PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edwardo West (ranked 24838 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitry Vodka (ranked 5820 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

West
vs
Vodka

188 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edwardo West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Vodka!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from West.

Vodka closes the distance and pushes West back into the cage.
Vodka lands with a light punch inside.
Vodka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Edwardo West has been cut.
West jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vodka walks away with a smile on his face. West gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Vodka clinches with his opponent.
West takes an elbow to the forehead.

West gets control of Vodka's arms and successfully pulls guard. West will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Vodka is looking to work some ground and pound but West has wrist control.
West has control of Vodka's left arm, preventing Vodka from doing any damage.
Vodka stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Vodka throws a big elbow that misses.
Vodka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vodka.

West manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Vodka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka tries a head kick but it misses.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Vodka moves into the clinch successfully.

Vodka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Vodka gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Vodka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vodka gets caught napping as West dives in and scores a takedown. Vodka manages to retain guard.
West working some strikes from top position.
West cracks Vodka with a solid left hand.

West gets to his feet. Vodka looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
West throws a head kick but Vodka moves out of range.

Vodka clinches.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West throws a sloppy head kick and Vodka moves out of range easily.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Vodka moves into range and clinches up with West.

Vodka breaks from the clinch.

Vodka drives through and clinches with West against the cage.

West's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Vodka gets a clinch.

West manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
West bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vodka's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West is breathing heavily.
West landing with the ground and pound.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Vodka has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. West is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vodka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
West fails to pull guard.
West is trying to force a seperation but Vodka has the dominant position.
Vodka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through West's defenses.
West is trying to push Vodka away but Vodka has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vodka pressing his opponent against the cage.

Vodka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vodka darts in and clinches West up against the cage.
Vodka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.

Vodka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dmitry Vodka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vodka has managed to clinch.
West jumps guard but Vodka stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwardo West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West is trying to pull guard but Vodka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West jumps guard but Vodka stands there with West around his waist. West gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Vodka breaks the clinch.
West throws a head kick that misses
and Vodka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Vodka moves into range and clinches up with West.
West really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Vodka breaks from the clinch.

Vodka forces West back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

West jumps guard.
Vodka with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vodka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Vodka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

West gets tackled into the cage by Vodka. Vodka maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dmitry Vodka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edwardo West's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Vodka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

West moves into range and clinches up with Vodka.
West fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Vodka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And Vodka tries to counter it with a takedown but West pushes his down on his head and steps out.
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vodka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Vodka misses with a two punch combination.

Vodka has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Vodka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vodka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West fails to pull the fight into his guard.
West takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Vodka.
West tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vodka just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edwardo West. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vodka landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Vodka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dmitry Vodka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vodka takes the fight into the clinch.
Vodka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

West is rocked!
Vodka lands an elbow inside that West shrugs off.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vodka lands a good knee to the midsection. West won't want to take too many of those.
Vodka throws a big uppercut that drops West! More strikes from Vodka and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! West lies dazed against the cage as Vodka celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dmitry Vodka!