PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Edmund Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Papadopulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dantes
vs
Papadopulos

180 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Edmund Dantes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Papadopulos!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopulos shoots in for a takedown but Dantes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Edmund Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dantes looks to land a combination but Papadopulos avoids it well.

Dantes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dantes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Dantes goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Papadopulos is on top in guard.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papadopulos tries to pull guard but Dantes forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Papadopulos stalling against the cage.

Dantes lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dantes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dantes is keen to just control but Papadopulos is a slippery customer.
Dantes is controlling the pace.

Dantes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Papadopulos sees it coming and defends easily.

Dantes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Papadopulos defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Papadopulos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Papadopulos is trying to control but can't.
Dantes works his way into side control.
Dantes in side control lands a decent elbow.
Papadopulos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dantes off and has taken his back!
Papadopulos is not going to allow Dantes to sit and survive in this position.
Dantes is trying to get back to his feet but Papadopulos has full control of the position and if anything, Dantes has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Papadopulos wants to free his trapped foot but Dantes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dantes is doing well to control the position and prevent Papadopulos from advancing to side control.
Dantes is trying to stand.
Dantes is not content to let Papadopulos control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is trying to control but can't.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Papadopulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dantes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dantes is keen to just control but Papadopulos is a slippery customer.
Papadopulos is trying to control but can't.

Dantes wants to work for an arm triangle but Papadopulos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Dantes seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dantes is trying to control. Papadopulos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dantes prevents Papadopulos from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Dantes dominated that round.
That's time! Dantes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Papadopulos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Papadopulos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dantes paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dantes fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Papadopulos sprawls well initially but Dantes persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Papadopulos wants to improve his position but Dantes is controlling well.

Dantes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Papadopulos defends it well.
Dantes not doing much here.
Papadopulos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dantes passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopulos is trying to control but can't.
Dantes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papadopulos trying to hold on to Dantes's head to control him but Dantes postures up.

Dantes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Papadopulos defends it well.

Dantes is looking for a kimura here.
Papadopulos wants to control but Dantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes trying to control the pace.
Papadopulos trying to control but Dantes postures up.

Dantes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Papadopulos wants to control but Dantes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Papadopulos is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopulos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papadopulos is breathing heavily.
Dantes is keen to just control but Papadopulos is a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dantes misses with a two punch combination.

Papadopulos gets caught flat footed, as Dantes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dantes pushes down on Papadopulos's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Dantes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes works his way into full mount!
Dantes unloads with some shots from mount but Papadopulos bucks and avoids them well.
Papadopulos holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dantes tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dantes in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Dantes is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Papadopulos to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Papadopulos shrugs it off.
Dantes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmund Dantes dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Papadopulos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dantes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Papadopulos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dantes swivels and escapes.

Dantes throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Papadopulos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dantes is in Papadopulos's guard.

Dantes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Papadopulos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dantes has Papadopulos in his guard.
Papadopulosis looking to pass into half guard but Dantes pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dantes is in guard.
Edmund Dantes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dantes trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Papadopulos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dantes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Papadopulos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes controlling Papadopulos's posture.
Dantes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papadopulos is one step ahead there.
Papadopulos trying to control but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Dantes is pulling down on Papadopulos's head to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopulos pushes down on Dantes's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Papadopulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dantes keeps working.
Dantes wants to control but Papadopulos is keeping busy.

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

Dantes closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Papadopulos's guard.
Papadopulos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dantes engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dantes advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dantes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Dantes is trying to get an arm triangle but Papadopulos is defending well.
Dantes tries to score with some ground and pound. Papadopulos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Dantes is trying to get an arm triangle but Papadopulos is defending well.
Edmund Dantes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopulos is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Papadopulos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dantes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dantes won't allow Papadopulos to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dantes trying to control but Papadopulos is working from the bottom.
Papadopulos tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dantes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dantes, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dantes!