PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilia Fedornenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tural Agaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Fedornenko
vs
Agaev

196 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

197 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Emilia Fedornenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tural Agaev!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedornenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Agaev looking to stall.
Fedornenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Tural Agaev has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Agaev fails to land.
Fedornenko blocks an uppercut.
Agaev misses with a body punch.
Fedornenko is trying to break free.
Fedornenko fails to pull guard.
Fedornenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Agaev just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedornenko's brow.
Fedornenko prevents a body shot from Agaev.
Fedornenko misses with a punch to the body.
Fedornenko looking for a takedown.

Fedornenko is trying to trip Agaev. He has hold of a leg but Agaev is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Fedornenko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Agaev utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fedornenko wants to pass the guard but Agaev is keeping the position.
Fedornenko 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedornenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Fedornenko gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Fedornenko closes the distance and clinches.
Agaev misses with the head strike.
Agaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fedornenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Agaev controls his hands.
Fedornenko blocks a body shot from Agaev.
Agaev lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agaev swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedornenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Agaev throws a head punch that misses.
Agaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agaev throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Agaev.
Fedornenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Fedornenko decides to pull guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Fedornenko manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
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!
Agaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedornenko stalling the fight.
Agaev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedornenko.
Fedornenko blocks an elbow strike from Agaev.
Agaev working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fedornenko working hard to break the clinch.
Agaev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedornenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Fedornenko breaks the clinch.
Agaev walks into a left hand.
Fedornenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fedornenko throws the kick towards the body but Agaev avoids it.
Fedornenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Agaev throws a body punch but Fedornenko moves out of range.
Agaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fedornenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Agaev back to the cage. Fedornenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agaev looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedornenko is just out of range.
Agaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedornenko moves away.
Fedornenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agaev dodges the punch combination from Fedornenko.

Fedornenko moves into the clinch.
Fedornenko tries to pull guard but Agaev won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emilia Fedornenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedornenko fails to pull guard.
Agaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedornenko has had enough of the clinch but Agaev keeps him there for the moment.
Agaev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Agaev throws a head punch that misses.
Agaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedornenko's elbow.

Fedornenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Fedornenko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Agaev manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedornenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilia Fedornenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tural Agaev's cut.
That's time! Fedornenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fedornenko misses with a low kick.

Fedornenko closes the distance and clinches.
Agaev misses with a punch to the body.
Fedornenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Agaev is looking to control Fedornenko's arms but Fedornenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Agaev has his back to the cage.
Agaev can't find room to land a body shot as Fedornenko controls the action.
Fedornenko blocks an uppercut.
Fedornenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Agaev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fedornenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Agaev.
Agaev misses with a body punch.
Fedornenko blocks an uppercut.
Fedornenko wants to break free but Agaev has control.
Tural Agaev seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedornenko.
Agaev tries to work over Fedornenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fedornenko is trying to break the clinch but Agaev is controlling him.

Fedornenko pulls guard effortlessly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedornenko wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fedornenko is on top in guard.
Fedornenko passes Agaev's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fedornenko controlling the action here.
Fedornenko works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedornenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedornenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedornenko punching from mount but Agaev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fedornenko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Agaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fedornenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fedornenko looking to finish with strikes here!
Fedornenko content just to control the position here.
Emilia Fedornenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fedornenko throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedornenko punching from mount but Agaev doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Agaev is working to get back to half guard.
Fedornenko controlling from the full mount.
Fedornenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emilia Fedornenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tural Agaev's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Fedornenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Fedornenko pushes Agaev up against the cage in a clinch.
Agaev throws a head punch that misses.
Agaev misses with a punch to the body.

Fedornenko manages to pull guard.
Fedornenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Fedornenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Agaev is aware though and is defending well.
Agaev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Fedornenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Agaev's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedornenko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Agaev wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Fedornenko is now in half guard.
Fedornenko stalling.
Fedornenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Fedornenko stands up and beckons Agaev to join him on the feet.
Tural Agaev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agaev tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedornenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fedornenko has closed the distance and engaged Agaev in a clinch.
Agaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedornenko's elbow.

Fedornenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Agaev wants to control from the top but Fedornenko keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fedornenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedornenko is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tural Agaev.

Fedornenko has Agaev up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Agaev.
Fedornenko wants to break free but Agaev has control.
Agaev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedornenko's elbow.
Fedornenko tries to circle away but Agaev has him pinned against the cage.
Agaev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedornenko can't break the clinch.
Fedornenko prevents a body shot from Agaev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedornenko lands with a right to the head.
Agaev misses with the head strike.
Agaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedornenko blocks an uppercut.
Agaev misses with a hook to the ribs.

Fedornenko pulls guard successfully.
Fedornenko keeping moving, preventing Agaev from controlling successfully.
Fedornenko manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fedornenko working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emilia Fedornenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fedornenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emilia Fedornenko!