PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between fedor emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Matthews has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with fedor emilianenko's chin.

emilianenko
vs
Matthews

209 cm
20
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

194 cm
19
262 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, fedor emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Matthews!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
emilianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Matthews instigates a clinch.
emilianenko is trying to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling him.
Matthews lands a hook that snaps the head of emilianenko backwards.
Matthews keeps control of emilianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Matthews.
Matthews creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through emilianenko's defenses.

It looks like fedor emilianenko has been cut.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.

Matthews moves into the clinch.
emilianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
emilianenko tries to circle away but Matthews has him pinned against the cage.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews wants to clinch.
emilianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.

Matthews lands a left and a right that send emilianenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Matthews thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

emilianenko is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Matthews has closed the distance and engaged emilianenko in a clinch.

Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but emilianenko manages to avoid it.
emilianenko tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
emilianenko is breathing heavily.
Matthews throws a head kick but emilianenko moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from emilianenko.

Matthews moves into the clinch.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
Matthews creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
emilianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matthews breaks the clinch.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews tries to clinch but emilianenko is having none of it.
Matthews tries to clinch up but emilianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but emilianenko pushes him off.
Matthews tries to clinch but emilianenko moves out of range.

Matthews gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Matthews with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee is keeping an eye on Matthews - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews is looking to clinch but emilianenko is avoiding it.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from emilianenko.
emilianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
emilianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matthews moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
emilianenko tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.

Matthews pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matthews scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matthews throws a push kick but emilianenko slaps the foot to one side.

Matthews closes the distance and pushes emilianenko back into the cage.
Matthews stalling.
Matthews receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
emilianenko avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from emilianenko.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.

Matthews moves into the clinch.
Matthews misses with an elbow strike.

Matthews breaks the clinch.
Matthews throws a hook to the side of emilianenko's head but emilianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Matthews moves into the clinch successfully.
emilianenko has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.
Matthews wants to stall.
Matthews with a knee to the head.
emilianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matthews has a couple of punches blocked by emilianenko.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
emilianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.

Matthews closes the distance and pushes emilianenko back into the cage.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews throws a shot 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!
emilianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Matthews. Matthews obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
emilianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
A frustrated look appears on emilianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
emilianenko walks into a jab.
emilianenko swinging wildly here.
Matthews connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matthews. emilianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.

Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Matthews manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A frustrated look appears on emilianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Matthews pushes off an throws an elbow but emilianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

emilianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Matthews.
Matthews lands a knee to the head.

emilianenko breaks the clinch.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from emilianenko.

Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with emilianenko, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
emilianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews has emilianenko pressed against the cage, preventing emilianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
emilianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews tries to clinch there but emilianenko circles away.
Matthews lands a nice hook to emilianenko's body. emilianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
emilianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
emilianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
Matthews unloads a knee to the mid-section.
emilianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matthews prevents emilianenko from breaking the clinch.
Matthews is looking to control emilianenko's arms but emilianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Matthews has his back to the cage.
Matthews has emilianenko pressed against the cage, preventing emilianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
emilianenko is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on emilianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
emilianenko is trying to break the clinch but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
Matthews wants to stall.
emilianenko tries to break free but Matthews pushes him back against the cage.
emilianenko can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Matthews dominated that round.
The cut man is working on fedor emilianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Matthews just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthews tries to clinch up.
emilianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
emilianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews tries to clinch there but emilianenko circles away.

Matthews has emilianenko up against the cage in a clinch.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
emilianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
emilianenko misses with a wild combination.
fedor emilianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Matthews misses with a wild body shot.

Matthews pushes emilianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
emilianenko is trying to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling him.
Matthews lands an elbow inside that emilianenko shrugs off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
emilianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Matthews has double underhooks.
emilianenko has had enough of the clinch but Matthews keeps him there for the moment.

Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
emilianenko looks to land a combination. Matthews sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matthews is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down emilianenko rather than just go for the knockout.

Matthews darts in and clinches emilianenko up against the cage.
Matthews pushes off an throws an elbow but emilianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
emilianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Matthews.
Matthews misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice left hand lands by Matthews.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left and a right from Matthews both land. Nice combination.
A big left from Matthews misses.

Matthews closes the distance and clinches.
Matthews has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Matthews manages to break the clinch.
Matthews thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some wild striking there from emilianenko.
emilianenko throws a one two combo.
Matthews takes a swing at emilianenko's ribcage but misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by emilianenko!
A nice leg kick lands there from Matthews.
emilianenko misses with a double jab.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
emilianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matthews throws a sloppy head kick and emilianenko moves out of range easily.
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
emilianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
emilianenko looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
emilianenko avoids the body shot from Matthews.
emilianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Matthews gets a clinch.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Left hook, right uppercut from emilianenko.

Matthews moves into range and clinches up with emilianenko.
emilianenko tries to break the clinch but Matthews is controlling the position.

