PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Romeo McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Federov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Federov has the eye of the tiger tonight.

McLovin
vs
Federov

192 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Romeo McLovin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Federov!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLovin throws an overhand right that lands on Federov's shoulder, as Federov tries to avoid the shot.

Federov clinches.
McLovin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
McLovin wants to break the clinch but can't.
McLovin blocks the elbow strike.
Federov lands a knee to the head.
Federov tries to land a knee to the head but McLovin blocks with his arms.
Federov keeps control of McLovin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Federov.
Federov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLovin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Federov lands an elbow that stopped McLovin in his tracks for a moment.
Federov landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Federov breaks from the clinch.
Federov moves out of range as McLovin strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Federov.
Federov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Federov goes for a takedown in the clinch but McLovin prevents it.
Federov is pressed up against the cage. McLovin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Federov down to the mat. Federov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McLovin misses with a hook. Federov ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Federov moves into the clinch.
Federov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Federov pushes off an throws an elbow but McLovin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McLovin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McLovin letting Federov take a breather here.
Federov connects with a knee to the head.
Federov connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLovin's face.
McLovin is breathing heavily.
The is referee keeping an eye on Federov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Federov tries to land a knee to the head but McLovin blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Federov throws an elbow but misses.

Federov pulls guard successfully.
Federov wants to sweep here but McLovin controlling him for the moment.

Federov is looking for a triangle but McLovin pushes his legs off easily.

Federov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McLovin preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLovin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McLovin advances to half guard.
McLovin looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Federov moves into full guard.
Federov wants to sweep but no luck.
McLovin postures up.
Federov pulls McLovin in to control the position.
Federov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McLovin is working to get back to half guard.
Federov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McLovin can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Federov.
McLovin tries to reverse the position but Federov maintains control.

Federov has hold of McLovin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McLovin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Federov prevents McLovin from getting the reversal.

Federov looking to secure an arm triangle but McLovin defends it well.
McLovin manages to regain half guard. Good work.

McLovin actively working from the bottom here.

Federov seems to be looking for submissions.

McLovin is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Federov pulls his head out easily.

Federov postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for McLovin to stand up.
Romeo McLovin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Federov clinches with his opponent.
Federov stalling against the cage.
Federov connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLovin's face.
Federov throws an elbow but it misses.
The is referee keeping an eye on Federov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Federov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Federov wants a takedown but no success here.
Federov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Federov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McLovin.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Federov.
Federov looking for a takedown.
Romeo McLovin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Federov.
Federov trying to land knees to the body.
Federov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Federov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Federov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McLovin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLovin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Federov. Federov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Federov 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 fight moves into the clinch position.
Federov prevents McLovin from breaking the clinch.
Federov trying to land knees to the body.
McLovin wants a takedown but no success here.
Federov content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Federov pulls guard successfully.
Federov looking for a sweep. Not yet Federov, not yet.
Federov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Federov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

McLovin postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Federov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McLovin, into his guard.
Federov wants to control from the top but McLovin keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Federov passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Federov controlling the action here.
McLovin wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Federov.
Federov is controlling the pace.
McLovin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McLovin looking for submissions off his back.
Federov tries to pass the half guard into mount. McLovin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Federov seems to be looking for submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Federov.
Romeo McLovin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Federov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Federov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLovin misses with a two punch combination.
McLovin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McLovin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLovin throws the left hand but Federov avoids the punch easily.

Federov instigates a clinch.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike from Federov.
Federov trying to land knees to the body.
McLovin managing to block the knees to the body from Federov.
McLovin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Federov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Federov.
Federov tries to land a knee to the head but McLovin blocks with his arms.
McLovin goes for a takedown attempt but Federov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo McLovin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Federov lands a head kick!
McLovin throws out a loose jab but Federov uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLovin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Federov has time to react.
McLovin misses with the combination.
McLovin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Federov staying out of range there.
Federov slips a straight right by McLovin.
Federov ducks under a wild hook from McLovin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Federov.

Federov clinches.
Federov misses with a knee strike.
Federov pushes off an throws an elbow but McLovin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Federov tries a knee to the head but McLovin blocks it.
Federov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McLovin is keeping busy.
McLovin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Federov has him pressed against the cage.
Federov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McLovin blocks an elbow strike from Federov.
Federov connects with a nasty looking knee right to McLovin's face.
McLovin letting Federov take a breather here.

Federov jumps into guard, dragging McLovin to the mat.

McLovin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McLovin won't allow Federov to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is fighting to break Federov's control of his arms but Federov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Federov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McLovin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

McLovin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Federov is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Federov has escaped and now he's on top!
Federov looking to pass the guard.
Federov wanted to stand there but McLovin had control of the position.

McLovin is looking for a triangle but Federov pushes his legs off easily.
McLovin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Federov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! McLovin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Federov looks to land a combination but McLovin avoids it well.
Federov shoots for a double leg takedown but McLovin sprawls well. He's pushed Federov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
McLovin throws a nice looking combination but Federov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Federov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLovin.
McLovin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Federov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Federov takes one on the button.
Federov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McLovin.
Federov tries to clinch up but McLovin circles away and keeps his distance.
McLovin misses with the combination.
Federov slips a straight right by McLovin.
McLovin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McLovin misses with a combination

and Federov counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Federov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Federov keeps control of McLovin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Federov prevents McLovin from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Federov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Federov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Federov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big left from McLovin misses.

Federov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Federov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Federov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLovin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Federov prevents McLovin from breaking the clinch.
Federov scores with a knee to the head.
Federov looking to throw knees to the head but McLovin is blocking nicely.
Federov throws a knee to the head but misses.
McLovin is trying to break the clinch but Federov has him pressed against the cage.
Federov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McLovin blocks it with crossed arms.
McLovin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Federov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Federov tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Federov, right into the meat.

Federov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Federov pulls guard effortlessly.
McLovin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Federov's guard.
McLovin wants to pass to mount but Federov is defending the position.
Federov wants to control but McLovin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Federov is trying to get back to full guard.
McLovin wants to pass to mount but Federov is defending the position.
Federov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

McLovin drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McLovin jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Federov looking for a guillotine here but McLovin defends easily.

McLovin drops back looking for a leg! Federov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Federov manages to kick McLovin off! McLovin jumps back into Federov's guard.

McLovin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McLovin looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Federov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McLovin's guard.
Federov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed McLovin's guard.

Federov looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McLovin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Federov advances position into side control!
Federov cracks McLovin with a big elbow.
Federov advances to full mount.
McLovin is looking to improve his position but Federov isn't that keen on the idea.

Federov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Federov controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLovin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Federov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Federov is working for a guillotine from mount but McLovin frees his head quite easily.
McLovin tries to reverse the position but Federov maintains control.
McLovin is working hard here to advance position.
Federov lands a heavy elbow.
McLovin is desperately trying to improve his position but Federov has a good base and remains in mount.

Federov has control of McLovin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and McLovin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Romeo McLovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McLovin can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Federov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Federov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Federov!