PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragos Ilie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fiodor Jemelianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ilie
vs
Jemelianko

192 cm
22
223 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Bloodsport Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragos Ilie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fiodor Jemelianko!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilie shoots in but Jemelianko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jemelianko shoots in but no luck this time.
Jemelianko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ilie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ilie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jemelianko manages to avoid it.
Jemelianko has his takedown stuffed
and Ilie connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dragos Ilie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fiodor Jemelianko.
Jemelianko takes one to the side of the head.
Ilie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jemelianko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ilie but Ilie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dragos Ilie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Ilie misses.
Jemelianko fails with a takedown attempt.
Jemelianko shoots in looking for a takedown. Ilie tries to sprawl out of it but Jemelianko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ilie manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelianko checks a leg kick.
Jemelianko shoots and misses

so Ilie counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ilie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jemelianko escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilie gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jemelianko is looking for a triangle but Ilie pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ilie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jemelianko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ilie is looking to take a break and control but Jemelianko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Ilie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jemelianko keeps working.
Ilie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ilie lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Jemelianko is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Ilie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jemelianko some visible discomfort.
Ilie working away.
Jemelianko is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ilie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ilie trying to control the position but Jemelianko is working away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilie scores with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko wants to control but Ilie postures up.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Ilie working the ground and pound.
Ilie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
Jemelianko tries to escape but Ilie is in control.
Ilie working the ground and pound.

Ilie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ilie in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragos Ilie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ilie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jemelianko circles away quickly and effectively.
Ilie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jemelianko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jemelianko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ilie can pounce on him.
Jemelianko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ilie sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ilie throws a right and a left that Jemelianko avoids nicely.
Ilie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jemelianko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ilie.

Ilie shoots in and gets a takedown into Jemelianko's guard.
Jemelianko looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jemelianko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ilie defends it easily.

Jemelianko working for a triangle but Ilie defends it easily.
Ilie stands and throws Jemelianko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Jemelianko is trying to get back to half guard.
Ilie scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jemelianko to see if he's OK.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jemelianko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ilie working the ground and pound from side control.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ilie scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jemelianko is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Jemelianko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jemelianko is breathing heavily.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Ilie in side control lands a decent elbow.
Jemelianko is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ilie scoring with punches and elbows.
Jemelianko takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ilie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jemelianko can do to turn this around?
Ilie working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilie scoring with punches from side control.
Jemelianko is trying to improve his position.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Ilie lands an elbow.
Jemelianko manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ilie wants to take a breather but Jemelianko is having none of it.

Jemelianko looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Ilie pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jemelianko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ilie with good strikes from the mount here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jemelianko is in a horrible position here. Ilie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Ilie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ilie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Ilie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jemelianko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Jemelianko sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jemelianko trying to control here.

Jemelianko looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dragos Ilie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Jemelianko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ilie.
Jemelianko takes one on the button.
Jemelianko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ilie sprawls well. Ilie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jemelianko gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Ilie, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Ilie looking to score a takedown here. Jemelianko is defending well but Ilie drives through and ends up in Jemelianko's guard.
Ilie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ilie wants to control from the top but Jemelianko keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilie looking to pass the guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Jemelianko has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ilie is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jemelianko.
Jemelianko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilie scores with punches from side control.
Jemelianko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ilie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jemelianko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ilie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Jemelianko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilie working away.
Jemelianko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jemelianko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Jemelianko gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ilie lands a nice short elbow.
Jemelianko throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Ilie wants to control but Jemelianko is keeping him busy.
Jemelianko is pressing down on Ilie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ilie postures up and lands a big shot to Jemelianko's brow.
Ilie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilie trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemelianko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jemelianko working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ilie has passed into half guard!
Ilie wants to take a breather but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Ilie passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jemelianko!
Jemelianko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ilie looking to finish Jemelianko with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jemelianko!
Jemelianko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilie pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ilie is landing with some decent strikes but Jemelianko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jemelianko is in a horrible position here. Ilie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jemelianko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Ilie trying to control but Jemelianko is having none of it.
Ilie controlling from mount.
Ilie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fiodor Jemelianko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jemelianko takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Ilie's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dragos Ilie!