PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Emelianenko (ranked 573 p4p, 1366 weight class) and Antun Simunic (ranked 84 p4p, 204 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mala Dama - Kabat. Simunic has chosen Monster as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Emelianenko
vs
Simunic

190 cm
23
257
10 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
265
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antun Simunic!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swings for the body but Simunic moves out of range.
Simunic replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Emelianenko blocks it well.
Simunic slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Simunic tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Simunic is trying to counter with his kicks.
Simunic scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Roman Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Simunic moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Simunic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
And Simunic responds with a good body kick, but Emelianenko manages to step out the way in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simunic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Simunic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick from Emelianenko misses
and Simunic counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelianenko shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Simunic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Simunic.
An inside leg kick lands from Simunic.
A slow jab from Simunic misses its intended target.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
We've been told by Emelianenko's head coaches at Xtreme Black House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Simunic! But no joy.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Simunic moves out of range.
Simunic throws out a counter right but Emelianenko avoids it with no problem.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Simunic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Simunic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simunic motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Simunic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Simunic's shoulder, as Simunic tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Simunic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Simunic off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Simunic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Simunic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Simunic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Simunic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Simunic connects with a solid leg kick.
Simunic scores with a leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Simunic takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to work over Simunic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Simunic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Simunic is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.

Simunic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Simunic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Simunic's body.
Simunic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roman Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Roman Emelianenko'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.

Simunic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simunic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Simunic counters with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Simunic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Emelianenko if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Simunic misses its intended target.
Simunic misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Simunic takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Simunic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Simunic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Simunic counters with a nice uppercut.

Roman Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Simunic avoids it easily.
Simunic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses
and Simunic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Simunic.
Simunic follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Simunic's body.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simunic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Simunic ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Simunic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Simunic is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Simunic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Simunic.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
and Simunic counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Emelianenko! He's just covering up as Simunic starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antun Simunic!
A relieved looking Antun Simunic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.