PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fedorov
vs
Romero

183 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov tries to clinch up.

Fedorov darts in and clinches Romero up against the cage.
Romero tries for a takedown. No joy.
Romero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fedorov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Fedorov pulls Romero into guard.

Fedorov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romero works over Fedorov with some ground and pound from guard.
Fedorov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fedorov tries to get out of the position.
Fedorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romero lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Romero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Romero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Fedorov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fedorov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov looking to control.
Romero is stalling in the full guard.
Romero working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fedorov's head.
Romero makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Romero trying to control but Fedorov is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fedorov moves to clinch but Romero breaks away

and Romero counters with a nice double leg into side control. Fedorov won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Fedorov!
Romero working Fedorov over with strikes here.
Romero lands a heavy elbow.
Fedorov can't escape the position.
Fedorov wants to control but Romero is having none of it.
Romero in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Fedorov is rocked!
Romero lands a big shot to the head and Fedorov winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Yoel Romero!