PBP Commentary

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

Lobanov
vs
Emilianenko

190 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolay Lobanov!
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, Fedor Emilianenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emilianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lobanov.
Lobanov throws a head kick but Emilianenko moves out of range.
Emilianenko checks a low kick from Lobanov.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emilianenko.
Emilianenko blocks a head kick by Lobanov.
Lobanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lobanov misses with a head kick.
Lobanov tries to clinch but Emilianenko moves out of range.

Emilianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emilianenko showed some decent athleticism there.

Emilianenko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lobanov sees it coming and defends easily.

Emilianenko is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emilianenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lobanov is refusing to be controlled, as Emilianenko sits in half guard.
Lobanov trying to control but Emilianenko postures up.

Emilianenko has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lobanov defend it? Emilianenko steps over the head and cranks it - Lobanov is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Emilianenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Fedor Emilianenko!