PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolai Luzhin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luzhin has chosen Toccata and Fugue as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Emelianenko
vs
Luzhin

180 cm
28
182 lbs
2 - 2 - 1

181 cm
20
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolai Luzhin!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luzhin lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Luzhin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Luzhin throws a shot to the body.
A head kick by Emelianenko misses
and Luzhin counters with a leg kick.
Emelianenko scores with a nice right hand.
Luzhin tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Luzhin throws a body kick.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Luzhin is just out of range.
Luzhin avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Luzhin scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Luzhin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Luzhin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Emelianenko throws the kick towards the body but Luzhin avoids it.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luzhin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Luzhin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Luzhin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelianenko lands a high kick!
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Luzhin finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
A head kick from Luzhin lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Luzhin throws a head kick that Emelianenko semi-blocks.

Luzhin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko digs a right hand underneath Luzhin's ribcage. Luzhin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luzhin is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Luzhin.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Emelianenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Emelianenko tries to stall but Luzhin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Luzhin misses with a knee strike.
Luzhin scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Luzhin controls his hands.
Luzhin lands a nice uppercut.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin lands with a left to the head.
Luzhin lands a right hand.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Luzhin blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
Emelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Luzhin obliges.
A short body shot lands from Luzhin as the two fighters clinch.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko tries to throw a body punch but Luzhin avoids it by throwing Emelianenko back against the cage.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Luzhin.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luzhin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Luzhin on the inside.
Luzhin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Luzhin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Luzhin.
A nice left hand lands by Luzhin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Luzhin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Luzhin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Luzhin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luzhin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Luzhin scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Luzhin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Luzhin blocks it.
Luzhin is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Luzhin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko tries to work over Luzhin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luzhin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Luzhin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Luzhin working Emelianenko over with knees to the body.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Luzhin drops Emelianenko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Emelianenko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Luzhin digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Luzhin scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Luzhin lands a shot to the body.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a body shot.
Luzhin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Luzhin tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Luzhin trying to land knees to the body.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luzhin pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Luzhin.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luzhin lands with a short shot to the head.
Luzhin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emelianenko or not.
Luzhin with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a nice knee to the body.
Luzhin lands with a light punch inside.
Luzhin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Luzhin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Luzhin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luzhin.
Luzhin lands a nice shot to the body.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Luzhin landing knees to the head.
Luzhin looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Luzhin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Luzhin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luzhin tries to work over Emelianenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Luzhin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolai Luzhin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Luzhin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luzhin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Luzhin, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Luzhin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Luzhin lands.
Luzhin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Luzhin throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Luzhin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Luzhin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Luzhin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Luzhin can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Luzhin moves out of range.
Luzhin throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Luzhin tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Luzhin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luzhin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Luzhin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Luzhin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Luzhin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Emelianenko.
Nikolai Luzhin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Luzhin misses with a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Luzhin is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Luzhin moves into range and clinches up with Emelianenko.
Luzhin lands a knee to the head.
Luzhin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko avoiding damage as Luzhin throws knees to the body.
Luzhin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luzhin lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Luzhin missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Luzhin controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Luzhin.
A shot in the inside from Luzhin.
Luzhin has Emelianenko pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Emelianenko is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Luzhin - that's hurt Emelianenko badly! Oh, another knee lands and Emelianenko is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Emelianenko doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Nikolai Luzhin!
Our winner, Nikolai Luzhin, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.