PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Akekae Pokaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Pokaku
vs
Fedotov

190 cm
29
181 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

184 cm
28
184 lbs
17 - 6 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akekae Pokaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pokaku has a takedown stuffed.
Fedotov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fedotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pokaku fails with the takedown.
Fedotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pokaku.
Fedotov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pokaku throws a head kick that misses
and Fedotov counters with a low kick, right behind Pokaku 's knee.
Fedotov throws a chopping leg kick but Pokaku manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pokaku working aggressively here.
Pokaku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pokaku lands with a right to the head.
Pokaku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pokaku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov working Pokaku over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Pokaku blocks with his arms.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokaku avoids it.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Pokaku goes for a takedown attempt but Fedotov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akekae Pokaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pokaku lands a glancing blow to the side of Fedotov's head.

Fedotov drives through and clinches with Pokaku against the cage.
Fedotov lands an elbow just above Pokaku 's eye.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Pokaku.
Pokaku lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pokaku tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov lands a damaging elbow.
Pokaku misses with a body punch.
Pokaku trying to land knees to the body.
Pokaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pokaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pokaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pokaku blocks an elbow strike.
Pokaku avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Pokaku.
Pokaku blocks an elbow strike.
Pokaku lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pokaku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pokaku tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pokaku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pokaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Pokaku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
Fedotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokaku avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.
Fedotov prevents the takedown attempt.
Pokaku working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedotov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pokaku.
Pokaku throws a head punch that misses.
Fedotov missing with knees to the body.
Pokaku tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pokaku takes an elbow to the temple.
Fedotov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fedotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fedotov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pokaku has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
Pokaku tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.

Pokaku breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokaku throws a lazy head kick
and Fedotov counters with a nice kick to the body.

Fedotov clinches up with Pokaku and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Fedotov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokaku fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pokaku wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
Pokaku misses with some punches.
Pokaku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Pokaku swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pokaku works on Fedotov's body with a couple of short punches.
Pokaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pokaku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fedotov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pokaku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fedotov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fedotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Akekae Pokaku will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fedotov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fedotov landing knees to the body.
Fedotov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pokaku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pokaku misses with some punches.
Pokaku tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pokaku throws an elbow but misses.
Pokaku scores with a shot to the side of Fedotov's head.
Fedotov prevents a body shot from Pokaku.
Pokaku misses with a punch to the body.
Pokaku managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Pokaku misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akekae Pokaku has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Pokaku fails to land.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Pokaku shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pokaku.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pokaku avoids the damage to the body.
Pokaku takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch on the inside from Pokaku fails to land.
Pokaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pokaku throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedotovs head.
Fedotov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pokaku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pokaku doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pokaku tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pokaku misses with a punch to the body.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Pokaku misses with the head strike.
Pokaku jumps guard but Fedotov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedotov scores with a knee to the head.
Pokaku throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pokaku's defenses.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokaku avoids it.
Pokaku misses with a punch to the body.
Pokaku can't break the clinch.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pokaku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov stops a takedown attempt from Pokaku.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akekae Pokaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fedotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pokaku has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pokaku managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Pokaku turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Pokaku manages to end up in side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fedotov wants to control but Pokaku postures up.
Pokaku sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fedotov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pokaku throws an elbow but Fedotov slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fedotov is trying to get back to his feet.
Fedotov manages to get back to half guard.
Fedotov is staying active underneath Pokaku, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fedotov is pressing down on Pokaku's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Fedotov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fedotov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pokaku's face.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pokaku avoids it.
Pokaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pokaku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedotov's defenses.
Pokaku lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pokaku.
Pokaku avoiding damage as Fedotov throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Pokaku.
Fedotov landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Pokaku breaks from the clinch.
Fedotov moves out of range of the strikes.
Fedotov throws a leg kick which misses Pokaku's front leg but catches the back leg as Pokaku tries to avoid it.
Pokaku cracks Fedotov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fedotov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fedotov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pokaku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vladik Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pokaku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedotov slips under a jab from Pokaku.
Fedotov cracks the inside of Pokaku's front leg.
Pokaku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fedotov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pokaku.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladik Fedotov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Fedotov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pokaku thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pokaku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Pokaku.
Pokaku has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fedotov.
Pokaku cracks Fedotov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fedotov.
Fedotov ducks under a wild hook from Pokaku.
Akekae Pokaku is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedotov misses with a body kick.

Pokaku drives through and clinches with Fedotov against the cage.
Fedotov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fedotov throws an elbow but misses.
Fedotov lands an elbow that stopped Pokaku in his tracks for a moment.
Fedotov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pokaku on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fedotov is pressed up against the cage. Pokaku has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fedotov down to the mat. Fedotov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fedotov rushes Pokaku and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pokaku in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fedotov trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pokaku blocks it with crossed arms.
Fedotov throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Pokaku has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fedotov after a bit of a struggle.
Fedotov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Fedotov tries a knee to the head but Pokaku blocks it.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pokaku avoids the damage to the body.
Pokaku misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Pokaku shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pokaku blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pokaku misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Pokaku misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pokaku tries a body shot but Fedotov blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fedotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pokaku's brow.
Pokaku drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fedotov pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akekae Pokaku. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pokaku.
Fedotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Pokaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pokaku drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pokaku swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pokaku.
Pokaku tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pokaku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pokaku takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fedotov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pokaku.
Pokaku throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fedotov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pokaku tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fedotov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pokaku has Fedotov pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fedotov manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pokaku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pokaku drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fedotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Pokaku shrugs off.
Pokaku takes an elbow to the temple.
Pokaku misses with some punches.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pokaku is rocked!
Fedotov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh Pokaku is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedotov has Pokaku pressed against the cage. He pushes Pokaku back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Fedotov throws a beautiful elbow that sends Pokaku crashing to the floor! Fedotov piles on the pressure with more strikes! Pokaku is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladik Fedotov!
Vladik Fedotov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.