PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Williamson

179 cm
29
185 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
190 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Williamson tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Williamson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Williamson breaks the clinch.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Williamson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Williamson throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Williamson circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Emelianenko clinches up with Williamson and pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko pushes Williamson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko has Williamson pressed against the cage, preventing Williamson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williamson is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Williamson blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Williamson avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williamson looks gassed!
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kegan Williamson has been cut.
Williamson takes a knee right on the jaw!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Williamson is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Emelianenko lands with a light punch inside.
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Williamson lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko has Williamson pressed against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.

Emelianenko clinches.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.
Williamson avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Emelianenko.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Williamson is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Williamson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

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

Emelianenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Williamson tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williamson as Emelianenko tries to tie him up.
Williamson tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.

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

Williamson moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A short left from Emelianenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Emelianenko tries to work over Williamson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kegan Williamson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Williamson.
Emelianenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williamson.
Williamson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Williamson backwards.

Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Williamson takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Williamson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Williamson misses with the combination.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson tries a head kick but it misses.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko avoiding damage.
Williamson managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Williamson looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Williamson takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Williamson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Williamson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williamson.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Williamson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Emelianenko pushes Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williamson's face.
Williamson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williamson.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Williamson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williamson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Williamson in a clinch.
Williamson looking to stall.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Williamson.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williamson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is leaning against Williamson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williamson blocks it with crossed arms.
Williamson can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williamson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Williamson.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williamson avoids it.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williamson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a one two! Williamson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kegan Williamson'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. This is the final round!

Williamson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williamson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williamson looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
A low kick from Williamson misses

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko is trying to stall.
Williamson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williamson is defending well for now.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Williamson blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Williamson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Come on Emelianenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Williamson blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Williamson tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.

Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko connects with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Williamson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Williamson keeps it at a distance.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson scores with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Williamson misses

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.

Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kegan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Williamson's body.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williamson avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mirko Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williamson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stuns Williamson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Williamson is avoiding it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Emelianenko.
A shot to the liver by Williamson. Beautiful body shot.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Williamson pushes him off.
Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Williamson 's knee.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williamson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Williamson.

Emelianenko has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williamson is trying to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.

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 Mirko Emelianenko.
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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

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