PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Fedorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaquille Rockhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaquille Rockhard looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Fedorov
vs
Rockhard

166 cm
18
197 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Fedorov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Shaquille Rockhard!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedorov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rockhard did well to prevent Fedorov getting side control.
Rockhard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fedorov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fedorov wants to stand up but Rockhard has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Fedorov trying to mount his opponent but Rockhard defends it.
Rockhard wants to get back to his feet.
Fedorov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rockhard on the ground.
Rockhard is in trouble now - Fedorov has advanced to mount!
The referee warns Rockhard that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rockhard is bucking up trying to escape but Fedorov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rockhard is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedorov raining down shots from the mount!
Fedorov really is a fat lump.
Fedorov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fedorov controlling from mount.
Fedorov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fedorov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rockhard regains half guard.
Fedorov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rockhard!
Rockhard wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fedorov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rockhard.
You can see the frustration on Rockhard's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fedorov is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rockhard up.
Fedorov controls the position.
Rockhard can't escape the position.
Fedorov really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Rockhard.
Fedorov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fedorov landing with strikes.
Fedorov has good solid back control here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Sergei Fedorov just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fedorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rockhard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Fedorov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Fedorov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Rockhard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedorov.

Fedorov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rockhard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fedorov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Sergei Fedorov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fedorov stopping the sweep attempt from Rockhard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fedorov stands up from Rockhard's guard - Fedorov perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sergei Fedorov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rockhard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fedorov finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockhard's head.
Fedorov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rockhard thows a body shot but no joy.
Fedorov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fedorov.
Rockhard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rockhard tries for a takedown but Fedorov circles away easily

so Fedorov counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rockhard is looking to stand up but Fedorov isn't so interested in that idea.
Rockhard trying to keep a closed guard but Fedorov is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockhard looking for a sweep. Not yet Rockhard, not yet.
Rockhard is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Rockhard looking for a guillotine here but Fedorov defends easily.
Rockhard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fedorov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockhard wants to control from the top but Fedorov keeps moving.
Rockhard throwing strikes but missing.
Fedorov lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rockhard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rockhard tries to hold on but Fedorov pushes him away.
Fedorov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fedorov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rockhard gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Fedorov dominated that second round.
That's time! Fedorov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rockhard tries to clinch up.

Fedorov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fedorov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Fedorov. No joy for Rockhard on that attempt.
Fedorov misses with the combination.

Fedorov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rockhard!
Rockhard takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Fedorov looking to secure an arm triangle but Rockhard defends it well.
Fedorov content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhard slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rockhard has a hand on Fedorov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Fedorov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Rockhard gets back to half guard.
Rockhard taking some punishment here, with Fedorov in his half guard.
Fedorov controlling the action here.

Rockhard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rockhard looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rockhard wants to get back to his feet.
Fedorov trying to pass the guard but Rockhard defending well.
Rockhard misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rockhard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Fedorov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rockhard has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fedorov is working away from the top position though.

Fedorov stands up from half guard.
Rockhard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fedorov throws out the jab.
Rockhard misses with a head kick.
Fedorov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fedorov is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockhard tries to clinch up.
Fedorov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rockhard swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedorov.
Rockhard fails with the takedown

and Fedorov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rockhard's guard.
Sergei Fedorov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaquille Rockhard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockhard is trying to keep Fedorov in close.
Fedorov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rockhard is keeping the position for now.
Shaquille Rockhard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sergei Fedorov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rockhard manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fedorov manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Fedorov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fedorov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Fedorov!