PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vyacheslav Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grady Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meyers has chosen The Fucked Jam by Ween as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fedotov
vs
Meyers

162 cm
18
137 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vyacheslav Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grady Meyers!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Fedotov.
Meyers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fedotov thows a body shot but no joy.
Meyers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fedotov sprawls well. Fedotov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Meyers gets slowly back to his feet.
Vyacheslav Fedotov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fedotov.
Fedotov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fedotov wants it to stay on the feet.
Fedotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fedotov connects with a leg kick. Meyers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fedotov swings for the body but Meyers moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Fedotov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Meyers looks gassed!
Fedotov jabs at Meyers's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Fedotov.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedotov.
Meyers on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fedotov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyers moves away.
Meyers checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedotov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Meyers checks it well.
Fedotov throws a right and a left that Meyers avoids nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov throws the kick towards the body but Meyers avoids it.
Meyers takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fedotov throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Vyacheslav Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fedotov throws a body punch but Meyers moves out of range.
Fedotov is looking to wear down Meyers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Meyers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands with a nice body punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fedotov.
Meyers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedotov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Meyers avoids the body shot from Fedotov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedotov. Meyers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedotov is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a jab to the head.
Fedotov misses with a wild body shot.
Meyers tries to move into range but Fedotov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fedotov tries to work over Meyers's front leg with a kick but Meyers checks it.
Fedotov connects with a body shot that sends Meyers's belly button to the back.
Fedotov misses with a low kick.
Meyers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fedotov connects with a leg kick. Meyers looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fedotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meyers moves away.
Fedotov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fedotov stuns Meyers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fedotov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Meyers manages to avoid it.
Fedotov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but Meyers checks it.
Nice body punch from Fedotov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedotov digs a good hook to Meyers's body.
Fedotov lands with an uppercut that bounces Meyers off the cage and back into range.
Fedotov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fedotov digs a good hook to Meyers's body.
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedotov.
Fedotov throws a leg kick which misses Meyers's front leg but catches the back leg as Meyers tries to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meyers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedotov.
Meyers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fedotov lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vyacheslav Fedotov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fedotov misses with a wild body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Meyers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Fedotov has got the better of the exchanges.
Fedotov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Meyers avoids a kick to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Fedotov. Meyers shrugs it off though.
Fedotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meyers was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedotov.
Fedotov lands with an overhand left.
Grady Meyers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meyers tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fedotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Meyers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Fedotov.

Meyers is rocked!
Meyers is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Fedotov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Meyers crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Meyers's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vyacheslav Fedotov!
After winning the bout, Vyacheslav Fedotov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.