PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Byyri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Казаки - Ой Да as his entrance music. Emelianenko has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! 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.

Byyri
vs
Emelianenko

195 cm
36
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

183 cm
29
229 lbs
17 - 15 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Arto Byyri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byyri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Emelianenko looks winded!
Byyri moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Oooooh!!! Byyri has knocked Emelianenko down with a huge combo! Byyri steps away and waves a wobbly Emelianenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Emelianenko is rocked!

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byyri lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Emelianenko head around and knocks him out cold! Byyri hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arto Byyri!