PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Okin Slavas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavas comes to the cage accompanied by WolfMother. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Slavas
vs
Fedotov

184 cm
30
188 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

184 cm
38
184 lbs
37 - 24 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Okin Slavas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Alyssa Summers and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Fedotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Slavas half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Fedotov closes the distance and clinches.
Slavas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fedotov avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fedotov misses with an elbow strike.
Slavas avoids the elbow strike from Fedotov, against the cage.
Fedotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slavas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
Slavas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Slavas avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slavas.
Fedotov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Slavas 's eye.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Slavas wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okin Slavas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedotov has a couple of punches blocked by Slavas.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Slavas is working for takedown but Fedotov is calmly controlling the position for now.
A short right from Fedotov.

Slavas drags the fight down to the ground.
Fedotov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Slavas has an active guard here but Fedotov has managed to pass into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Slavas.

Slavas actively working from the bottom here.
Fedotov is pressing down on Slavas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Slavas is holding on for now.
Slavas is trying to control but can't.
It looks like Fedotov is going to stand back up.

Slavas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov wants to get back to his feet.
Slavas is looking to control Fedotov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Slavas avoid being mounted?

Fedotov escapes and gets back to his feet.
Slavas looks for a takedown but Fedotov sprawls well.
Fedotov has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Slavas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Slavas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fedotov swivels and escapes.
Fedotov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice takedown defense from Fedotov. No joy for Slavas on that attempt.
Slavas shoots in for a double leg but Fedotov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fedotov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Slavas goes for a double leg but Fedotov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fedotov continues to drive forward.
Slavas has a takedown stuffed.
Fedotov wants to counter with a clinch but Slavas pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fedotov rushes Slavas and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slavas.
Fedotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedotov.
Slavas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Slavas tries to score a body lock takedown but Fedotov shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Slavas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fedotov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fedotov tries to clinch up.
Fedotov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedotov. Slavas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Slavas appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fedotov throws a leg kick which misses Slavas's front leg but catches the back leg as Slavas tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladik Fedotov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fighters circle momentarily. Slavas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fedotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Slavas with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fedotov to score with a decent uppercut.
Fedotov tries to clinch there but Slavas circles away.
Fedotov thuds a left hand into Slavas's body.
Slavas fails with the takedown.
Fedotov throws a leg kick but Slavas checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotov throws out a loose jab but Slavas uses good head movement to avoid it.

Fedotov closes the distance and pushes Slavas back into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.

It looks like Okin Slavas has been cut.
Fedotov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slavas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fedotov prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Okin Slavas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Slavas managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Slavas is defending well for now.
Fedotov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Slavas avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Slavas jumps guard but Fedotov stands there with Slavas around his waist. Slavas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fedotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fedotov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Slavas takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov misses with a knee to the head.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slavas fails to pull guard.
Slavas tries to pull guard but Fedotov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Fedotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Slavas backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavas blocking some punches.
Fedotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fedotov lands a hook to the side of the head.

Slavas is rocked!
Fedotov scores with a hook to the body.
Oh Slavas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Fedotov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Slavas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fedotov is unloading with more strikes now! Slavas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladik Fedotov!
An out of breath Vladik Fedotov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.