PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladik Fedotav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Turner
vs
Fedotav

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
222 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladik Fedotav!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav moves out of range.
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav moves out of range.
Turner checks a low kick from Fedotav.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Fedotav tries a head kick but it misses.

Turner pushes Fedotav up against the cage in a clinch.
Fedotav is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fedotav blocks it with crossed arms.

Fedotav breaks from the clinch.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fedotav misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedotav circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedotav scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turner in his tracks.
Fedotav cracks Turner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

It looks like Mike Turner has been cut.
Good leg kick by Fedotav there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedotav pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotav cracks Turner with a good jab.
Turner is looking to clinch but Fedotav is avoiding it.
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav is having none of it.
Fedotav throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.

Fedotav tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner prevents Fedotav from breaking the clinch.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fedotav tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vladik Fedotav is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedotav.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedotav throws out a leg kick but Turner moves out of range and Fedotav only half commits.
Fedotav tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fedotav misses with a two punch combination.
Turner tries to clinch up but Fedotav circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedotav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fedotav circles away from the clinch attempt.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Fedotav misses the shot to the body.
Fedotav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner slips under a jab from Fedotav.
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fedotav.
Vladik Fedotav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotav finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner is looking to clinch but Fedotav is avoiding it.
Fedotav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fedotav throws a jab when Turner was well out of range.

Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fedotav, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedotav is keeping busy.
Fedotav is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.

Turner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedotav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner wants to clinch up but Fedotav keeps it at a distance.
Turner throws a head kick but Fedotav moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedotav lands a nice shot to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Fedotav.
Turner tries to clinch up.
Turner misses with a few strikes there.
Fedotav scores with a jab to the head.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Fedotav pushes him off.
Fedotav throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fedotav misses with a straight right.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turner. Fedotav shrugs it off though.
Turner slips a jab from Fedotav.
Fedotav misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladik Fedotav dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fedotav swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner dodges the punch combination from Fedotav.

Turner clinches up with Fedotav and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vladik Fedotav has been cut.
Fedotav tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.
Turner prevents Fedotav from breaking the clinch.
Fedotav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Turner scores with a hook to the body.
Turner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Turner prevents Fedotav from breaking the clinch.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fedotav is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Turner.
Fedotav takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fedotav wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Fedotav blocks it.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedotav is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Turner is keeping busy.
Fedotav avoiding damage as Turner throws knees to the body.
Fedotav is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Turner leaning his opponent against the cage.

Turner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fedotav lands with a hook. Turner tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Fedotav does no damage.
Turner wants to clinch up but Fedotav keeps it at a distance.
Fedotav misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fedotav throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fedotav's knee momentarily.
Fedotav throws a sloppy head kick
and Turner counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav moves out of range.
Turner tries to clinch up but Fedotav circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedotav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav moves out of range.
Turner tries to clinch but Fedotav moves out of range.
Mike Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Fedotav circles away.
Fedotav displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedotav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Turner sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fedotav.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Fedotav cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fedotav throws a combination that misses
and Turner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedotav throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner tries to clinch up but Fedotav circles away and keeps his distance.
Turner tries to clinch up but Fedotav circles away and keeps his distance.
Fedotav throws a leg kick that misses.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Fedotav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedotav throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fedotav misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Turner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fedotav avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fedotav swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
A combination from Fedotav does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Turner dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Fedotav waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Turner.
Vladik Fedotav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fedotav paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Turner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fedotav.
Turner wants to clinch up but Fedotav keeps it at a distance.
Fedotav takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Turner forces Fedotav back against the cage and clinches.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Turner jumps guard.
Fedotav is stalling in the full guard.
Fedotav won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Fedotav takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Turner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Fedotav decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fedotav swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fedotav prevents a takedown attempt there.
Turner keeps control of Fedotav as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fedotav's brow.

Fedotav manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Fedotav moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedotav steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Turner. That one must have hurt.

Turner rushes Fedotav and presses him up against the cage.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice body punch from Turner - that landed with a thud.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Fedotav misses its intended target.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fedotav swings away with a body shot that misses

and Turner moves into the clinch.
Turner misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fedotav.
Fedotav is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedotav has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Fedotav can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fedotav wants to get back to striking at distance but Turner won't allow it.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedotav is keeping busy.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
Turner lands with a light punch inside.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Turner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Fedotav breaks the clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fedotav misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fedotav keeps the fight on the outside.
Turner throws a right hand that Fedotav ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedotav also avoids with ease.
Turner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice body punch from Fedotav.
Turner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fedotav swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Fedotav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Fedotav is predictable there

and Turner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Turner.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Fedotav improves position.
Fedotav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.

Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Turner!