PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Fedoseev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Robinson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Redemption!!! from the movie Rocky II. Fedoseev has chosen Slipknot - Psychosocial as his entrance music. Vasily Fedoseev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Robinson
vs
Fedoseev

180 cm
22
154 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

165 cm
28
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vasily Fedoseev!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedoseev throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Robinson counters with a stiff right hand.
Fedoseev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Fedoseev throws a combination that misses
letting Robinson counter with a right hand.
Fedoseev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Robinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev scores with a decent looking hook.
Fedoseev lunges at Robinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Robinson's hand.
Robinson moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedoseev misses with a lunging right hand
and Robinson counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Fedoseev.
Fedoseev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vasily Fedoseev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedoseev tries to clinch but Robinson moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedoseev looks to land a combination but Robinson avoids it well.
Fedoseev misses with a leg kick
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fedoseev scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fedoseev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Robinson counters with a left and a right that stings Fedoseev.
Fedoseev throws a leg kick but Robinson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fedoseev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Robinson looks to land a combination but Fedoseev avoids it well.
Robinson dodges the punch combination from Fedoseev.
Robinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedoseev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fedoseev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedoseev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Robinson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedoseev misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fedoseev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fedoseev misses with a right hand
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.
Fedoseev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Robinson finds it's way round the side to connect with Fedoseev's head.
Fedoseev looks to land a left hand but Robinson moved out of range nicely.
Fedoseev throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab

and Robinson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fedoseev won't be happy with that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Robinson decides to stand back up.
Robinson dives in and grabs Fedoseev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fedoseev pushes down on Robinson's head and hops out.
Fedoseev stalks Robinson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Robinson's face. Robinson staggers backwards, shaken.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Fedoseev.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedoseev throws a head kick that misses
and Robinson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vasily Fedoseev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Robinson takes the fight into the clinch.
Robinson is trying to drag Fedoseev to the mat but Fedoseev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Fedoseev tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Fedoseev back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fedoseev - that landed with a thud.
Fedoseev lands a hook to the side of the head.

Fedoseev breaks the clinch.
Fedoseev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedoseev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robinson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Robinson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fedoseev backs up against the cage.
Fedoseev misses with a double jab
and Robinson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedoseev throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Fedoseev has Robinson up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Robinson looking for a takedown.
Fedoseev swings wildly with an uppercut but Robinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedoseev tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson throws a series of punches but Fedoseev moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedoseev misses with a left hand
and Robinson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fedoseev's knee momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Fedoseev.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fedoseev jabs at Robinson's body.
Robinson misses with a wild combination.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedoseev scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fedoseev misses with the combination.
Fedoseev misses with a combination
and Robinson counters with a left to the body.
Robinson needs to keep his hands up - Fedoseev had a free shot at his head there.
Roy Robinson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedoseev throws a combination that misses
and Robinson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fedoseev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedoseev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Fedoseev tries to clinch up
and Robinson counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedoseev dodges the punch combination from Robinson.
Fedoseev misses with the combination.

Robinson gets a double leg takedown into Fedoseev's guard.
Fedoseev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robinson.
Fedoseev looking to hit a scissor sweep but Robinson is one step ahead there.
Robinson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson throws an elbow that misses. Fedoseev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Robinson's guard. Nice move by Fedoseev!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Robinson holds on and takes a little breather.
Fedoseev lands a couple of digs.
Robinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fedoseev!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Robinson with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robinson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fedoseev's face.
Fedoseev is looking to get to half guard.
Robinson 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.
Fedoseev is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fedoseev looks a forlorn figure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Robinson landing strikes from the mount and Fedoseev is in trouble!
Robinson tries to control but Fedoseev wriggling away.
Robinson cracks Fedoseev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Fedoseev looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Fedoseev is in a horrible position here. Robinson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Fedoseev is rocked!
Robinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fedoseev is still in real trouble! Can Robinson finish him?
Robinson postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Fedoseev in real trouble here! The ref calls for Fedoseev to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roy Robinson!
A victorious Roy Robinson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.