PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flavor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad Moskoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Emelianenko
vs
Moskoff

183 cm
22
233 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

199 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Flavor Emelianenko!
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, Vlad Moskoff!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moskoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Emelianenko finds it's way through Moskoff's defenses.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Moskoff tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Flavor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vlad Moskoff.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emelianenko throws a right hand that Moskoff ducks under and follows up with a left that Moskoff also avoids with ease.
Moskoff with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that misses.
Moskoff fails with the takedown.
Moskoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Moskoff persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.
A good leg kick by Emelianenko.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emelianenko.
Moskoff looks gassed!
A right-left combo lands from Emelianenko. Emelianenko digs a good hook to Moskoff's body.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moskoff's calf.
Moskoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Moskoff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Moskoff is looking to clinch.
Moskoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Moskoff on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moskoff looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Emelianenko!
Moskoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Moskoff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Moskoff's body position as best he can.
Moskoff looking to control and managing it successfully.

Emelianenko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Moskoff.
Moskoff controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moskoff trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Emelianenko working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Moskoff looking to control but Emelianenko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Moskoff blocks Emelianenko's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to try and get back to his feet.

Moskoff working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Emelianenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Moskoff is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Moskoff's body position as best he can.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.
Moskoff wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Moskoff seems to be working for a kimura but Emelianenko defends the submission attempt.
Moskoff frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Moskoff gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Moskoff misses with a takedown attempt - Emelianenko sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Moskoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Emelianenko is fending him off so far but Moskoff persists. Nope, Emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.

Moskoff closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand up here but Moskoff is controlling him well.
Moskoff seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emelianenko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Emelianenko has one foot on Moskoff's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Moskoff backpedaling.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Moskoff backs up against the ropes. Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Flavor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moskoff lands with a nice combination. Emelianenko backs away looking to recover.
Emelianenko falls off balance throwing a combination

and Moskoff counters with a shoot takedown. Emelianenko fights it but they end up in guard.
Emelianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moskoff is controlling him.
Moskoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emelianenko is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick which misses Moskoff's front leg but catches the back leg as Moskoff tries to avoid it.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moskoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Moskoff on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Moskoff looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Moskoff is controlling him
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko is pressing down on Moskoff's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Moskoff not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flavor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Moskoff looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emelianenko striking off his back but it's not causing Moskoff any problems.
Moskoff is stalling in the full guard.
Moskoff advances position into side control!

Moskoff thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vlad Moskoff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moskoff trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is trying to work for a sweep but Moskoff has mounted him!
Moskoff can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moskoff quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Moskoff but it's paid off an Emelianenko is forced to tap! Nice work by Moskoff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vlad Moskoff!