PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ciril Motachenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Fedorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Motachenko comes to the cage accompanied by King Ring. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Motachenko
vs
Fedorovic

190 cm
19
240 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ciril Motachenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Fedorovic!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fedorovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Motachenko pulls Fedorovic in close to his closed guard and prevents Fedorovic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Motachenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Fedorovic's guard.
Fedorovic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Motachenko controls the pace.
Motachenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Fedorovic is retaining full guard.
Fedorovic is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motachenko trying to control from the bottom.

Motachenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fedorovic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorovic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fedorovic trying to mount his opponent but Motachenko defends it.
Fedorovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Motachenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fedorovic is thwarting Motachenko's attempts to control the position.
Motachenko is positioning himself well to prevent Fedorovic advancing to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Fedorovic closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fedorovic looks gassed!
Motachenko holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

Fedorovic stands up.
Fedorovic shoots in but Motachenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motachenko fails with the takedown

and Fedorovic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Motachenko is concentrating on defense, preventing Fedorovic from advancing position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Motachenko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Motachenko pulls Fedorovic in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motachenko trying to control the position.
Fedorovic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Motachenko is working an open guard so Fedorovic takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Fedorovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Fedorovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Fedorovic is thwarting Motachenko's attempts to control the position.
Motachenko is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motachenko keeping control of the position.
Motachenko is not content to let Fedorovic control the position.
Fedorovic is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Fedorovic trying to control the action but Motachenko is working from the bottom.
Fedorovic thows a huge punch but Motachenko dodges it nicely.
Motachenko is doing well to control the position and prevent Fedorovic from advancing to side control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Motachenko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Fedorovic counters with a shoot takedown. Motachenko fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikhail Fedorovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fedorovic scores with a jab. Motachenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Motachenko tries for a takedown but Fedorovic circles away easily

and Fedorovic counters by clinching up.
Fedorovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Motachenko.

Fedorovic breaks the clinch.
Fedorovic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Motachenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fedorovic tries to clinch up but Motachenko circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Fedorovic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fedorovic with a poor takedown

and Motachenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Motachenko.
Fedorovic wants to sweep here but Motachenko controlling him for the moment.
Motachenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motachenko won't allow Fedorovic to sweep him here.
Motachenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Motachenko wants to control from the top but Fedorovic keeps moving.
Fedorovic working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Motachenko slips nicely into half guard.
Mikhail Fedorovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Motachenko stalling.
Motachenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Fedorovic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fedorovic regains full guard. Nicely done.
Motachenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Motachenko looking to pass the guard.

Fedorovic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fedorovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Motachenko slips a jab and a cross from Fedorovic.

Motachenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Motachenko is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Motachenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Motachenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fedorovic wants to stand up but Motachenko is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorovic being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ciril Motachenko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Motachenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Fedorovic instigates a clinch.
Motachenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fedorovic prevents it.

Fedorovic manages to break the clinch.
Fedorovic lands a nice shot that snaps Motachenko's head back.

Fedorovic rushes Motachenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Fedorovic has hold of one of Motachenko's legs. Motachenko is fighting the takedown attempt but Fedorovic gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
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 Ciril Motachenko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Motachenko with a poor takedown

and Fedorovic counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Motachenko!
Fedorovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Motachenko is looking to escape.
Fedorovic thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Motachenko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Motachenko tries to lock up and control but Fedorovic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fedorovic is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Motachenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorovic pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fedorovic is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fedorovic trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Motachenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fedorovic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Motachenko is looking to escape.
Fedorovic with shots to the head and body - Motachenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fedorovic trying to control but Motachenko is having none of it.
Fedorovic thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fedorovic avoids the attempt from Motachenko to control.
Motachenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fedorovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fedorovic cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fedorovic breaks from Motachenko's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Motachenko working to try and regain half guard.
Motachenko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Motachenko wants to hold on but Fedorovic pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motachenko prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Fedorovic landing strikes, looking to finish!

Fedorovic is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Motachenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Motachenko wants to hold on but Fedorovic pushes him away.
Fedorovic connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fedorovic tries to control but Motachenko wriggling away.
Fedorovic landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fedorovic sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fedorovic tries to control but Motachenko wriggling away.
Motachenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Fedorovic.
Motachenko tries to hold on but Fedorovic postures up.
Motachenko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fedorovic lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fedorovic scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Motachenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Fedorovic looking to finish with strikes here!
Fedorovic landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikhail Fedorovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fedorovic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikhail Fedorovic!