PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Yamada
vs
Fedotov

190 cm
24
183 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

184 cm
22
184 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Yamada throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fedotov tries a low kick but Yamada avoids it.
Yamada misses with a leg kick
and Fedotov counters with a solid body kick.
Yamada moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from Yamada misses its intended target.
Yamada throws a body kick that misses.
Yamada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fedotov on the side of the head.
Yamada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fedotov throws a body kick that misses.
Fedotov throws the kick towards the body but Yamada avoids it.
Fedotov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamada bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a body kick the misses
and Fedotov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fedotov throws a body kick that misses.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedotov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yamada.
Yamada moves out of range of the leg kick from Fedotov.
Fedotov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yamada.
Fedotov lands with a nice body kick.
Fedotov doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamada circles away.
Yamada loads up on a big right hand but Fedotov slips the punch.
Yamada checks a low kick from Fedotov.
Yamada throws out a loose jab but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a leg kick but Fedotov moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yamada. Fedotov does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fedotov misses with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fedotov. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Yamada throws a lazy right hand but Fedotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yamada swings for the body but Fedotov moves out of range.
Yamada throws a good cross that connects.

Yamada drives through and clinches with Fedotov against the cage.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Yamada.
Fedotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yamada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yamada.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada pushes Fedotov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Fedotov looks gassed!
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yamada tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada is working Fedotov over against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yamada.
Yamada is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedotov has double underhooks.

Yamada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yamada walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fedotov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fedotov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yamada. Yamada obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Yamada misses.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body. Fedotov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fedotov misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fedotov wants to clinch
and Yamada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fedotov moves out of range of the body kick.
Yamada misses with a wild body shot.
Fedotov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yamada finds it's way round the side to connect with Fedotov's head.
Yamada throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Fedotov clinches with his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov prevents a body shot from Yamada.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane Yamada dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fedotov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fedotov thows a leg kick but Yamada checks it
and Yamada finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Yamada.
Fedotov moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Fedotov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Yamada gets a clinch.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but Yamada blocks it.
Yamada blocks an elbow strike.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedotov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Fedotov is breathing heavily.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Yamada tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.

Yamada breaks the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yamada lands with a straight right. Fedotov didn't see that one coming.

Fedotov has managed to clinch.
Good body shot from Yamada.
Fedotov misses with an elbow strike.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada scores with a shot to the side of Fedotov's head.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.
Fedotov landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fedotov throws an elbow but misses.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamada avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yamada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yamada scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Fedotov is rocked!
Yamada lands a shot to the body.
Fedotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Yamada finish him?
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yamada tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Yamada lands an uppercut.
Yamada lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Fedotov to his knees! Yamada keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Yamada!