PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tohump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tohump
vs
Emelianenko

195 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
235 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Tohump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tohump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Tohump closes the distance and clinches.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Emelianenko. No joy for Tohump on that attempt.
Tohump shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tohump showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tohump counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Emelianenko is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tohump has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Emelianenko is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tohump. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Tohump has him pressed against the cage.
Tohump tries for a takedown. No joy.

Tohump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tohump has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Ivan Tohump has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tohump throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Tohump shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko defends it nicely.
Tohump is breathing heavily.
Tohump looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tohump looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Tohump looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
No luck for Tohump with that takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohump dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Tohump shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Tohump shoots in and bounces Emelianenko off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Tohump is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tohump is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tohump cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.
Tohump cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tohump wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Tohump has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tohump's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Tohump is controlling him.
Tohump with a nice head shot there.
Tohump postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tohump controls from within his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko wants to stand up but Tohump is controlling him.
Tohump trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Tohump working some strikes from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tohump is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tohump content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tohump scoring with some ground and pound.
Tohump with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tohump controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Tohump working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Tohump keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Tohump trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tohump is in close to Emelianenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tohump postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tohump works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohump is nestled in close to Emelianenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tohump is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tohump passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tohump lands with some strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tohump looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tohump working the ground and pound effectively.
Emelianenko's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tohump is landing with some decent strikes but Emelianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tohump connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tohump controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tohump putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tohump working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Tohump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Tohump'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.

Tohump steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Emelianenko is out on his feet! Tohump sets himself and nearly takes Emelianenko's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Tohump!