PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Free (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Казаки - Ой Да . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Free

183 cm
24
229 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

199 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Free!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Free showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Free slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Free circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Emelianenko - just one landing.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Free's head.
Free throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Free is looking to clinch.

Free moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Free avoiding damage.
Free lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Free fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko is trying to drag Free to the mat but Free just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Free tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
Free prevents the takedown attempt.
Free misses with a body punch.
Free is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Free tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Free back against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Free.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Free lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into Free's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Free's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Free lands a body shot.
Free swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Free misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Free lands a left hand.
Free pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Free has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Free throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Free.
A nice left hand lands by Free.
Free throws a head punch that misses.
Free struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Free lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Free fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Free tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Free checks a leg kick nicely.

Free closes the distance and clinches.
Free tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Free misses with a hook from the clinch.
Free lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Free.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Free.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Free controls his hands.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Free manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Free tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Free tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Free.
Free tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Free avoiding damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Free lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
Emelianenko can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Free dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Free stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Free takes the fight into the clinch.
Free makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Free tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Free working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Free tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Free is keeping busy.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
Free throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Free.
Free misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Free struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.

Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Free fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley Free is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Free ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko dives in and grabs Free's left leg, looking for a takedown. Free pushes down on Emelianenko's head and hops out.
Free tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Free is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Free fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Free in his tracks.
Free misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Emelianenko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Free doesn't seem phased though.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Free circles away from the clinch attempt.
Free lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Free is having none of it.
Free tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Free wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko wants to clinch but Free slips to the side
and Free counters with a straight right hand.
Free throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Free shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Free's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Free.
Riley Free seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Free misses with a left hand

and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Free didn't expect that.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Free keeps moving.

Free pushes Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Free lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Free lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Free pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Free misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Free fails in his attempt to clinch.
Free lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Free misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to score with low kicks.
Free tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Free swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Free counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riley Free showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Free sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Free moves away and avoids it.
Free fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Free fails in his attempt to clinch.

Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Emelianenko tries to advance to mount but Free instead regains half guard.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Free's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko prevents Free from standing back up.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Free's head.

Emelianenko seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Free is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Free kicks Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Free wants to clinch.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Free swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Free just misses with a punch to the body.

Free has closed the distance and engaged Emelianenko in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Free tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Free back against the cage.
Free tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Free swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Free misses with a punch on the inside.
Free works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Free fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Free lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Free moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Free tries to clinch up.

Free has taken the fight to the clinch.
Free's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley Free seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Free lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Free scores with a nice hook to the head.
Free misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Emelianenko.
Free looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Riley Free comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Free winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riley Free!