PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee Bey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Emelianenko
vs
Bey

179 cm
31
185 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
201 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wee Bey!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Bey's ribs.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Bey persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
Bey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bey shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bey doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a good, hard body kick but Bey shrugs it off.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Bey.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bey.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Bey keeps it at a distance.
Bey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Emelianenko walks into a straight right hand from Bey.
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!
Emelianenko cracks the inside of Bey's front leg.
Bey throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Bey keeps the fight on the outside.
Good leg kick by Bey there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko lunges at Bey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bey's hand.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Bey pushes him off.
Bey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko lands the left hand.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Bey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bey scoring well with a low kick there.
Bey shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Bey.

Bey gets tackled into the cage by Emelianenko. Emelianenko maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko trying to stall but Bey improves his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.

It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bey.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bey tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko blocking some punches.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a good knee to the midsection. Bey won't want to take too many of those.
Bey looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Bey.
Bey prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.

Bey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bey misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Bey.
Bey swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.

Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bey avoids it.
Bey lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Bey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Bey.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bey's elbow.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bey scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Bey gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Bey tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Bey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Bey on the inside.
Bey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bey blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Bey blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bey breaks the clinch.

Bey closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Bey is working Emelianenko over against the cage.
Bey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Bey struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Bey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bey pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Bey managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Bey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Bey.
Bey blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Bey.
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 Mirko Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bey cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A low kick from Emelianenko is predictable there
and Bey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Bey moves away
and Bey counters with an inside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Bey misses the target.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bey motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Bey throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Bey makes him pay by landing a thudding low 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!
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bey throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bey counters with a leg kick.
Bey throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bey's calf.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Bey moved out of range.

Bey tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Bey controls the action.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bey is defending well for now.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bey can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Bey blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents Bey from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko pushes Bey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bey tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Bey controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bey throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
Bey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Emelianenko. That one must have hurt.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bey circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Bey slaps the foot to one side.
Bey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bey.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bey.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Bey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Bey circles away.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko scores with a nice head shot.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Bey shoots in looking for a takedown. Emelianenko tries to sprawl out of it but Bey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bey is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bey fails with a takedown attempt.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee Bey.

Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
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!
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Bey avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Bey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bey fails to land.
Mirko Emelianenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Bey swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bey misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wee Bey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bey throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Bey throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Bey with a hook.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Bey circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Emelianenko.

Emelianenko lands a left and a right that send Bey crashing to the mat, dazed. Emelianenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bey is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bey to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bey looks to clinch but Emelianenko throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bey taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mirko Emelianenko!
After the big win, Mirko Emelianenko made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors O'Brannigan's Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.