PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Vendetta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meduza might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Buffalo Soldier. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Meduza
vs
Vendetta

186 cm
28
192 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabio Vendetta!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza scores with a sloppy right hand. Vendetta should have avoided that one.
Meduza moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vendetta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vendetta tries to land a leg kick but Meduza saw it coming and moves away.
Vendetta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meduza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meduza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Meduza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meduza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vendetta thumps Meduza with a low kick.
Vendetta pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Meduza back to the cage. Vendetta follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meduza just misses with a punch to the body.
Meduza misses the jab.
Meduza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vendetta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Meduza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vendetta's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Vendetta preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vendetta wants to get back to his feet but Meduza is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendetta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Meduza stopping the sweep attempt from Vendetta.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meduza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vendetta works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vendetta avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fabio Vendetta was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Meduza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vendetta circles away quickly and effectively.
Meduza throws out a loose jab but Vendetta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vendetta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Meduza tries to keep at a distance but Vendetta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Meduza misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Meduza.
Vendetta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meduza blocks a body shot from Vendetta.
Meduza is trying to push Vendetta away but Vendetta has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vendetta blocking some punches.
Meduza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vendetta has him pressed against the cage.
Vendetta stalls.
A short uppercut from Meduza.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meduza.
Knees to the body from Vendetta.
Vendetta struggles to land a body shot inside as Meduza controls his hands.
Vendetta is trying to stall.
Vendetta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Meduza avoids it.
Meduza misses with the head strike.
Meduza has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vendetta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Vendetta leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vendetta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendetta has a couple of punches blocked by Meduza.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Meduza misses with the head strike.
Vendetta trying to control the position but instead, Meduza has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vendetta into the cage.
A short uppercut from Vendetta.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vendetta.

Meduza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vendetta tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Meduza counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vendetta misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meduza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabio Vendetta will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vendetta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vendetta clinches with his opponent.
Meduza scores with a shoulder strike.
Vendetta wants to stall.
Meduza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vendettas head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meduza.
Vendetta is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Meduza tries a body shot but Vendetta blocks it.
Fabio Vendetta seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vendetta tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vendetta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vendetta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meduza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vendetta avoiding damage as Meduza throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza tries to throw a body punch but Vendetta avoids it by throwing Meduza back against the cage.
Vendetta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendetta misses with a punch to the body.
Meduza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vendetta misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Meduza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meduza.
Meduza prevents a body shot from Vendetta.
Meduza misses with an elbow strike.
Vendetta with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vendetta tries to land knees in the clinch but Meduza avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Meduza.

Vendetta manages to break the clinch.
Meduza tried to score with a low kick but Vendetta checks it.
Fabio Vendetta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meduza cracks a nice hook into Vendetta's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meduza misses with the combination.
Meduza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vendetta has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
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!
Vendetta throws a hook but Meduza blocks it.
Vendetta lands the left hand.
Vendetta throws a leg kick but Meduza checks it.
Fabio Vendetta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Meduza with a hook.

Vendetta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vendetta misses with the head strike.
Meduza stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Meduza.
Meduza misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vendetta misses with a punch on the inside.
Meduza softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Meduza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vendetta backwards.
Vendetta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vendetta doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vendetta stalling in the clinch but Meduza improves position.

Vendetta breaks the clinch.
Meduza throws a big shot that misses.
Meduza goes for a double leg but Vendetta avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vendetta continues to drive forward.
Meduza lands with a right to the head.
Meduza misses with a punch to the body.
Vendetta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vendetta using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meduza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Vendetta breaks from the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vendetta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meduza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meduza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Meduza fails with a takedown attempt.
Good work by Meduza as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Vendetta.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vendetta.
Fabio Vendetta seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Vendetta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Vendetta drops Meduza with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Meduza looks back up at him and smiles so Vendetta waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Meduza is rocked!
Meduza rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vendetta counters with a big left hand that crumples Meduza! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fabio Vendetta!
Fabio Vendetta seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.