PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santon Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Creed Bratton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bratton has chosen The Best Of Creed as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Emelianenko
vs
Bratton

225 cm
28
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

197 cm
24
292 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Santon Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Creed Bratton!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bratton.
Bratton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santon Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Bratton ducked under it nicely.
Bratton avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bratton dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bratton circles away quickly and effectively.
Bratton tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Bratton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko cracks Bratton with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut

and Bratton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Bratton.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bratton backwards.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bratton pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bratton blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.

Bratton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Bratton moved out of range.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Bratton.
Emelianenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bratton at a distance.
Bratton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Bratton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bratton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko cracks Bratton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bratton takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Bratton avoids it easily.
Bratton is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bratton slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bratton is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good exchange - Emelianenko coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Bratton moves away and avoids it.
Horrible takedown by Bratton or perhaps it was just good defense by Emelianenko which made him look bad.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bratton avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santon Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bratton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bratton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bratton slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot
and Bratton counters with a solid body kick.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bratton backs up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko defending well as Bratton loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Bratton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santon Emelianenko dominated that round.
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.

A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut

and Bratton counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Bratton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bratton working the head with strikes.
Bratton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bratton misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bratton creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bratton wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.

Bratton decides to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bratton moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Bratton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Bratton moved out of range.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Bratton's head but Bratton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emelianenko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bratton on the side of the head.
Santon Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Bratton avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Bratton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Emelianenko napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Bratton goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Emelianenko has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bratton but great work by Emelianenko.

Emelianenko decides to stand back up.
Emelianenko tests Bratton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bratton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Bratton's belly button to the back.
Bratton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bratton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Danga de danga de dang - Emelianenko scores with a four punch combination!
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.

Bratton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Bratton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Bratton slips under a jab.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.

Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bratton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bratton throws an elbow that misses. Emelianenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bratton's guard. Nice move by Emelianenko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Creed Bratton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand

and Bratton moves into the clinch.

Bratton has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Emelianenko clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Emelianenko trying to control but not successfully.
Emelianenko finds himself mounted whilst avoiding strikes.
Bratton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bratton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Emelianenko looks a forlorn figure.
Bratton thowing shots but they're missing.
Bratton throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Emelianenko can't escape the position.
Emelianenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bratton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bratton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Bratton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bratton punching from mount but Emelianenko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emelianenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bratton.
Emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko really wants to buck Bratton off and get back to his feet.

Emelianenko bucks up and throws Bratton to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Bratton fails with the takedown.
Bratton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Bratton takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bratton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bratton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bratton back to the cage. Emelianenko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Emelianenko cracks Bratton with a good jab.
Emelianenko throws a nice looking combination but Bratton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice shot lands for Emelianenko.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Bratton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.
Santon Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko swinging wildly here.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Creed Bratton.
I think Bratton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Creed Bratton!