PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Nepobedimyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Nepobedimyj is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Melo
vs
Nepobedimyj

177 cm
25
228 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Melo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Nepobedimyj!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nepobedimyj scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Nepobedimyj wants to stand but Melo is controlling his arm.
Nepobedimyj lands a nice forearm strike.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Melo is looking to reverse the position.
Nepobedimyj scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melo to see if he's OK.
Melo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Melo tries to improve position but can't.
Melo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nepobedimyj's best efforts.
Nepobedimyj working Melo over with strikes.
Nepobedimyj frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nepobedimyj lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Melo is breathing heavily.
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!

Nepobedimyj jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Melo manages to avoid the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nepobedimyj thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Nepobedimyj is chipping away with strikes.
Nepobedimyj cracks Melo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nepobedimyj landing a few strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Melo taking a bit of punishment here - Nepobedimyj scoring with strikes.

Nepobedimyj goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Melo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Nepobedimyj's guard! Nice work there by Melo!
Nepobedimyj looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo stops Nepobedimyj from standing up.
Melo trying to control but Nepobedimyj is working from the bottom.
Melo won't allow Nepobedimyj to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nepobedimyj wants to stand but Melo is controlling the position.
Nepobedimyj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nepobedimyj is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Nepobedimyj gets tackled into the ropes by Melo. Melo maintains the clinch.

Nepobedimyj gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nepobedimyj missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nepobedimyj passes to side control.
Nepobedimyj lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nepobedimyj working the head with strikes.
Melo is looking to reverse the position.
Melo is letting Nepobedimyj control him for a moment.
Melo is looking for a sweep.
Melo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Nepobedimyj wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Melo, who protects the arm well.
Nepobedimyj scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Melo to see if he's OK.
Nepobedimyj lands a few punches from side control.
Melo wants to control but Nepobedimyj postures up.
Melo tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Melo is bucking up trying to escape but Nepobedimyj cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nepobedimyj working Melo over with strikes here.
Nepobedimyj landing strikes from the mount and Melo is in trouble!

Melo is rocked!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nepobedimyj wants to control the pace but Melo is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Melo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oh Melo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nepobedimyj looking for a guillotine from mount but Melo is having none of it.
Melo seems to have got his legs back now.
Nepobedimyj lands a nice shot to the head.
Oooh a big shot lands for Nepobedimyj! Melo is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Nepobedimyj!
A relieved looking Fedor Nepobedimyj thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Fabio Melo stepped up to the mic, saying 'I will train hard so that this does not recur frequently, but defeat is part of the sport, I will prepare myself to be better in my next fight!'.