PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Rassi
vs
Fedotov

183 cm
36
184 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

184 cm
38
184 lbs
36 - 23 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

GREEN!160

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 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Samuraimo Rassi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 23 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vladik Fedotov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedotov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rassi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rassi misses the target.
Rassi walks into a straight right hand from Fedotov.
Rassi misses with an uppercut.
Rassi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rassi tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Fedotov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Rassi throws a hook but Fedotov blocks it.

Fedotov drives through and clinches with Rassi against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Samuraimo Rassi has been cut.
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rassi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
Fedotov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fedotov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
Rassi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fedotov has a couple of punches blocked by Rassi.
Rassi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi blocking some punches.
Rassi trying to control the position but instead, Fedotov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rassi into the cage.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
Rassi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
Rassi trying to land knees to the body.
Fedotov misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Rassi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fedotov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rassi managing to block the knees to the body from Fedotov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rassi.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Rassi swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Rassi blocks it.
Fedotov managing to block the knees to the body from Rassi.
Fedotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rassi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Rassi.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Rassi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rassi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fedotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedotov throws a head punch that misses.
Rassi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fedotov's defenses.
Rassi has Fedotov pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov misses with an elbow strike.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Fedotov looks winded!
Fedotov throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Rassi to work.
Fedotov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rassi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Fedotov can turn it around.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedotov avoids it.
Rassi tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Rassi back against the cage.
Fedotov takes a shot to the head.
Rassi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fedotov throws a punch but it's blocked by Rassi.
Rassi has Fedotov pressed against the cage.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fedotov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rassi working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuraimo Rassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuraimo Rassi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rassi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fedotov, pushing him back against the cage.
Rassi leaning against his opponent.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Rassi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rassi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
Fedotov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rassi tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedotov avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rassi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fedotov is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rassi lands with a right to the head.
Rassi misses with a punch on the inside.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rassi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotov scores with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fedotov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rassi's brow.
Rassi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fedotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedotov tries a body shot but Rassi blocks it.
Fedotov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotov.
Rassi misses with a knee strike.
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
Rassi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rassi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedotov avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fedotov.
Rassi scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rassi.
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!
Fedotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi missing with knees to the body.
Rassi misses with some punches.
Rassi controlling the action here for a moment.
Rassi pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rassi pushes off an throws an elbow but Fedotov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fedotov avoiding damage as Rassi throws knees to the body.
Fedotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rassi backwards.
Rassi throws a head punch that misses.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rassi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rassi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rassi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fedotov backwards.

Fedotov is rocked!
Rassi lands an elbow that stopped Fedotov in his tracks for a moment.
Fedotov is still on wobbly legs! Can Rassi finish him?
Rassi has Fedotov pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Fedotov is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Rassi - that's hurt Fedotov badly! Oh, another knee lands and Fedotov is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Fedotov doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Samuraimo Rassi!
In his post fight interview, Samuraimo Rassi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.