PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claudd Van Damn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Emelianenko
vs
Claudd Van Damn

185 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jean Claudd Van Damn!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Van Damn is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Van Damn misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Damn.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Van Damn moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damn throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Van Damn was well out of range.
Emelianenko scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Emelianenko there.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Van Damn blocks it.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Damn misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko cracks Van Damn with an open hand slap.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Van Damn moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Van Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Van Damn tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Van Damn slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Damn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Damn.
Van Damn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Damn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands an overhand right.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damn counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn staying out of range there.
Van Damn throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelianenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Van Damn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Van Damn tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Van Damn misses with a low kick.
Van Damn tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damn.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emelianenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Damn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Damn looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Van Damn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Damn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Damn misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Van Damn takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Van Damn ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Van Damn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Emelianenko as he connects with a hook.
Van Damn blocks a jab.
Emelianenko cracks Van Damn with a good jab.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Van Damn ducked under it nicely.
Van Damn fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Van Damn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn takes a jab right on the kisser.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damn defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Damn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Damn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Van Damn blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Van Damn saw that one coming.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Van Damn ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Van Damn is out of range.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damn is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Van Damn counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Van Damn staying out of range there.
Van Damn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Damn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Van Damn is out of range.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Van Damn counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Van Damn to acknowledge the strikes.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Van Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Van Damn's head but Van Damn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Damn moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jean Claudd Van Damn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damn ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
A jab from Emelianenko finds it's way through Van Damn's defenses.
Van Damn is looking to score with low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Damn takes one on the button.
Emelianenko lands with a hook. Van Damn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Damn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Damn counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Van Damn to acknowledge the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Van Damn counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Damn counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Van Damn's head but Van Damn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damn tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damn.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Van Damn blocks it.
Van Damn throws a head kick that misses.
Van Damn wants to clinch.
Van Damn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damn.
Van Damn tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Van Damn.
Emelianenko lands a really nice looking cross but Van Damn seems unphased.
Van Damn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Van Damn slips the punch.
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Damn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Van Damn ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damn's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emelianenko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Damn scrambles back to his feet.
Van Damn defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut
and Van Damn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Van Damn moved out of range nicely.
Van Damn ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emelianenko.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Van Damn blocks it.
Van Damn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Van Damn counter with a right hand.
Van Damn staying out of range there.
Van Damn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Van Damn avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Van Damn counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Damn.
Van Damn slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Some bone on bone action there as Emelianenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Damn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Damn thows a body shot but no joy.
Van Damn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an off balance right hand
and Van Damn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damn.
Van Damn misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Van Damn counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Damn wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Van Damn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Van Damn there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Claudd Van Damn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Damn should have avoided that one.
Van Damn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Damn moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Van Damn is looking to clinch.
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Damn tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Van Damn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Van Damn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Damn slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emelianenko throws a hook but Van Damn blocks it.
Van Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damn staying out of range there.
Van Damn doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Van Damn slips under a jab.
Van Damn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Van Damn ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Van Damn tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Van Damn avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Damn.
Van Damn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Van Damn ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Van Damn.
Van Damn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Damn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Van Damn slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Van Damn.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Van Damn moved out of range.
Van Damn tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Damn tries to move into range but Emelianenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelianenko misses with a hook
and Van Damn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Damn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Damn takes one on the button.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko catches Van Damn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Damn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Damn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Van Damn tries to clinch up.
Van Damn throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Van Damn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good work by Emelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Van Damn blocks a jab.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Van Damn moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Van Damn.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Van Damn's shoulder, as Van Damn tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Damn's head backwards.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damn.
Van Damn moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Van Damn tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Van Damn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Van Damn wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Van Damn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Damn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Van Damn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Van Damn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Emelianenko!
An out of breath Alexander Emelianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.