropes.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedoseev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarabiacz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fedoseev misses with a wild combination.
Zarabiacz slips a jab and a cross from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev tries to bum rush Zarabiacz with a series of wild strikes but Zarabiacz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zarabiacz moves in looking to clinch but Fedoseev pushes him off.
Zarabiacz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Zarabiacz checks a leg kick.

Fedoseev darts in and clinches Zarabiacz up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev jumps guard but Zarabiacz stands there with Fedoseev around his waist. Fedoseev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fedoseev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedoseev tries to score a body lock takedown but Zarabiacz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fedoseev wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedoseev wants a takedown but no success here.
Fedoseev is breathing heavily.
Fedoseev tries a body shot but Zarabiacz blocks it.
Zarabiacz is trying to break free.
Fedoseev blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev jumps guard but Zarabiacz stands there with Fedoseev around his waist. Fedoseev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedoseev fails to pull guard.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedoseev blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev looking for a takedown.
Fedoseev tries to score a body lock takedown but Zarabiacz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zarabiacz pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedoseev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Fedoseev dodges an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Fedoseev looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev has Zarabiacz pressed against the ropes, preventing Zarabiacz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarabiacz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Fedoseev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Zarabiacz is pressed up against the ropes. Fedoseev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Zarabiacz down to the mat. Zarabiacz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zarabiacz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zarabiacz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedoseev circles away.
Zarabiacz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedoseev circles away.
Fedoseev throws a series of punches but Zarabiacz avoids them all with ease.
Fedoseev throws a right and a left that Zarabiacz avoids nicely.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch there but Fedoseev circles away.
Fedoseev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zarabiacz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedoseev circles away.
Zarabiacz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zarabiacz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zarabiacz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fedoseev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz throws a nice head kick!
Zarabiacz lands a head kick!
Zarabiacz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedoseev.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
Fedoseev throws out a loose jab but Zarabiacz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedoseev swinging wildly here.

Fedoseev moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fedoseev drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedoseev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zarabiacz walks away with a smile on his face. Fedoseev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fedoseev misses with a jab to the body
and Zarabiacz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fedoseev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vasily Fedoseev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fedoseev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zarabiacz moves away.
Zarabiacz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab.
A combination from Fedoseev does no damage.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fedoseev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zarabiacz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab
and Zarabiacz counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch.
Fedoseev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch lands to the side of Zarabiacz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab
letting Zarabiacz counter with a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedoseev looks to score with a jab to the body but Zarabiacz is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedoseev throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zarabiacz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vasily Fedoseev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedoseev misses with an uppercut.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but Fedoseev moves out of range.

Fedoseev clinches.
Fedoseev misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedoseev fails to pull guard.
Fedoseev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zarabiacz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedoseev fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Fedoseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedoseev tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fedoseev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zarabiacz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedoseev fails to pull guard.
Zarabiacz stops a takedown attempt from Fedoseev.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zarabiacz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedoseev's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz holds him up against the ropes and eventually Fedoseev drops back down to his feet.
Fedoseev blocks an elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
Fedoseev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Zarabiacz walks away with a smile on his face. Fedoseev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zarabiacz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fedoseev's head.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedoseev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Fedoseev rushes Zarabiacz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fedoseev blocks an elbow strike.
Fedoseev can't get the takedown.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zarabiacz just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Fedoseev fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev jumps guard but Zarabiacz stands there with Fedoseev around his waist. Fedoseev gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zarabiacz lands a damaging elbow.
Fedoseev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zarabiacz's efforts to push away.
Fedoseev has Zarabiacz pressed against the ropes, preventing Zarabiacz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zarabiacz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zarabiacz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Jakub Zarabiacz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fedoseev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zarabiacz doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedoseev circles away.
Vasily Fedoseev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fedoseev misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but Fedoseev is having none of it.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab
and Zarabiacz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Fedoseev really felt that one!
Fedoseev throws a head kick that misses.
Zarabiacz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zarabiacz throws a head kick that half lands.
Zarabiacz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zarabiacz counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fedoseev is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zarabiacz dodges the punch combination from Fedoseev.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fedoseev lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fedoseev swats away the attempt to clinch by Zarabiacz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vasily Fedoseev will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Zarabiacz slips a jab and a cross from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev keeps the fight on the outside.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch but Fedoseev is avoiding it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zarabiacz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedoseev throws a leg kick that misses.
Fedoseev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fedoseev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedoseev connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedoseev misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Fedoseev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fedoseev misses with a two punch combination.
Zarabiacz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zarabiacz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Fedoseev rushes Zarabiacz and presses him up against the ropes.
Fedoseev tries to pull guard but Zarabiacz won't allow it.
Fedoseev is working for takedown but Zarabiacz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Fedoseev avoids a wild elbow strike from Zarabiacz.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Zarabiacz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedoseev's brow.
Fedoseev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zarabiacz prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Fedoseev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zarabiacz is trying to break the clinch but Fedoseev is controlling him.
Fedoseev trying to control the position but instead, Zarabiacz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fedoseev into the ropes.
Fedoseev can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz throws an elbow that misses.
Zarabiacz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zarabiacz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Fedoseev blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev is trying to push Zarabiacz away but Zarabiacz has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Fedoseev is working for takedown but Zarabiacz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zarabiacz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedoseev is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Zarabiacz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Zarabiacz is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedoseev has double underhooks.
Zarabiacz prevents the takedown attempt.
Zarabiacz can't break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedoseev avoids the elbow strike from Zarabiacz, against the ropes.
Zarabiacz has had enough of the clinch but Fedoseev keeps him there for the moment.
Fedoseev blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fedoseev avoids the elbow strike from Zarabiacz, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev blocks the elbow strike.
Fedoseev looking for a takedown.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Zarabiacz throws an elbow but misses.
Fedoseev goes for a takedown attempt but Zarabiacz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch there but Fedoseev circles away.
Zarabiacz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Fedoseev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedoseev throws a shot to the body.
Fedoseev misses with a wild combination.
Zarabiacz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zarabiacz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zarabiacz is looking to clinch but Fedoseev is avoiding it.
Zarabiacz tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedoseev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedoseev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Zarabiacz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Fedoseev motions for Zarabiacz to come forward. Fedoseev throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fedoseev throws a right hand that Zarabiacz ducks under and follows up with a left that Zarabiacz also avoids with ease.
Zarabiacz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedoseev misses with a lunging right hand
and Zarabiacz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fedoseev throws a nice looking combination but Zarabiacz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Zarabiacz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jakub Zarabiacz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vasily Fedoseev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zarabiacz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jakub Zarabiacz.
I think Fedoseev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vasily Fedoseev!