PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedro Jemelijanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Von Lydeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jemelijanenko comes to the cage accompanied by Goran Bregovic - Kalashnikov. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Jemelijanenko
vs
Von Lydeman

190 cm
19
204 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedro Jemelijanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jack Von Lydeman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jemelijanenko tries to clinch but Von Lydeman is having none of it.
Jemelijanenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Lydeman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Von Lydeman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jemelijanenko's head backwards.

Jemelijanenko clinches with his opponent.
Von Lydeman landing knees to the head.
Von Lydeman looking to throw knees to the head but Jemelijanenko is blocking nicely.
Jemelijanenko has Von Lydeman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Von Lydeman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jemelijanenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Von Lydeman misses with a knee strike.
Von Lydeman misses with a knee strike.

Jemelijanenko drags the fight down to the ground.
Jemelijanenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jemelijanenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jemelijanenko uses his free foot to push down on Von Lydeman's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Von Lydeman.
Jemelijanenko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jemelijanenko controlling from the full mount.
Jemelijanenko tries to control but Von Lydeman wriggling away.
Von Lydeman wants to hold on but Jemelijanenko pushes him away.
Von Lydeman is squirming around, avoiding Jemelijanenko's attempts to control the action.
Von Lydeman tries to hold on but Jemelijanenko postures up.
Jemelijanenko wants to control the pace but Von Lydeman is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jemelijanenko controlling from mount.
Jemelijanenko prevents Von Lydeman from getting the reversal.
Von Lydeman looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Von Lydeman wants to control his opponent's hands but Jemelijanenko gets his hands free.
Jemelijanenko lands a shot to the head.
Von Lydeman has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jemelijanenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Lydeman staying busy and making it hard for Jemelijanenko to control.
Von Lydeman trying to control the hands but Jemelijanenko won't let him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jemelijanenko scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Von Lydeman is looking for a way out.
Von Lydeman prevents Jemelijanenko from getting a body triangle.
Von Lydeman is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Lydeman wants to escape the position.
Von Lydeman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jemelijanenko misses with punches from the back.
Von Lydeman covering up well under a barage of strikes.

Von Lydeman is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jemelijanenko gets his way!
Jemelijanenko is breathing heavily.
Jemelijanenko trying to control.
Von Lydeman has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jemelijanenko trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jemelijanenko trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Von Lydeman doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedro Jemelijanenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jemelijanenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Von Lydeman but Von Lydeman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Jemelijanenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jemelijanenko blocks the strikes from Von Lydeman.
Jemelijanenko is keen to just control but Von Lydeman is a slippery customer.
Von Lydeman pushes Jemelijanenko off looking to stand but Jemelijanenko dives back in and keeps control.
Von Lydeman is trying to control but can't.
Jemelijanenko trying to control from half guard but Von Lydeman is working away.
Von Lydeman tries to get to full guard but Jemelijanenko has control of the leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Von Lydeman trying to control but Jemelijanenko postures up.
Von Lydeman pushes Jemelijanenko off looking to stand but Jemelijanenko dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Von Lydeman lands a jab to the nose.

Von Lydeman clinches.
Jemelijanenko tries to pull guard but Von Lydeman won't allow it.
Von Lydeman landing knees to the head.
Von Lydeman is pressed up against the cage. Jemelijanenko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Von Lydeman down to the mat. Von Lydeman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedro Jemelijanenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Lydeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jemelijanenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Lydeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jemelijanenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Lydeman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Von Lydeman catches Jemelijanenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Von Lydeman rushes Jemelijanenko and presses him up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman lands an elbow that stopped Jemelijanenko in his tracks for a moment.
Jemelijanenko tries for a takedown but Von Lydeman manages to get underhooks.
Von Lydeman connects with a knee to the head.
Jemelijanenko wants a takedown but no success here.

Jemelijanenko gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jemelijanenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jemelijanenko controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jemelijanenko.
Jemelijanenko controlling from the full mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jemelijanenko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Jack Von Lydeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jemelijanenko shoots in and drives through. Von Lydeman sprawls well.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch but Jemelijanenko moves out of range.
Von Lydeman wants to clinch.
Von Lydeman lands an overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelijanenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Von Lydeman pinned against the cage. Von Lydeman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jemelijanenko fails with the takedown.
A slapping leg kick lands for Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jemelijanenko has time to react.
Von Lydeman tries to clinch but Jemelijanenko is having none of it.
Jemelijanenko fails with the takedown.
Von Lydeman lands with a nice body punch.
Von Lydeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Jemelijanenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jemelijanenko shoots in but Von Lydeman avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Jemelijanenko rushes Von Lydeman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jemelijanenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Von Lydeman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lydeman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Von Lydeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Von Lydeman crunches a lovely knee into Jemelijanenko's ribcage.
Jemelijanenko managing to block the knees to the body from Von Lydeman.
Von Lydeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jemelijanenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lydeman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jemelijanenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Lydeman misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jemelijanenko jumps into guard, dragging Von Lydeman to the mat.
Jemelijanenko has control of Von Lydeman's left arm, preventing Von Lydeman from doing any damage.

Jemelijanenko looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Von Lydeman has picked Jemelijanenko up and slammed him! Jemelijanenko can't keep hold of the triangle and Von Lydeman manages to pass to side control!
Jemelijanenko regains half guard.
Von Lydeman prevents Jemelijanenko from improving his position.
Von Lydeman tries to pass to full mount but Jemelijanenko defends it.
Jemelijanenko wants to get back to full guard.
Fedro Jemelijanenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Lydeman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jemelijanenko keeps working.
Von Lydeman wants to stand but Jemelijanenko has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedro Jemelijanenko dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Von Lydeman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Jemelijanenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Von Lydeman wants to get back to full guard but Jemelijanenko has passed into side control.
Von Lydeman is squirming around, avoiding Jemelijanenko's attempts to control the action.
Von Lydeman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

Jemelijanenko is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Von Lydeman has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Von Lydeman is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jemelijanenko is working for a guillotine from mount but Von Lydeman frees his head quite easily.
Jemelijanenko throws some wild stikes that Von Lydeman manages to avoid easily.
Jemelijanenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jemelijanenko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Von Lydeman tries to lock up and control but Jemelijanenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jemelijanenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Von Lydeman is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Von Lydeman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jemelijanenko controlling from mount.
Von Lydeman is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Jemelijanenko wants to finish this one by submission but Von Lydeman is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jemelijanenko.
Von Lydeman tries to lock up and control but Jemelijanenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jack Von Lydeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemelijanenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Jemelijanenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jemelijanenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Von Lydeman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

Jemelijanenko is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Von Lydeman is surviving well by controlling Jemelijanenko's body position as best he can.
Von Lydeman is desperately trying to improve his position but Jemelijanenko has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jemelijanenko working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Von Lydeman looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jemelijanenko! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Fedro Jemelijanenko!