PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 4444 p4p, 4978 weight class) and Kerry White (ranked 0 p4p, 532 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emelianenko
vs
White

185 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
209
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry White!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
White misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but White circles away and keeps his distance.
White swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

White drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White.
Emelianenko being controlled against the cage.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
White throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but White keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from White. Those never looked like landing.

White moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from White.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.

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

White rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
White tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the cage.
White connects with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
White scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
White misses with a knee strike.
White tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
Emelianenko scores with a shot to the side of White's head.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White'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.
White lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.

White breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.

Emelianenko clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
White working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White blocking some punches.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White lands a damaging elbow.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws an elbow that misses.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Emelianenko is leaning against White and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
White blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.

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

White moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
White displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the cage.
White blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kerry White dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
White blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
White lands a knee to the body.
White on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from White in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
White blocking some punches.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
White throws an elbow that misses.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White.
White tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by White as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a knee to the head.
White trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White blocking some punches.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as White throws knees to the body.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
White trying to land knees to the body.
White throws a knee to the head but misses.
White is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from White, against the cage.
White tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but White blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
White throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
White looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from White.
White swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelianenko misses with a knee to the head.
White tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working aggressively here.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
White swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
White looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
White with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kerry White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Emelianenko misses with a leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

White moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is pushing White up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White throws an elbow but it misses.
White trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
White lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
White lands an elbow inside.
White blocking some punches.
White misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
White pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, White throws an elbow but misses.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but White blocks it.

White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White misses with a head kick.
White thows a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Emelianenko rushes White and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko tries to stall but White uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
White creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
White blocking some punches.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
White manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
White blocks an uppercut.
Roman Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Kerry White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from White.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from White fails to land.
White throws an elbow but it's blocked.
White misses with a punch on the inside.
White pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from White.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but White blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of White backwards.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but White blocks it.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but White avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from White.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from White.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Kerry White is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from White.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
White blocking some punches.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kerry White.
Well White has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerry White!