PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Styles
vs
Emelianenko

198 cm
19
270 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

183 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Styles has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Styles looks to clinch

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Styles gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Styles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Styles throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Styles throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Styles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daniel Styles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Styles misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Styles stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt
and Styles counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Styles to acknowledge the strikes.
Daniel Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Styles moves to clinch but Emelianenko breaks away

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Emelianenko is working for takedown but Styles is calmly controlling the position for now.
Emelianenko looks gassed!

Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Styles, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Styles against the cage but Styles circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Styles throws a lazy uppercut

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Styles gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Styles moves out of range.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Styles misses the jab.
Styles fails in his attempt to clinch.
Styles thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Styles misses the target.

Styles clinches up against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
A jab from Styles misses.
Styles scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Daniel Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Styles closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.

Styles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Styles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Styles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
A big left from Styles misses.
Styles is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Styles misses with a looping left.

Styles clinches with his opponent.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Styles breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.

Styles closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Styles working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Styles breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Styles.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Styles.
Styles throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko shoots in but Styles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Styles rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Styles lands a hook to the side of the head.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Styles.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Styles.
Styles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Styles throws out the jab.
Good shot there by Styles.
Styles connects with a nice looking jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Styles has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.

Styles breaks the clinch.

Styles clinches up with Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Styles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Styles getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A bone on bone clash there as Styles blocks the leg kick.
Fedor Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Styles slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Styles takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Styles blocks it.

Styles jumps guard and drags Emelianenko to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Styles manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Styles drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.

Styles breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Styles is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Styles throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Styles.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Styles.
Styles tries to clinch there but Emelianenko circles away.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Styles tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Styles.
Styles throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Styles moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.

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

Styles closes the distance and clinches.

Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Styles misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Daniel Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Styles.
Styles misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Styles finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Styles tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Styles falls off balance throwing a combination
and Styles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Styles has managed to clinch.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Styles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Styles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Styles tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Styles.
Styles loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Styles strikes.
Styles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Styles wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Styles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Styles misses with a left hand

and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Styles throws an off balance right hand

and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Styles just stands there and leans against the cage.

Styles breaks the clinch.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Daniel Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Styles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Styles wants it to stay on the feet.
Styles wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Styles closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Styles lands a nice uppercut.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Styles scores with a decent looking hook.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.

Styles forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.

Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.

Styles rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Styles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Styles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Styles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Styles misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Styles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Styles doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Styles misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Styles backing up. Styles nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Styles is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Styles misses with a looping right.
Styles throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.

Styles clinches.

Styles breaks the clinch.
Styles throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Styles misses with a combination

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch.

Styles's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Styles as he avoids it easily.
Styles looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.

Styles instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Styles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daniel Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Styles misses.
Styles throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Styles.
Styles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Styles doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Styles misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Styles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Styles throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Styles missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Styles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Styles clinches.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Styles feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emelianenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Styles tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.

Styles has taken the fight to the clinch.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko blocks a head kick by Styles.
Styles looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Styles misses with a left hand

and Emelianenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Styles circles away.

Styles instigates a clinch.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Styles, as that shot connected.
Styles tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko defending well as Styles loads up on a big left hand.
Styles throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Styles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Styles as Emelianenko shoots in.
Styles scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Styles throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Styles tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Styles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles throws a lazy uppercut

and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.

Styles manages to break the clinch.

Styles instigates a clinch.

Styles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Styles throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Styles throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Styles throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Styles.
Styles misses with an uppercut

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Styles is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Emelianenko.

Styles manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Styles circles away.
Styles moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Styles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Styles misses with a hook

so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Styles's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Styles.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Styles!