PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erikson Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erikson Fry has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Fry
vs
Fedorov

199 cm
25
214 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erikson Fry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Erikson Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fry tries to clinch up
and Fedorov counters with a nice uppercut.
Fedorov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fry's head backwards.
Fry definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Fry has Fedorov up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fedorov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Fedorov.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Fedorov is blocking nicely.
Fedorov tries to work over Fry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fry throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fedorov's face.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedorov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fedorov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Fedorov on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedorov throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fedorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fedorov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fry throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedorov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fedorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fedorov swings wildly with an uppercut but Fry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fry misses with a knee strike.
Fedorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedorov misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Fedorov.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by Fry.
Fedorov lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fedorov has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fry tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fry is breathing heavily.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Fedorov blocks it.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedorov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fedorov is leaning against Fry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fedorov avoids the elbow strike from Fry, against the cage.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedorov is working Fry over against the cage.
Fedorov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fedorov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fedorov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
A short uppercut from Fedorov.
Fedorov presses Fry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fedorov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fedorov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Fedorov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fedorov scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov is working Fry over against the cage.
Fedorov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fry or not.
Fedorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fedorov slowing the pace effectively.
Fedorov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A hook to the body from Fedorov.
Fedorov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fedorov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fedorov gets through Fry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Fry is rocked!
Fedorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Fry backwards.
Oh Fry is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedorov lands a big right hand that drops Fry! The killer instinct kicks in and Fedorov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Fedorov!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Fedorov!