PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dfnvfbewSDzh Vmkhofxauicy (ranked 4296 p4p, 4295 weight class) and Fedor Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Vmkhofxauicy
vs
Emelyanenko

225 cm
21
224
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
240
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, dfnvfbewSDzh Vmkhofxauicy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelyanenko feints and as Vmkhofxauicy raises his hands in defense, Emelyanenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelyanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Vmkhofxauicy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelyanenko distracts Vmkhofxauicy with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelyanenko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emelyanenko works over Vmkhofxauicy with some ground and pound from guard.

Vmkhofxauicy working for a triangle but Emelyanenko defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelyanenko is fighting to break Vmkhofxauicy's control of his arms but Vmkhofxauicy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelyanenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Vmkhofxauicy is looking to sweep but instead, Emelyanenko has passed into half guard.
Vmkhofxauicy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Emelyanenko is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vmkhofxauicy has his hands clasped together around Emelyanenko's back. He's all about the action.
Emelyanenko scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Emelyanenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko is just content to waste time from the top position. Vmkhofxauicy takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Emelyanenko with a nice head shot there.
Vmkhofxauicy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelyanenko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Emelyanenko tries to stand but Vmkhofxauicy is controlling from the bottom.
Emelyanenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Vmkhofxauicy is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vmkhofxauicy controlling the position.
Emelyanenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vmkhofxauicy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emelyanenko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Emelyanenko trying to control but Vmkhofxauicy is working from the bottom.
Vmkhofxauicy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelyanenko on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vmkhofxauicy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelyanenko's waist but Emelyanenko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vmkhofxauicy off to one side.
Emelyanenko wants to counter the offense by Vmkhofxauicy and move into the clinch position.
Emelyanenko throws a sloppy head kick and Vmkhofxauicy moves out of range easily.

Vmkhofxauicy closes the distance and pushes Emelyanenko back into the cage.
Emelyanenko taking a breather.
Emelyanenko tries to break the clinch but Vmkhofxauicy is controlling the position.

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

Emelyanenko breaks the clinch.

Vmkhofxauicy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vmkhofxauicy wants to take the fight to the mat but Emelyanenko manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Vmkhofxauicy drags the fight down to the ground.
Emelyanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Vmkhofxauicy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelyanenko landing with the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vmkhofxauicy keeping moving, preventing Emelyanenko from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelyanenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Vmkhofxauicy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vmkhofxauicy shoots in and drives through. Emelyanenko sprawls well.
Emelyanenko is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vmkhofxauicy shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelyanenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Vmkhofxauicy's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Emelyanenko fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vmkhofxauicy sprawls well initially but Emelyanenko persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Fedor Emelyanenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelyanenko works his foot free and advances to mount.

Emelyanenko stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
dfnvfbewSDzh Vmkhofxauicy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelyanenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelyanenko tries to clinch but Vmkhofxauicy moves away
and Vmkhofxauicy counters with a good, hard body kick but Emelyanenko shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vmkhofxauicy swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelyanenko.
Vmkhofxauicy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelyanenko circles away quickly and effectively.

Emelyanenko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Vmkhofxauicy manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Emelyanenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelyanenko trying to control but Vmkhofxauicy is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelyanenko controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vmkhofxauicy keeping moving, preventing Emelyanenko from controlling successfully.
Vmkhofxauicy has control of Emelyanenko's left arm, preventing Emelyanenko from doing any damage.
Vmkhofxauicy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelyanenko is one step ahead there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelyanenko passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vmkhofxauicy is looking to escape.
Vmkhofxauicy controlling the position for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vmkhofxauicy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Emelyanenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vmkhofxauicy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelyanenko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vmkhofxauicy taking shots to the head.
Vmkhofxauicy is trying to escape the mount.
Emelyanenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Emelyanenko lands a nice shot to the head.
Emelyanenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vmkhofxauicy's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fedor Emelyanenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Emelyanenko closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Vmkhofxauicy's guard.
Emelyanenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Vmkhofxauicy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelyanenko might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Vmkhofxauicy haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Vmkhofxauicy controls Emelyanenko momentarily but Emelyanenko frees himself.
Emelyanenko wants to control from the top but Vmkhofxauicy keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelyanenko wants to stand and escape but instead Vmkhofxauicy has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelyanenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Emelyanenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vmkhofxauicy doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vmkhofxauicy manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelyanenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelyanenko is trying to control the position but Vmkhofxauicy postures up.

Emelyanenko throws his legs up looking for a submission but Vmkhofxauicy uses it to pass to side control.

That's two 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.
Vmkhofxauicy controlling the position from side mount.
Emelyanenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Vmkhofxauicy staying calm.
Emelyanenko is not content to let Vmkhofxauicy control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vmkhofxauicy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Emelyanenko is trying to control Vmkhofxauicy's posture but Vmkhofxauicy avoids it.
Vmkhofxauicy content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Emelyanenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Vmkhofxauicy throws a shot to the body.

Vmkhofxauicy rushes Emelyanenko and presses him up against the cage.
Vmkhofxauicy unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Vmkhofxauicy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelyanenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vmkhofxauicy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Vmkhofxauicy instigates a clinch.

Vmkhofxauicy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelyanenko shoots in but no luck this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vmkhofxauicy shoots in but Emelyanenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelyanenko unleashes a big counter combination but Vmkhofxauicy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
dfnvfbewSDzh Vmkhofxauicy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Emelyanenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vmkhofxauicy misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
dfnvfbewSDzh Vmkhofxauicy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelyanenko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelyanenko!