PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bastian Schweinsteiger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Schweinsteiger
vs
Emelianenko

181 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
186 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bastian Schweinsteiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovanni Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Schweinsteiger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Schweinsteiger scores a takedown into full mount!
Schweinsteiger looking to finish Emelianenko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Emelianenko!
Schweinsteiger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Emelianenko can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Schweinsteiger scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?

Schweinsteiger is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Schweinsteiger extends the arm and Emelianenko is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bastian Schweinsteiger!