Matthews manages to break the clinch.
emilianenko swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by emilianenko.
emilianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matthews.
emilianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Matthews tries to clinch but emilianenko is having none of it.
emilianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
emilianenko avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews works over emilianenko's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
Matthews throws a shot from downtown. emilianenko moves away and avoids it.
emilianenko throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.

Matthews closes the distance and pushes emilianenko back into the cage.
Matthews lands a knee to the body.
emilianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Matthews has him pressed against the cage.
emilianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matthews lands a damaging elbow.
emilianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matthews tries to score with a low kick but emilianenko moves his leg out of the way.
emilianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Matthews tries to clinch up but emilianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Matthews wants to clinch up but emilianenko keeps it at a distance.
Matthews takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Matthews tries a low kick but emilianenko avoids it.
emilianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Matthews circles away quickly and effectively.

Matthews pushes emilianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews keeps control of emilianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Matthews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
emilianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Matthews lands with a kick to the temple. emilianenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from emilianenko.
Jack Matthews seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Matthews clinches.
Matthews keeps the fight in the clinch, despite emilianenko's efforts to push away.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
emilianenko throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
Matthews swings for the body but emilianenko moves out of range.
Matthews slips a jab and a cross from emilianenko.

Matthews gets a clinch.
Matthews throws an elbow but it's blocked.
emilianenko wants to break free but Matthews has control.
Matthews keeps control of emilianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matthews leaning his opponent against the cage.
emilianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews throws a knee to the head but misses.

emilianenko breaks the clinch.
emilianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews lands a nice hook to emilianenko's body. emilianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice combination there by emilianenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Matthews showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on fedor emilianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Matthews closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

emilianenko breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews swings for the body but emilianenko moves out of range.
emilianenko avoids the head kick by Matthews.
emilianenko swinging wildly here.
emilianenko misses with the combination.
Matthews misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from emilianenko.
Matthews tries to clinch up but emilianenko circles away and keeps his distance.

Matthews clinches up against the cage.

emilianenko breaks the clinch.

Matthews fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with emilianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Matthews creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through emilianenko's defenses.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
emilianenko tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Matthews has emilianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Matthews using the Thai plumb to throw knees but emilianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
emilianenko tries to bum rush Matthews with a series of wild strikes but Matthews uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Matthews lands a straight punch to the body, keeping emilianenko at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
emilianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matthews.

Matthews clinches.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matthews moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Matthews is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
emilianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
emilianenko stalks Matthews and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Matthews's face. Matthews staggers backwards, shaken.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but emilianenko pushes him off.
Matthews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
emilianenko fails to land with a series of punches.

Matthews moves into the clinch.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
emilianenko misses with a wild combination.
emilianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews tries to clinch there but emilianenko circles away.
Matthews throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch but emilianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
emilianenko throws a nice looking combination but Matthews bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
emilianenko looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.

Matthews takes the fight into the clinch.
emilianenko wants to break free but Matthews has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matthews breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
No joy there for Matthews, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
emilianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Matthews wants to clinch.
emilianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matthews dodges the punch combination from emilianenko.

Matthews clinches with his opponent.
emilianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matthews throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

emilianenko manages to break the clinch.
Matthews swings and misses with a hook to the body.
emilianenko misses with a few strikes there.
fedor emilianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for emilianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
emilianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
emilianenko throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
emilianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
emilianenko misses with a double jab.
Matthews lands with a hook. emilianenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
emilianenko throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
Matthews moves in looking to clinch but emilianenko pushes him off.

Matthews darts in and clinches emilianenko up against the cage.
emilianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matthews lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matthews holding his opponent close, against the cage.
emilianenko is trying to break free.
Matthews tries to land knees in the clinch but emilianenko avoids the damage to the body.
emilianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matthews has emilianenko pressed against the cage, preventing emilianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
emilianenko avoiding damage as Matthews throws knees to the body.
A short right from Matthews.
emilianenko is trying to force a seperation but Matthews has the dominant position.
emilianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
emilianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
emilianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Matthews won't allow it.
Jack Matthews seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matthews is trying to maintain a safe position but emilianenko gets an underhook and turns Matthews into the cage.
emilianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Matthews breaks from the clinch.
Matthews tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but emilianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
emilianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
emilianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by emilianenko.
emilianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Matthews throws a leg kick but emilianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.
emilianenko throws a right hand that Matthews ducks under and follows up with a left that Matthews also avoids with ease.
Matthews ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
emilianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matthews fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from emilianenko does no damage.
emilianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Matthews.
The fight stays on the outside here - Matthews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
emilianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matthews tries a head kick but it misses.
Matthews tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but emilianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Matthews.
emilianenko looks to land a combination. Matthews sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Matthews swings for the body but emilianenko moves out of range.
Jack Matthews is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
emilianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Matthews misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Matthews comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matthews 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 James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Matthews!