PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Harkonnen (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
Harkonnen

179 cm
33
185 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

185 cm
34
200 lbs
18 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 22 - 9 - 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 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Harkonnen!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko thuds his shin into the meat of Harkonnen's side.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Harkonnen's corner calls for a 1-2. Harkonnen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Harkonnen throws a lazy uppercut

and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Emelianenko is pressed up against the cage. Harkonnen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelianenko down to the mat. Emelianenko avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jab from Harkonnen.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emelianenko sizes up Harkonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harkonnen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harkonnen looks to land a combination. Emelianenko sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Harkonnen misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick.
Harkonnen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko cracks Harkonnen with an open hand slap.
Harkonnen cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Harkonnen's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen lands with a cross.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Harkonnen moves out of range easily.

Emelianenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harkonnen is defending well for now.

Harkonnen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Emelianenko can't fight it off and eventually Harkonnen manages to take the fight to the floor. Emelianenko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Harkonnen wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.
Harkonnen postures up.
Harkonnen is pushing down on Emelianenko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Emelianenko is fighting to maintain full guard but Harkonnen has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen wants to free his trapped foot but Emelianenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Emelianenko tries to get to full guard but Harkonnen has control of the leg.
Harkonnen trying to pass the guard but Emelianenko defending well.

Harkonnen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Emelianenko defends it well.
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!

Harkonnen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen not doing much here.
Harkonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harkonnen trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harkonnen trying to mount his opponent but Emelianenko defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harkonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Emelianenko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Harkonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Harkonnen.
Emelianenko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harkonnen misses the shot to the body.
Harkonnen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Emelianenko can pounce on him.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Harkonnen moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harkonnen was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mirko Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Harkonnen looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick
and Harkonnen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Emelianenko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harkonnen blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko thumps Harkonnen with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Harkonnen shoots in.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harkonnen. That did some damage!
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Harkonnen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelianenko is looking to slow Harkonnen down with leg kicks.

Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Harkonnen avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Harkonnen blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.

Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harkonnen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harkonnen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Harkonnen back into the cage.
Emelianenko lands a shot to the body.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harkonnen.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Harkonnen blocks it.

Harkonnen breaks from the clinch.
Harkonnen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Harkonnen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harkonnen looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Harkonnen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelianenko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harkonnen.
Mirko Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladimir Harkonnen.
Harkonnen thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Harkonnen takes a step back to recover.
Harkonnen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.

Harkonnen has taken the fight to the clinch.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Harkonnen looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Harkonnen's face.
Harkonnen tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Harkonnen backwards.
Emelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Harkonnen's takedown attempt.
Harkonnen wants a takedown but no success here.
Harkonnen is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko working Harkonnen over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko gets through Harkonnen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 scores with a shot to the side of Harkonnen's head.
Emelianenko scores with a knee to the head.

Harkonnen is rocked!
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harkonnen is still on wobbly legs! Can Emelianenko finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is leaning against Harkonnen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Harkonnen's ribcage.
Emelianenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents the takedown attempt.
Emelianenko tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko with a knee to the head.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Harkonnen avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko wants to land a leg kick but Harkonnen is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Harkonnen misses.
Harkonnen seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters circle, before Emelianenko throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Harkonnen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Emelianenko lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Mirko Emelianenko!
An out of breath Mirko Emelianenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.