PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henry Hardcore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zygote Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Hardcore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Hardcore
vs
Fedor

185 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

Syndicate Drugs
XXX Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Henry Hardcore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zygote Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardcore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hardcore fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fedor stuffs the takedown attempt from Hardcore. Hardcore gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hardcore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardcore looks for a takedown but Fedor sprawls well.
Hardcore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hardcore is breathing heavily.
Hardcore fails with the takedown.
Fedor scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fedor stuns Hardcore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Fedor darts in and clinches Hardcore up against the cage.

Hardcore pulls guard.
Fedor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hardcore swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fedor wants to control from the top but Hardcore keeps moving.
Fedor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hardcore is looking for a triangle but Fedor pushes his legs off easily.
Fedor pushes down on Hardcore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fedor is nestled in close to Hardcore, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fedor tries to stand but can't do so whilst Hardcore controls his leg.

Fedor is looking for a kimura but Hardcore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fedor to get the leverage.

Fedor seems to be looking for submissions.
Fedor trying to pass the guard but Hardcore defending well.
Hardcore regains full guard. Nicely done.

Fedor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Hardcore working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fedor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fedor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hardcore has a closed guard, preventing Fedor from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardcore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hardcore throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Fedor stands and steps away. Hardcore gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Hardcore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fedor pinned against the cage. Fedor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Fedor gets caught flat footed, as Hardcore shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hardcore postures up in Fedor's guard and throws a big left but Fedor blocks it.
Fedor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardcore is controlling him.
Hardcore is in close to Fedor's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Hardcore thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardcore thows a big elbow that misses.
Hardcore postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hardcore throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hardcore has gone for a leg lock! Fedor slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hardcore's guard.

Hardcore looking for a guillotine here but Fedor defends easily.
Fedor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fedor tries to free his leg and advance position but Hardcore is retaining full guard.
Fedor not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fedor pushes down on Hardcore's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fedor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fedor connects with a nice short shot to Hardcore's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hardcore looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fedor works his way into full mount!
Hardcore flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Hardcore is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hardcore bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Fedor keeping full guard, as Hardcore tries to pass.
Hardcore throwing strikes but missing.
Hardcore is looking to work some ground and pound but Fedor has wrist control.
Fedor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hardcore's guard.
Hardcore trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hardcore can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fedor controls the pace.
Fedor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hardcore throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zygote Fedor dominated that round.
That's time! Hardcore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hardcore looks for a takedown but Fedor sprawls well.
Hardcore shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fedor pinned against the cage. Fedor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fedor throws a combination. Hardcore tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hardcore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Hardcore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Fedor.

Fedor drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hardcore is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fedor is chipping away with strikes.
Hardcore is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Fedor's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardcore has hold of Fedor's hands but Fedor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hardcore moves into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hardcore is looking for a triangle but Fedor pushes his legs off easily.
Fedor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardcore 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.
Fedor trying to control but Hardcore is working from the bottom.
Fedor pushing down on Hardcore's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fedor controlling the pace.
Hardcore is trying to get back to full guard.
Fedor is pressing down on Hardcore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hardcore is holding on for now.

Hardcore is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Fedor pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fedor moves into full mount! Hardcore won't be happy about that!
Hardcore is looking to improve his position but Fedor isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fedor working for a guillotine from mount but Hardcore is in no mood to give up.
Hardcore is trying desperately to improve position.
Fedor cracks Hardcore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fedor wants to control the pace but Hardcore is squirming around nicely.
Zygote Fedor has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hardcore is wriggling around trying to escape.

Fedor looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor blocks Hardcore's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Hardcore can't escape the position.
Hardcore is working hard here to advance position.
Hardcore swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Fedor trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hardcore can't escape the position.
Fedor lands with some strikes.
Fedor working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hardcore is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fedor controlling from mount.
Hardcore regains half guard.

Fedor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hardcore defends it well.
Hardcore wants to improve his position but Fedor is controlling well.
Fedor perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fedor lands a nice short elbow.

Fedor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hardcore tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Fedor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zygote Fedor!