PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Doe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Emelianenko
vs
Doe

199 cm
21
253 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
225 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Doe!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doe thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doe moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Doe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doe throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doe. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Doe wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Doe misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Emelianenko.
Doe wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Doe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Doe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Doe throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doe misses with a hook
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Doe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doe throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doe tries to clinch up but Emelianenko circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Aleksander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Doe.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Doe right on the button with a cross.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Doe is just out of range.
Emelianenko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Aleksander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Doe misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Doe.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Doe should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Doe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Doe.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Doe fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Doe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Doe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Doe.
Doe misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doe.
Doe looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Doe throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Doe misses.
Doe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab

and Doe moves into the clinch.
Doe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Doe has the dominant position.
Emelianenko is trying to push Doe away but Doe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Doe has him pinned against the cage.
Doe misses with an elbow over the top.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Doe has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doe pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Doe has control.
Doe throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Doe tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doe keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doe tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko works Doe's body with a nice hook.
Doe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Doe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doe looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Doe.
Doe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Emelianenko. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doe.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doe circles away quickly and effectively.
Doe throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Doe ducks down to avoid it.
John Doe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Doe's body.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination. Doe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Doe throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27

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