PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fair Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Child
vs
Vendetta

189 cm
27
197 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fair Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Vendetta!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child takes one on the chin but seems OK.

It looks like Fair Child has been cut.
Child shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vendetta sprawls well. Vendetta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Child gets slowly back to his feet.
Vendetta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vendetta wants it to stay on the feet.
Vendetta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Child shoots in and drives through. Vendetta sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fair Child. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Child shoots in for a takedown but Vendetta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vendetta misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Vendetta.
Child looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Child shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vendetta.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Vendetta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Child is breathing heavily.
Child chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vendetta can pounce on him.
Vendetta scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vendetta jabs Child to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Child takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vendetta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Child.
Vendetta darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child avoids the head kick by Vendetta.
Vendetta is looking to slow Child down with leg kicks.

Vendetta moves into the clinch.
Vendetta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendetta.
A right hand to the body from Vendetta.
Child on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Vendetta.
Vendetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Childs head.
Vendetta lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Vendetta - that landed with a thud.
Vendetta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vendetta lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Child or not.
Vendetta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to pull guard but Vendetta holds him up against the cage and eventually Child drops back down to his feet.
Vendetta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vendetta tries to throw a body punch but Child avoids it by throwing Vendetta back against the cage.
Vendetta is pushing Child up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Vendetta lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vendetta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Vendetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendetta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendetta.
Vendetta tries to throw a body punch but Child avoids it by throwing Vendetta back against the cage.
Vendetta pushes Child back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendetta scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta just leaning against Child, taking a breather.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Child controls his hands.
Vendetta has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Vendetta has Child pressed against the cage.
A short right from Vendetta.
Vendetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vendetta tries to work over Child's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vendetta pushes Child back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Child prevents a body shot from Vendetta.
A body shot lands from Vendetta.
Vendetta lands a nice uppercut.
Vendetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vendetta is stalling here.
Vendetta lands with a right to the head.
Vendetta lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendetta.
A shot in the inside from Vendetta.
Vendetta with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vendetta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Fair Child's cut is getting worse.
Vendetta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Vendetta.
Vendetta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vendetta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Vendetta tries to throw a body punch but Child avoids it by throwing Vendetta back against the cage.
Vendetta works on Child's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Vendetta.
Come on Vendetta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Vendetta lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendetta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vendetta lands a right hand.
A right hand to the body from Vendetta.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Vendetta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fair Child's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vendetta lands a leg kick that knocks Child off balance momentarily.
Vendetta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Child shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vendetta as he avoids it easily.

Child gets tackled into the cage by Vendetta. Vendetta maintains the clinch.
Vendetta pushes Child back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vendetta scores with a shoulder strike.
Vendetta lands with a light punch inside.
Vendetta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Child backwards.
Vendetta has Child pressed against the cage.
Vendetta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendetta landing knees to the body.
Vendetta stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vendetta presses Child against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Vendetta.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Child. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A body shot lands from Vendetta.
Vendetta lands with a light punch inside.
Vendetta lands a right hand.

Child is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Vendetta.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vendetta stalling.
Vendetta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vendetta lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vendetta is working Child over against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendetta lands a nice knee to the body.
Fabio Vendetta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vendetta lands with a left to the head.

Fair Child's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A left hand lands to the body for Vendetta.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vendetta is leaning against Child and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vendetta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Childs head.
Vendetta stalling in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Vendetta.
Vendetta scores with a shot to the side of Child's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Vendetta as the two fighters clinch.
Vendetta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vendetta stalls.
Vendetta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendetta lands a nice shot to the body.
Vendetta dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Vendetta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vendetta lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Vendetta.
Vendetta lands a shot to the body.
Vendetta works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vendetta.
Vendetta gets through Child's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jeez, Fair Child's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Vendetta is leaning against Child and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Vendetta.
Vendetta lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vendetta.
Vendetta has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A bit of stalling here from Vendetta.
A hook to the body from Vendetta.
Vendetta presses Child against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Vendetta drops Child with a big knee straight up the middle! Child is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Child is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fair Child's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fabio Vendetta!
A relieved looking Fabio Vendetta thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.