PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarge Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sergei Emelianenko was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dela
vs
Emelianenko

190 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sarge Dela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Dela scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Dela throws a left and a right that both miss

and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Dela down! Emelianenko is looking to finish but Dela is intelligently defending himself.

Dela is rocked!
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Dela keeps moving.
Dela wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dela trying to control the position.
Dela knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Dela keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Dela is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Dela will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarge Dela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Dela, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Dela against the cage but Dela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Dela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Dela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
No joy there for Dela, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Dela moves away
and Dela counters with a stiff right hand.
Dela misses with a double jab.
Dela with a jab.
Dela scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dela misses with a lunging right hand

and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Dela holds him up against the cage and eventually Emelianenko drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants a takedown but no success here.
Sarge Dela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko prevents Dela from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dela fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dela throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dela thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Emelianenko.

Emelianenko has Dela up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Dela is blocking nicely.

Emelianenko jumps guard and drags Dela to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dela's guard.
Emelianenko trying to control but Dela is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is pushing down on Dela's leg trying to pass to half guard. Dela is fighting to maintain full guard but Emelianenko has managed to sneak the leg through.
Emelianenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dela wants to get back to his feet.

Dela is defending against the submission attempts here by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Dela is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Dela is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dela keeps working.
Dela tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Dela moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Emelianenko won't allow Dela to get back to his feet.
Dela trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Emelianenko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dela cracks Emelianenko with a good jab.
Dela looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Dela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Dela down! Emelianenko is looking to finish but Dela is intelligently defending himself.
Dela striking off his back but it's not causing Emelianenko any problems.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Oh Dela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dela seems to have got his legs back now.
Emelianenko slips nicely into half guard.

Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but Dela is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emelianenko to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko wants to take a breather but Dela is having none of it.
Emelianenko controlling the action here.
Dela tries to kick Emelianenko off but Emelianenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emelianenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.

Emelianenko is working for a kimura but Dela is defending it quite comfortably.
Dela is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dela lands a nice looking body shot.
Dela throws a combination that misses

and Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Dela wants to break the clinch but can't.

Dela breaks from the clinch.
Dela throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Dela throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Dela moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dela lands with a nice body punch.
Dela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dela misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dela.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Dela, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Dela against the cage but Dela circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dela throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Dela counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Dela backpedaling.

Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Emelianenko successfully pulls guard.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Dela pushes his legs off easily.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Emelianenko managing to control the position.

Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Dela stands up and waves to Emelianenko to follow him.
Emelianenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dela swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dela misses with a hook.
Sarge Dela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dela takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dela gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sergei Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela circles away.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Dela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko stuns Dela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dela.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Dela didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Dela.
Dela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dela scores with a jab.
Dela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Dela counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Dela fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Dela.
Dela thows a body shot but no joy.
Dela scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dela counters with a left and a right that stings Emelianenko.
Dela falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dela works over Emelianenko's head and body with a nice combination.
Dela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Dela fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dela connects with a nice looking jab.
Dela takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Dela prevents a takedown attempt there.
Emelianenko looking for a takedown.
Dela prevents the takedown attempt.
Sarge Dela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Emelianenko.
Dela can't break the clinch.
Dela stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Dela pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emelianenko defending well as Dela loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Dela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dela throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dela counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dela circles away.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dela's waist but Dela gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
Dela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko stalks Dela and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dela's face. Dela staggers backwards, shaken.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Dela connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Dela which made him look bad.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Dela takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Dela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that hurts Dela! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Emelianenko jumps into full mount!
Sarge Dela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko won't let Dela get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Emelianenko looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Dela really wants to buck Emelianenko off and get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Emelianenko!