PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Medvedev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Frettish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Frettish told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Medvedev
vs
Frettish

170 cm
26
140 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

172 cm
26
142 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolai Medvedev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Frettish!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frettish throws a sloppy head kick and Medvedev moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Medvedev.
Frettish is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Frettish.
Medvedev looks for the body kick but Frettish saw that one coming.
Frettish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Frettish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medvedev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Medvedev bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Frettish's head backwards.
Medvedev attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Medvedev.
Frettish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Frettish lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Medvedev thuds his shin into the meat of Frettish's side.
Frettish checks the leg kick.
Frettish counters with a body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frettish blocks the body kick.
Medvedev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch but Medvedev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Medvedev will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Medvedev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Frettish darts in and clinches Medvedev up against the cage.
Medvedev avoids the elbow strike from Frettish, against the cage.
Medvedev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frettish throws an elbow that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Medvedev - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Medvedev blocks the elbow strike.

Medvedev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been told by Medvedev's head coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Medvedev tries a head kick but it misses.
Medvedev blocks a leg kick.
Medvedev takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Medvedev throws a sloppy head kick and Frettish moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Medvedev.
Medvedev tries a head kick but it misses.
Medvedev throws a sloppy head kick and Frettish moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Medvedev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Frettish steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Medvedev.
Frettish blocks the body kick.
Medvedev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medvedev on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Frettish. Frettish obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Medvedev.
Frettish wants to slow Medvedev down by chopping away at his legs.
Medvedev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Medvedev tries to land a front kick but Frettish steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medvedev misses with a kick to the body.
Medvedev avoids the head kick by Frettish.
Medvedev tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frettish checks a leg kick.
Frettish looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Medvedev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Medvedev throws a head kick but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Medvedev looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Medvedev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frettish checks it well.
Frettish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Medvedev throws a hook to the side of Frettish's head but Frettish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Frettish feints a counter leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Frettish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Medvedev.
Frettish lands with a kick to the ribs.
Frettish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frettish just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMedvedev.
Frettish tries to land a front kick but Medvedev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Frettish avoids the head kick by Medvedev.
Frettish counters with a body kick.
Frettish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frettish thumps Medvedev with a low kick.
Medvedev looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Medvedev slams his shin into Frettish's torso.
Medvedev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Frettish checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Frettish.
Frettish connects with a leg kick. Medvedev looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medvedev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Medvedev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Medvedev throws the kick towards the body but Frettish avoids it.
Medvedev is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Frettish.
Medvedev lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've been informed that Frettish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Medvedev throws a front kick aimed at Frettish's knee but Frettish avoids it well.
Frettish tries to clinch but Medvedev moves out of range.
Frettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Medvedev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frettish.
Frettish moves out of range as Medvedev strikes.
Frettish thinks about the counter body kick.
Frettish blocks the body kick.
Frettish is looking to clinch.
Medvedev throws a push kick but Frettish slaps the foot to one side.
Medvedev moves away from the strike by Frettish.
A head kick misses from Frettish.
Frettish blocks the body kick.
Medvedev throws a lazy body kick
and Frettish counters with a body kick that stops Medvedev in his tracks momentarily.
Frettish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Frettish connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Medvedev throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Medvedev dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Frettish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Medvedev finds it's way round the side to connect with Frettish's head.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch but Medvedev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Medvedev.
Nikolai Medvedev is winning the standup battle so far.
Medvedev misses with an attempted mid kick.
Medvedev throws a front kick aimed at Frettish's knee but Frettish avoids it well.
Medvedev checks the leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Medvedev. Frettish shrugs it off though.
Frettish tries to clinch up but Medvedev circles away and keeps his distance.
Medvedev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Medvedev throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frettish avoids the head kick by Medvedev.
Nikolai Medvedev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medvedev steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Frettish. That one must have hurt.
Medvedev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frettish misses with a body kick.
Frettish misses with a kick to the body.
Medvedev misses with a kick to the body
and Frettish counters with a good low kick that Medvedev was not able to check.
Medvedev throws a chopping leg kick but Frettish manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frettish moves out of range of the body kick from Medvedev.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedev throws a push kick but Frettish slaps the foot to one side.
Frettish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Medvedev misses with a low kick.
Frettish appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Medvedev misses with a kick to the body.
Medvedev throws a leg kick that is checked
and Frettish counters with a nice leg kick.
Medvedev avoids the head kick by Frettish.
Medvedev avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Medvedev throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frettish.
Medvedev throws a low kick but it's checked well by Frettish.
And Frettish responds with a good body kick, but Medvedev manages to step out the way in time.
Frettish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Medvedev throws a head kick but Frettish moves out of range.
Frettish looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medvedev misses with a head kick.
Frettish throws a head kick but Medvedev moves out of range.
Frettish moves away from the strike by Medvedev.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Frettish. Medvedev shrugs it off though.
Medvedev checks the leg kick nicely there.
Medvedev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frettish throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frettish keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Medvedev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frettish can do to turn this around?
Some bone on bone action there as Medvedev checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Medvedev misses the target.
Frettish tries to land a front kick but Medvedev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Medvedev misses with a body kick.
Medvedev throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Frettish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Medvedev connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Frettish checks a leg kick.
Medvedev misses with a body kick.
Frettish flicks out a counter leg kick but Medvedev steps away.
Medvedev misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frettish, right into the meat.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch but Medvedev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frettish moves out of range of the strikes.
Medvedev is looking to land body kicks.

Frettish moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frettish throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frettish trying to control the position but instead, Medvedev has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frettish into the cage.
Frettish taking a breather.
Frettish throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frettish's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Medvedev dodges an elbow strike from Frettish.
Medvedev swings wildly with an uppercut but Frettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medvedev avoids a wild elbow strike from Frettish.
Frettish lands a damaging elbow.
Medvedev avoids the elbow strike from Frettish, against the cage.
Frettish creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Medvedev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medvedev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frettish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Frettish.
Frettish takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A leg kick checked by Medvedev.
Frettish lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Medvedev looks to land a left hand but Frettish moved out of range nicely.
Medvedev misses with a low kick.
Frettish looks to score with a jab to the body but Medvedev is just out of range.
Frettish moves in looking to clinch but Medvedev pushes him off.
Frettish tries to close the distance and clinch but Medvedev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Medvedev takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Frettish throws a wild body kick that Medvedev sees coming a mile off.
Medvedev misses with the body kick
and Frettish counters with a thumping low kick.
Medvedev checks a leg kick nicely.
Frettish goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Medvedev throws out a loose jab but Frettish uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Medvedev. That's going to slow Frettish down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nikolai Medvedev will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Medvedev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frettish misses with a body kick.
Medvedev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Medvedev lands a big head kick that sends Frettish tumbling to the mat! Medvedev takes a step backwards and waves Frettish back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Frettish is rocked!
Frettish drops his hands momentarily and Medvedev needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Frettish just on the top of the head. Frettish drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Frettish - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nikolai Medvedev!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nikolai Medvedev made sure he mentioned Kayos Klothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.