PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vladik Fedotov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Lowe (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.

Fedotov
vs
Lowe

184 cm
40
184 lbs
39 - 25 - 2

180 cm
32
183 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vladik Fedotov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicky Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lowe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fedotov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fedotov wants to clinch up but Lowe keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Lowe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lowe scores with a nice right hand.
Lowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicky Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Fedotov.
Fedotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lowe manages to circle out of the way.
A shot to the liver by Lowe. Beautiful body shot.
Lowe scores with a jab to the body.
Fedotov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lowe throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedotov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowe misses with a body shot.

Fedotov gets a clinch.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedotov's elbow.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lowe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lowe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Fedotov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fedotov lands a left hand.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fedotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fedotov.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Fedotov prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.
A knee to the head by Fedotov.
Fedotov lands a nice elbow.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fedotovs head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fedotov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Nicky Lowe has been cut.
A short left from Fedotov.
Lowe blocks an elbow strike.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe tries to throw a body punch but Fedotov avoids it by throwing Lowe back against the cage.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Lowe trying to control the position but instead, Fedotov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lowe into the cage.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the head but Lowe blocks with his arms.
Fedotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe wants to break free but Fedotov has control.
Lowe takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov pushes Lowe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Fedotov - that landed with a thud.
Fedotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Lowe avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Fedotov.
A hook to the body from Lowe.
Nice elbow from Fedotov.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedotov prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe stalling in the clinch.
Lowe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fedotov after a bit of a struggle.
Fedotov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowe tries to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling the position.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Fedotov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov lands an uppercut.

Lowe is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fedotov.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Fedotov finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe misses with the head strike.
Lowe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fedotov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lowe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Lowe can't break the clinch.
Lowe tries to stall but Fedotov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lowe misses with some punches.
Fedotov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lowe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fedotov.
Lowe wants to break free but Fedotov has control.
Lowe tries to work over Fedotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fedotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Fedotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowes head.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladik Fedotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nicky Lowe's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fedotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Fedotov pushes Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotov misses with a punch to the body.

Lowe breaks the clinch.
Fedotov bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big right from Lowe misses.
Lowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedotov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Fedotov tries to clinch there but Lowe circles away.
Lowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Fedotov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe throws a shot from downtown. Fedotov moves away and avoids it.
Fedotov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fedotov lands a really nice looking cross but Lowe seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Fedotov moves into the clinch.
Lowe wants to get back to striking at distance but Fedotov won't allow it.
Fedotov lands a good knee to the midsection. Lowe won't want to take too many of those.
Fedotov prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe takes a shot to the head.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedotov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedotov's elbow.
Lowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lowe slowing the pace effectively.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside that Lowe shrugs off.
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Lowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe is trying to break the clinch but Fedotov is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe has had enough of the clinch but Fedotov keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Fedotov on the inside.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lowe is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedotov has double underhooks.
Fedotov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowe avoids it.
Fedotov gets through Lowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowe blocking some punches.
Fedotov prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe lands with a right to the head.
Lowe is trying to force a seperation but Fedotov has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fedotov.

Lowe breaks from the clinch.
Fedotov tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedotov staying out of range there.
Fedotov is looking to counter the offense by Lowe and move into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotov is looking to clinch but Lowe is avoiding it.
Fedotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowe throws a jab when Fedotov was well out of range.
Vladik Fedotov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Fedotov as he connects with a hook.
Lowe throws a chopping leg kick but Fedotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fedotov.
A lazy left from Fedotov finds it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fedotov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fedotov lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedotov.
Fedotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lowe can do to turn this around?
Fedotov lands a right hand.
Vladik Fedotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedotov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fedotov blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe can't break the clinch.
Lowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Fedotov controls his hands.
Lowe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lowe misses with a body punch.
Lowe is leaning against Fedotov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lowe tries to circle away but Fedotov has him pinned against the cage.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe working aggressively here.
Fedotov misses with a knee strike.
Lowe tries to circle away but Fedotov has him pinned against the cage.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Fedotov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lowe.
Fedotov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladik Fedotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nicky Lowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fedotov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedotov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lowe.
Lowe missing with a left hand there. Fedotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Fedotov darts in and clinches Lowe up against the cage.
Fedotov prevents a body shot from Lowe.
Fedotov lands with a short shot to the head.
Fedotov blocking some punches.
Fedotov blocks an uppercut.
Lowe is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fedotov has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Lowe.
Lowe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fedotov lands an elbow inside.
Lowe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fedotov obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is trying to break free.
Lowe takes an elbow to the temple.
Lowe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fedotov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fedotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedotov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fedotov lands a knee to the body.
Lowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fedotov misses with a body punch.
Fedotov dips a shoulder and cracks Lowe with a mighty uppercut! Lowe falls back against the cage and Fedotov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Lowe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fedotov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vladik Fedotov!
An out of breath Vladik Fedotov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.