PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yokkao Kaennorsing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaennorsing comes to the cage accompanied by Jungle Boogie. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kaennorsing
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
24
198 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yokkao Kaennorsing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Emelianenko drives through and clinches with Kaennorsing against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kaennorsing as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kaennorsing.

It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Kaennorsing letting Emelianenko take a breather here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Emelianenko lands a right hand.
Kaennorsing looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaennorsing is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Kaennorsing to work.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaennorsing's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kaennorsing controls the action.
Nice elbow from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Kaennorsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Good body shot from Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaennorsing has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaennorsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaennorsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Kaennorsing tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kaennorsing lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaennorsing creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.
Kaennorsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaennorsing controls his hands.
Kaennorsing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaennorsing misses with an elbow strike.
Kaennorsing pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Emelianenko as the two fighters clinch.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaennorsing blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaennorsing lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Kaennorsing tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Kaennorsing connects with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaennorsing blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Kaennorsing has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.
Kaennorsing lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaennorsing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
Kaennorsing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Kaennorsing lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Kaennorsing managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaennorsing blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko cracks Kaennorsing with a nice body shot.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Mirko Emelianenko's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Kaennorsing controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kaennorsing lands a damaging elbow.
Kaennorsing has Emelianenko pushed against the cage.
Kaennorsing blocking some punches.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Kaennorsing blocks it.
Kaennorsing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kaennorsing scores a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaennorsing trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Kaennorsing blocks it.
Kaennorsing throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kaennorsing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaennorsing blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yokkao Kaennorsing dominated that round.
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!

Kaennorsing punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kaennorsing, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaennorsing controls his hands.
Emelianenko leaning against his opponent.
Kaennorsing will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Kaennorsing.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing with a knee to the head.
Kaennorsing 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.
Kaennorsing takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaennorsing just leaning against Emelianenko, taking a breather.
Kaennorsing prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Come on Kaennorsing - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Kaennorsing blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaennorsing throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emelianenkos head.
Kaennorsing misses with an elbow over the top.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaennorsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.

The cut above Mirko Emelianenko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kaennorsing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaennorsing looking to stall.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kaennorsing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Kaennorsing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kaennorsing obliges.
Kaennorsing prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Kaennorsing throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaennorsing looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Kaennorsing lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaennorsing lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Kaennorsing crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Kaennorsing throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Yokkao Kaennorsing has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kaennorsing trying to land knees to the body.
Kaennorsing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaennorsing avoids the damage to the body.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaennorsing.
Kaennorsing avoiding damage.
Emelianenko presses Kaennorsing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kaennorsing is defending well for now.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaennorsing backwards.
Nice elbow from Kaennorsing.

Mirko Emelianenko's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Kaennorsing lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kaennorsing gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mirko Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Yokkao Kaennorsing!
Yokkao Kaennorsing retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Yokkao Kaennorsing thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.