PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam Dennehy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennehy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Homeland. Liam Dennehy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dennehy
vs
Emelianenko

189 cm
31
216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

189 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Liam Dennehy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko misses with a combination
and Dennehy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emelianenko thinking.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dennehy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emelianenko's calf.
Dennehy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Dennehy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dennehy clinches with his opponent.
Dennehy scores with a knee to the head.
Dennehy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Ivan Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Dennehy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Emelianenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dennehy with a knee to the head.
Dennehy jerks Emelianenko's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Emelianenko drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Dennehy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Dennehy because Emelianenko was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Liam Dennehy!
After winning the bout, Liam Dennehy thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.