PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aimo Mojaus (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
Mojaus

199 cm
29
255 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

199 cm
27
277 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

BALCO MMA ELITE

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aimo Mojaus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mojaus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mojaus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mojaus scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Mojaus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mojaus walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Mojaus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mojaus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mojaus connects with the punch.
Mojaus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mojaus throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mojaus.
Mojaus takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mojaus circles away quickly and effectively.
Mojaus takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Mojaus.
Mojaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Mojaus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range and Mojaus settles back down.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mojaus.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Mojaus.
Mojaus defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Mojaus walks into a left hand.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Mojaus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Mojaus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
Mojaus tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mojaus wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Mojaus blocks a jab.
Mojaus looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Mojaus.
Emelianenko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mojaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Mojaus.
Emelianenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mojaus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Mojaus.
Mojaus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mojaus.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Mojaus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mojaus moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Mojaus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Emelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Mojaus avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mojaus.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Mojaus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Mojaus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Mojaus looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Mojaus's shoulder, as Mojaus tries to avoid the shot.
Mojaus tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mojaus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Mojaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mojaus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mojaus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mojaus. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
A lazy left from Emelianenko finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Mojaus's ribs.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mojaus doesn't seem bothered though.
Mojaus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
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 corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mojaus moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mojaus was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Mojaus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Mojaus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mojaus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mojaus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mojaus takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Mojaus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mojaus under the eye.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mojaus.
Mojaus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Mojaus's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Emelianenko as he connects with a hook.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Mojaus was well out of range.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Mojaus moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Mojaus pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mojaus looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Mojaus counters with a nice leg kick.
Mojaus throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Mojaus only half commits.
Mojaus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mojaus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Mojaus connects with a body shot.
Mojaus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Mojaus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Mojaus.
Mojaus throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Mojaus throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Mojaus throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mojaus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mojaus throws a chopping leg kick but Emelianenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mojaus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mojaus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Mojaus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Mojaus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Mojaus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Mojaus throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mojaus.
Mojaus moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right-left combo lands from Mojaus.
Mojaus listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mojaus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aimo Mojaus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
Mojaus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mojaus throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mojaus ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Mojaus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mojaus tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mojaus, right into the meat.
Emelianenko lands a jab to Mojaus's midsection.
Mojaus throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Jab from Emelianenko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mojaus misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko cracks Mojaus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mojaus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emelianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mojaus scrambles back to his feet.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Mojaus's belly button to the back.
Mojaus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mojaus ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Mojaus wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Mojaus slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Mojaus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good work by Emelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Mojaus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus walks into a stiff left hand from Emelianenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Mojaus's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mojaus.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Mojaus was well out of range.
Mojaus misses with a body kick.
Mojaus tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Mojaus moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Mojaus drops his hands momentarily and Emelianenko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mojaus misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Mojaus throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
That kick from Mojaus tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mojaus slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Mojaus scores with a head kick.
Mojaus looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mojaus.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Mojaus shakes it off.
Mojaus cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Mojaus scores with a leg kick.
Mojaus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mojaus throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Mojaus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mojaus scores with a spinning back kick!
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mojaus throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mojaus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Mojaus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aimo Mojaus.
Well Mojaus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Aimo Mojaus!
An out of breath Aimo Mojaus thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.