PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Muhomorov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Muhomorov

199 cm
21
253 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

200 cm
25
250 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Muhomorov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko cracks Muhomorov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Muhomorov avoids them all with ease.
Muhomorov wants to clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muhomorov was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Muhomorov tries to clinch up.
Muhomorov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhomorov moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Muhomorov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Muhomorov's head back.
Muhomorov misses with a lunging right hand
and Muhomorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhomorov misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muhomorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muhomorov thinking.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Muhomorov throws out a powerful jab.
Muhomorov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Muhomorov avoids nicely.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Muhomorov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muhomorov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Muhomorov looks gassed!
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muhomorov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko scores with a three punch combo!
Muhomorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muhomorov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Muhomorov darts in trying to clinch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Muhomorov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Muhomorov moves forwards but Emelianenko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muhomorov is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Muhomorov looks to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhomorov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianenko there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Muhomorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muhomorov misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko lands with a right hand.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Muhomorov 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 goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Artem Muhomorov has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muhomorov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Muhomorov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artem Muhomorov'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.

Muhomorov misses with an uppercut
and Muhomorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muhomorov is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Muhomorov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Muhomorov.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Muhomorov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Muhomorov tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Muhomorov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Emelianenko has got the better of the exchanges.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Muhomorov misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muhomorov wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muhomorov can do to turn this around?
Muhomorov is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muhomorov.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Muhomorov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muhomorov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhomorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko jabs Muhomorov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muhomorov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Emelianenko both land. Nice combination.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
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!
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emelianenko!
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a one two combo.
Emelianenko jabs at Muhomorov's body.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Muhomorov needs to keep his hands up - Emelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
Aleksander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko scores with a one two! Muhomorov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Muhomorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks Muhomorov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That has opened up Artem Muhomorov's cut even more.
Muhomorov misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Muhomorov backing up. Muhomorov nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Muhomorov misses with a combination
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muhomorov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Muhomorov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Muhomorov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Muhomorov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Muhomorov dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Muhomorov throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muhomorov thinking.
Muhomorov misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Muhomorov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Artem Muhomorov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muhomorov is looking to clinch.
Muhomorov tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muhomorov thinking.
Muhomorov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Muhomorov 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.
Artem Muhomorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhomorov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko throws a one two combo.
Muhomorov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhomorov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muhomorov wants to clinch.
Emelianenko lands a two punch combo.
Emelianenko lands a slapping body shot.
Muhomorov misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Muhomorov misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muhomorov misses the shot to the body.
Muhomorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov swings widly with a right hand
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muhomorov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Emelianenko lands a nice hook to Muhomorov's body. Muhomorov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Muhomorov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Muhomorov throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhomorov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Muhomorov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Muhomorov.
Muhomorov 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 jabs Muhomorov right on the nose. Muhomorov blinks but takes it well.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhomorov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muhomorov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Muhomorov moves out of range.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Muhomorov off the cage and back into rage.
Muhomorov misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Muhomorov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelianenko.
Artem Muhomorov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Muhomorov's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:24

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