PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stan Macnturf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Emelianenko
vs
Macnturf

179 cm
32
185 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

190 cm
33
196 lbs
20 - 16 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 21 - 8 - 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 20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stan Macnturf!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Emelianenko misses
and Macnturf counters with a nice low kick that buckles Emelianenko's knee momentarily.
Macnturf lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Macnturf counters with a straight right hand.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macnturf shoots in looking for a takedown but Emelianenko manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Macnturf's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macnturf looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Emelianenko blocks the low kick.
Macnturf connects with an inside leg kick.
Macnturf wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Macnturf controls his hands.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Macnturf.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Macnturf avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Macnturf gets through Emelianenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Macnturf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko prevents Macnturf from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Macnturf blocks it with crossed arms.
Macnturf doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macnturf lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Macnturf.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Macnturf throws a punch but it's blocked by Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Macnturf breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Macnturf steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Macnturf throws an elbow but misses.
Macnturf has Emelianenko pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Macnturf backwards.
Macnturf managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Macnturf fails to land.
Macnturf is trying to push Emelianenko away but Emelianenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Macnturf blocks with his arms.
Macnturf managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.

Macnturf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macnturf wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Emelianenko wants to clinch up but Macnturf keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko throws a quick inside leg kick.

Macnturf shoots in and gets a takedown into Emelianenko's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Macnturf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Macnturf trying to move into half guard but instead Emelianenko has managed to sweep!
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Macnturf lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emelianenko!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Macnturf's attempts to control the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Macnturf tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Macnturf dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Macnturf just misses with a punch to the body.
Macnturf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stan Macnturf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Macnturf avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that Macnturf semi-blocks.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Macnturf moves out of range of the body kick.
Macnturf looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Macnturf is looking to clinch.
Macnturf dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mirko Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macnturf throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Emelianenko.
Danga de danga de dang - Macnturf scores with a four punch combination!
Macnturf lands a jab-cross combination.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Macnturf is having none of it.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Macnturf moves out of range.
Macnturf shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Macnturf tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips a straight right by Macnturf.
Emelianenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macnturf blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Macnturf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Macnturf lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Macnturf throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.
Macnturf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Macnturf throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Macnturf.
Macnturf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Macnturf swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Macnturf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Macnturf looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Macnturf backpedaling.

Emelianenko forces Macnturf back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Macnturf misses with a short punch on the inside.

Macnturf breaks the clinch.

Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macnturf prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
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 blocks a body shot from Macnturf.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body.
Macnturf blocks an uppercut.
Macnturf is looking to control Emelianenko's arms but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Macnturf has his back to the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Macnturf avoids the damage to the body.
Macnturf blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Macnturf is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Emelianenko.
Macnturf pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Macnturf avoids the damage to the body.

Macnturf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Emelianenko jabs Macnturf to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Macnturf wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Macnturf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Emelianenko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Macnturf.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Macnturf blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Macnturf moves out of range.
Emelianenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Macnturf clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macnturf is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Emelianenko is working Macnturf over against the cage.
Macnturf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from Macnturf.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macnturf backwards.
Emelianenko is leaning against Macnturf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Macnturf controls his hands.
Macnturf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Macnturf's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Macnturf, against the cage.
Macnturf wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is working Macnturf over against the cage.
Macnturf on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Macnturf counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macnturf.
Macnturf is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Macnturf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macnturf misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Macnturf with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Macnturf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Macnturf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Macnturf keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Macnturf has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Emelianenko misses with a few strikes there.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Macnturf throws a leg kick but Emelianenko moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Macnturf throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Macnturf throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Macnturf scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Macnturf scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.
Macnturf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Macnturf.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Macnturf misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Emelianenko!
Our winner, Mirko Emelianenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.