PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gardner
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
21
230 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

199 cm
23
253 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Gardner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gardner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gardner misses with a low kick.
Gardner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gardner misses with a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gardner.
Gardner lands with a thumping leg kick.

Gardner drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the cage.
Gardner digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gardner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gardner.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
Gardner working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Gardner is controlling him.
Gardner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.

It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Gardner working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Gardner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gardner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
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!
Nice elbow from Gardner.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gardner.
Gardner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Gardner.
A short body shot lands from Gardner as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gardner.
Gardner scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gardner.
Gardner throws a big uppercut that drops Emelianenko! More strikes from Gardner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Emelianenko lies dazed against the cage as Gardner celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josh Gardner!