PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mihail Fedorenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Zertiis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Desmond Zertiis has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mihail Fedorenko's chin.

Fedorenko
vs
Zertiis

190 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mihail Fedorenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Desmond Zertiis!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Zertiis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Fedorenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zertiis tries to land knees in the clinch but Fedorenko avoids the damage to the body.
Zertiis trying to land knees to the body.
Zertiis lands a right hand.
Fedorenko has had enough of the clinch but Zertiis keeps him there for the moment.
Fedorenko working hard to break the clinch.
Zertiis missing with knees to the body.

Zertiis breaks the clinch.
Zertiis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zertiis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zertiis tries to bum rush Fedorenko with a series of wild strikes but Fedorenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fedorenko swinging wildly here.
Fedorenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fedorenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fedorenko misses with a hook.
Fedorenko misses with a combination
and Zertiis counters with a low kick, right behind Fedorenko 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zertiis misses with a few strikes there.
Zertiis lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Mihail Fedorenko has been cut.
Zertiis avoids the head kick by Fedorenko.
Fedorenko looks to throw the jab but Zertiis is out of range.
Fedorenko throws a big shot that misses.
Fedorenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Zertiis back to the cage. Fedorenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Zertiis misses with a body shot.
Zertiis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fedorenko on the side of the head.
Zertiis throws a leg kick but Fedorenko moved away.
Zertiis throws a leg kick which misses Fedorenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Fedorenko tries to avoid it.
Zertiis throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zertiis throws a leg kick but Fedorenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fedorenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fedorenko blocks a low kick nicely.

A big head kick from Zertiis and Fedorenko is sent sprawling to the canvas!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Zertiis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fedorenko tries to strike from the bottom.
Fedorenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Fedorenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zertiis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Desmond Zertiis.
Fedorenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fedorenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zertiis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fedorenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zertiis blocks a head kick by Fedorenko.
Zertiis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Zertiis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Zertiis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Decent striking displayed by Zertiis there.

Fedorenko is rocked!

Mihail Fedorenko's cut is getting worse.
Zertiis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fedorenko's head backwards.
Oh Fedorenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zertiis misses with a leg kick.
Zertiis avoids the head kick by Fedorenko.
Fedorenko seems to have got his legs back now.

Zertiis instigates a clinch.
Fedorenko is trying to break the clinch but Zertiis has him pressed against the cage.
Fedorenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zertiis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fedorenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zertiis has Fedorenko pressed against the cage, preventing Fedorenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zertiis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fedorenko avoids it.
Zertiis scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Zertiis scores with a nice short uppercut.

Zertiis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Fedorenko.
Fedorenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zertiis with a nice cross.

Zertiis waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Fedorenko. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Fedorenko to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Zertiis engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Desmond Zertiis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mihail Fedorenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Zertiis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zertiis.
Fedorenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Zertiis defending well as Fedorenko loads up on a big left hand.
Zertiis connects with a nice looking jab.

Mihail Fedorenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fedorenko misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Zertiis.
Fedorenko misses with a double jab

and Zertiis counters with a series of strikes that sends Fedorenko to the canvas! Zertiis follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Zertiis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zertiis 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zertiis lands a couple of elbows.
Zertiis is stalling in the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Desmond Zertiis wasn't active enough on the ground.
Zertiis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zertiis lands a big head kick that sends Fedorenko to the canvas! Zertiis follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Desmond Zertiis!