PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bronze comes to the cage accompanied by One More Night- Maroon 5. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bronze
vs
Emelian

171 cm
25
230 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francis Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Emelian!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelian looks for a takedown but Bronze sprawls well.
Emelian closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bronze circles away.

Emelian tries to keep at a distance but Bronze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelian tries to pull guard but Bronze won't allow it.
Francis Bronze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelian.
Emelian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bronze after a bit of a struggle.
Emelian lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Emelian's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelian tries to pull guard but Bronze holds him up against the cage and eventually Emelian drops back down to his feet.

Bronze breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bronze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Bronze moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze is struggling to control the position.
Emelian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bronze after a bit of a struggle.
Emelian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronze is defending well for now.

Bronze successfully pulls guard.
Emelian trying to control but Bronze is working from the bottom.
Bronze is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Emelian looking to pass the guard.
Emelian content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelian trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bronze's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ivan Emelian was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bronze thows a body shot but no joy.
Bronze could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emelian looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bronze is fending him off so far but Emelian persists. Nope, Bronze circles away and we're back to standing.
Bronze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Emelian gets tackled into the cage by Bronze. Bronze maintains the clinch.
Bronze wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bronze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelian looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Emelian moves in looking to clinch but Bronze pushes him off.
Emelian is looking to chop away at Bronze's legs.
Emelian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bronze clinches up with Emelian and pushes him back against the cage.
Bronze tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelian's elbow.
Emelian looking for a takedown.
Emelian is pressed up against the cage. Bronze has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Emelian down to the mat. Emelian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bronze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelian paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelian fails with the takedown

and Bronze counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bronze.
Bronze is breathing heavily.
Bronze trying to control but Emelian is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bronze is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bronze gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Bronze dominated that round.
That's time! Bronze's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bronze is looking to clinch.
Emelian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelian moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Bronze as Emelian shoots in.
Emelian displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bronze.
Emelian with a poor takedown

and Bronze counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bronze throws a big right hand that misses.
Bronze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Bronze gets to his feet. Emelian looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelian looks to land a combination but Bronze avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelian with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bronze counters with a takedown into side control.
Francis Bronze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelian.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelian is looking to reverse the position.
Bronze is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Francis Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bronze tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Bronze decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronze takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bronze tries for a takedown but Emelian manages to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emelian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A hook to the body from Emelian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronze avoiding damage as Emelian throws knees to the body.
Emelian wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelian changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bronze fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Emelian fails with a takedown attempt.
Bronze will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emelian shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bronze circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelian thows a left - swing and a miss!

Bronze gets a clinch.
Emelian tries to break the clinch but Bronze is controlling the position.

Bronze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronze is defended easily by Emelian.
Emelian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bronze paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Bronze with that takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Emelian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Francis Bronze 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!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelian.

Emelian gets caught flat footed, as Bronze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Emelian is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bronze is aware though and is defending well.
Bronze content to stall in guard here.
Emelian will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Emelian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bronze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emelian has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bronze can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bronze is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emelian is working an open guard so Bronze takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronze closes the distance and pushes Emelian back into the cage.

Bronze pulls Emelian into guard.
Bronze is trying to keep Emelian in close.
Emelian won't allow Bronze to sweep him here.
Emelian throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronze keeping full guard, as Emelian tries to pass.

Bronze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelian stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Emelian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Emelian tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bronze swivels and escapes.
Jab, jab by Bronze - just one landing.
Bronze shoots for a double leg takedown but Emelian sprawls well. He's pushed Bronze's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelian lands with a nice combination. Bronze backs away looking to recover.

Bronze rushes Emelian and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Emelian drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Francis Bronze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Emelian.
Bronze is looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bronze manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bronze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Emelian showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bronze looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bronze is adopting a defensive guard.
Ivan Emelian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francis Bronze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bronze is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Francis Bronze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bronze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francis Bronze!
Our winner, Francis Bronze, 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.