PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandwasi Nsumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Emelianenko (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.

Nsumba
vs
Emelianenko

180 cm
24
191 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
27
182 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wandwasi Nsumba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Nsumba avoids it.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko lands a front kick.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Emelianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nsumba moves out of range as Emelianenko throws a body kick.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Nsumba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Nsumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Nsumba showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
An inside leg kick from Emelianenko misses.
Crunch! Emelianenko slams his shin into Nsumba's torso.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy head kick and Nsumba moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko throws a chopping leg kick but Nsumba manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Emelianenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nsumba misses with a straight left.
Nsumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Nsumba avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Nsumba misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Nsumba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Nsumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Nsumba circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nsumba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Emelianenko - the referee stops the clock and Nsumba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Emelianenko. Nsumba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nsumba blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Emelianenko throws a push kick but Nsumba slaps the foot to one side.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Nsumba pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Nsumba. Those never looked like landing.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Nsumba avoids them all with ease.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries to work over Nsumba's front leg with a kick but Nsumba checks it.
Emelianenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nsumba throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Nsumba moves out of range.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Nsumba moves out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Nsumba circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nsumba manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nsumba throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a head kick but Nsumba moves out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nsumba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Nsumba lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the ropes and back into range.
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 takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nsumba moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko motions for Nsumba to come forward. Emelianenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nsumba avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Nsumba moved away.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Emelianenko lands but Nsumba takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nsumba counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nsumba counters with a two punch combo.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Nsumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nsumba moves out of range of the body kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Nsumba lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up
and Nsumba makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emelianenko tries to clinch
and Nsumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Nsumba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nsumba throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nsumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko tries to work over Nsumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nsumba tries to break the clinch but Emelianenko is controlling the position.
Emelianenko keeps control of Nsumba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nsumba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Nsumba.
Emelianenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nsumba is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba working hard to break the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to work over Nsumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Nsumba controls the action.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nsumba backwards.
Nsumba blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nsumba's efforts to push away.
Nsumba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nsumba is looking to break free of the clinch but Emelianenko has double underhooks.
Emelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Nsumba controls the action.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
Emelianenko tries to work over Nsumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nsumba pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nsumba rather than just go for the knockout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Emelianenko.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nsumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Anderson Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nsumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nsumba blocks a head kick by Emelianenko.
Nsumba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nsumba takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nsumba connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Nsumba circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nsumba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Anderson Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nsumba.
Emelianenko looks to land a body kick but Nsumba moved away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a nice head kick!
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko is looking to clinch but Nsumba is avoiding it.
Wandwasi Nsumba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko throws a wild body kick that Nsumba sees coming a mile off.
Nsumba connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nsumba missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nsumba lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nsumba has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Nsumba is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nsumba swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Nsumba is out of range.
Emelianenko is looking to land body kicks.
Nsumba thows a body shot but no joy.
Nsumba keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko is looking to slow Nsumba down with leg kicks.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nsumba cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Nsumba missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nsumba lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nsumba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nsumba misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Nsumba on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Nsumba.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Nsumba ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Anderson Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Nsumba is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Emelianenko.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Emelianenko!