PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven's Funeral March. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Walker

189 cm
24
275 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

189 cm
18
262 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Dragon

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Walker!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Walker rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walker wants to stall.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Ivan Emelianenko has been cut.
A short right from Walker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Walker.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko wants a takedown.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Walker has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Emelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walker's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.

Walker pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker stuffs the takedown.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Walker.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Emelianenko pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Walker pushing down on Emelianenko's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Emelianenko won't allow Walker to pass to mount.
Walker 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.
Emelianenko trying to control but Walker postures up.
Walker looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Emelianenko pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
Emelianenko fails to land the takedown.
Walker misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Walker tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Walker to the ground. Walker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Walker pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Emelianenko shoots in.
Ivan Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Walker lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Walker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Walker is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Walker lands a nice shot to the body.
Walker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Ivan Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Walker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Walker lands a left hand.

Jeez, Ivan Emelianenko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonny Walker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Emelianenko manages to pull guard.
Emelianenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
Emelianenko wants to control but Walker is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Walker.
Emelianenko trying to control but Walker is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Walker wants to stand up but Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walker is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Walker wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker can't keep his opponent in guard - Emelianenko advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Emelianenko seems content to control.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Walker keeps working.
Emelianenko is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Walker tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Emelianenko moves nicely into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emelianenko wants to stand back up but Walker manages to pass into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker tries to advance to mount but can't.
Walker trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko defending against the ground and pound.
Walker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Walker tries to stand but Emelianenko is controlling his head.
Ivan Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to bench press Walker off him but Walker keeps the position.
Walker laying and praying for a moment but Emelianenko takes advantage and regains half guard.
Emelianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Walker is working away from the top position though.
Walker trying to advance position but Emelianenko counters by regaining guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Emelianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Emelianenko shoots in but Walker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.

Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Walker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Walker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Walker fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Walker smiles and moves away.
Walker stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Walker clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko is looking to take this one to the mat.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Walker stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker trying to stall but Emelianenko improves his position.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Walker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emelianenko up against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Walker as the two fighters clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Walker.
Walker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ivan Emelianenko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jonny Walker!