PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior DosVelasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DosVelasquez comes into the arena with Funky Polak - Polak Potrafi blaring out of the sound system. Emelianenko has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

DosVelasquez
vs
Emelianenko

190 cm
23
232 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

199 cm
18
253 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Junior DosVelasquez!
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, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DosVelasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before DosVelasquez can pounce on him.
DosVelasquez misses with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that DosVelasquez avoids nicely.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko looks gassed!

DosVelasquez gets in close and instigates a clinch.

DosVelasquez breaks from the clinch.
DosVelasquez staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for DosVelasquez.

DosVelasquez closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

DosVelasquez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
DosVelasquez blocks a jab.
DosVelasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. DosVelasquez moves away and avoids it.
DosVelasquez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

DosVelasquez lands a big head kick that sends Emelianenko tumbling to the mat! DosVelasquez takes a step backwards and waves Emelianenko back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by DosVelasquez.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

DosVelasquez pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

DosVelasquez rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
DosVelasquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.

DosVelasquez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
DosVelasquez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
DosVelasquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
DosVelasquez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
DosVelasquez throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.

DosVelasquez moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
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!

DosVelasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed DosVelasquez momentarily.
DosVelasquez tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
DosVelasquez punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
DosVelasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by DosVelasquez.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
DosVelasquez slips under a jab.

DosVelasquez has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.

DosVelasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the body
and DosVelasquez counters with a nice kick to the body.
DosVelasquez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DosVelasquez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Emelianenko finds it's way round the side to connect with DosVelasquez's head.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. DosVelasquez should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DosVelasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Emelianenko cracks DosVelasquez with an open hand slap.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but DosVelasquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. DosVelasquez ducked under it nicely.
DosVelasquez moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
DosVelasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but DosVelasquez has taken the fight into the clinch.
DosVelasquez keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
DosVelasquez prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
DosVelasquez has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

DosVelasquez manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. DosVelasquez should have avoided that one.
DosVelasquez staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by DosVelasquez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DosVelasquez is looking to score with low kicks.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
A cross from Emelianenko lands.
DosVelasquez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps DosVelasquez's head backwards.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - DosVelasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DosVelasquez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but DosVelasquez is out of range.
DosVelasquez staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by DosVelasquez.
DosVelasquez needs to keep his hands up - Emelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
Emelianenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! DosVelasquez had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DosVelasquez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junior DosVelasquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
DosVelasquez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
DosVelasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. DosVelasquez ducked under it nicely.
DosVelasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
DosVelasquez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
DosVelasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
DosVelasquez tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

DosVelasquez has managed to clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Emelianenko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
DosVelasquez looks to throw an elbow but misses.

DosVelasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from DosVelasquez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
DosVelasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. DosVelasquez saw that one coming.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DosVelasquez defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
DosVelasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
DosVelasquez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianenko scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. DosVelasquez does a little dance to reset his feet.
DosVelasquez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that DosVelasquez avoids nicely.
DosVelasquez scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
DosVelasquez loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into DosVelasquez's ribs.
DosVelasquez tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
DosVelasquez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but DosVelasquez slips the punch.
DosVelasquez tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Junior DosVelasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DosVelasquez.
DosVelasquez tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DosVelasquez throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Junior DosVelasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
DosVelasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DosVelasquez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

DosVelasquez clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DosVelasquez.
DosVelasquez can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
DosVelasquez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
DosVelasquez has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but DosVelasquez has double underhooks.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DosVelasquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
DosVelasquez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but DosVelasquez has double underhooks.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but DosVelasquez has the dominant position.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but DosVelasquez is controlling him.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but DosVelasquez keeps him there for the moment.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but DosVelasquez has double underhooks.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but DosVelasquez has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but DosVelasquez has the dominant position.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
DosVelasquez throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.

That's four 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.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but DosVelasquez has double underhooks.
Emelianenko wants to break free but DosVelasquez has control.

DosVelasquez manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but DosVelasquez moves away.
DosVelasquez misses with a leg kick.
DosVelasquez ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
DosVelasquez wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
DosVelasquez tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
DosVelasquez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
DosVelasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Junior DosVelasquez is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but DosVelasquez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

DosVelasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. DosVelasquez ducked under it nicely.
DosVelasquez misses with a wild combination.
DosVelasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
DosVelasquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
DosVelasquez misses with a few strikes there.
DosVelasquez drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
DosVelasquez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
DosVelasquez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
DosVelasquez connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emelianenko!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
An inside leg kick lands from DosVelasquez.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
DosVelasquez looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
No joy there for DosVelasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - DosVelasquez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
DosVelasquez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good shot there by Emelianenko.
DosVelasquez tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
DosVelasquez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but DosVelasquez moves out of range.
DosVelasquez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but DosVelasquez is out of range.

DosVelasquez clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by DosVelasquez.
DosVelasquez prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.

DosVelasquez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DosVelasquez.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but DosVelasquez slips the punch.
DosVelasquez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by DosVelasquez.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DosVelasquez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
DosVelasquez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as DosVelasquez backs up against the cage.
DosVelasquez misses with an uppercut.
DosVelasquez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
DosVelasquez connects with a single shot there.
DosVelasquez misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Emelianenko misses
and DosVelasquez counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko throws a hook but DosVelasquez avoids it easily.
DosVelasquez throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches DosVelasquez on the side of the head.
DosVelasquez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Emelianenko throws a hook but DosVelasquez blocks it.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on DosVelasquez's shoulder, as DosVelasquez tries to avoid the shot.
DosVelasquez defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by DosVelasquez.
DosVelasquez misses with the combination.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emelianenko 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

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