PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evgeny Fedorova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yury medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). medvedev has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. yury medvedev is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fedorova
vs
medvedev

177 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

199 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Fedorova!
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, yury medvedev!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
medvedev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
medvedev looks gassed!

Fedorova drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fedorova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fedorova really is a fat lump.
Fedorova thows a big elbow that misses.
medvedev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fedorova wants to control from the top but medvedev keeps moving.
Fedorova throws a big right hand that misses.
Fedorova trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedorova lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

It looks like yury medvedev has been cut.
Fedorova throwing strikes from guard but medvedev blocks nicely.
medvedev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
medvedev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fedorova accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
medvedev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fedorova postures up and lands a big shot to medvedev's brow.
Fedorova postures up in medvedev's guard and throws a big left but medvedev blocks it.
Fedorova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fedorova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fedorova postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! medvedev covers up, he's hurt! Fedorova keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Fedorova and the ref steps in to end the fight! Fedorova can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeny Fedorova!