PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earnest Abe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abe comes to the cage accompanied by Uncle Sam Goddamn. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Abe
vs
Emelianenko

200 cm
31
284 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

183 cm
39
254 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Merciless Gladiators

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Earnest Abe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Abe as he jumps to the side.
Abe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Abe moved out of range.
Abe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Abe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abe throws a leg kick that misses.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Abe's ribcage but misses.

Emelianenko dives in and scores a takedown into Abe's guard.
Abe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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 looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abe controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe looking for a sweep. Not yet Abe, not yet.
Emelianenko postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Abe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Abe looking to control.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Abe has control of Emelianenko's left arm, preventing Emelianenko from doing any damage.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Abe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko postures up in Abe's guard and throws a big left but Abe blocks it.

Emelianenko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Abe dives on top into guard.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Emelianenko is still trying to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Earnest Abe.
Abe lands with an overhand left.
Abe looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Abe avoids them all with ease.
Abe misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
A jab lands there for Abe.
Abe slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Abe's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abe jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Emelianenko is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Abe rather than just go for the knockout.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Abe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Earnest Abe has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Abe moves out of range.
Abe cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Abe.
Good exchange - Abe coming out on top.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Abe.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the leg kick from Abe.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Abe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Abe misses.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abe.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Abe counters with a left to the body.
Abe jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Abe tries to land a front kick but Emelianenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Abe throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fedor Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Earnest Abe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Abe sprawls well.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Abe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Abe dodges the ground and pound from Emelianenko.
Abe is looking for a sweep.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abe is working hard here to advance position.
Emelianenko working the body and head with strikes.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Emelianenko in side control, throwing shots but Abe defends.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko misses with the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Abe is working to avoid the ground and pound but Emelianenko connects with a decent elbow.
Emelianenko with the ground and pound but Abe regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Emelianenko is nestled in close to Abe, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Abe defends it.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Abe defending well though.
Abe is trying to control but can't.
Emelianenko drops an elbow to the side of Abe's head.
Abe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Abe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelianenko.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Abe won't allow Emelianenko to pass to mount.
Emelianenko passes into side control, despite Abe's attempt to control the position.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

Emelianenko tries for a kimura but Abe is defending well.
Abe taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Who's going to make the next move?
Abe gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Abe is looking for a sweep. Emelianenko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Abe trying to control here.
Emelianenko thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Abe's head.

Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Abe is defending well.
Emelianenko thows a huge punch but Abe dodges it nicely.
Abe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Abe is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelianenko prevents Abe from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Earnest Abe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Abe misses the jab.
Abe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Abe moves out of range.
Abe misses with a low kick.
Abe moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.

Emelianenko feints and as Abe raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Abe's head.
Abe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Abe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to pass the guard but Abe is keeping the position.
Abe is pulling down on Emelianenko's head. It's preventing any offense from Emelianenko, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abe has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Abe trying to keep a closed guard but Emelianenko is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Earnest Abe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Abe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Earnest Abe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abe avoids it really well and circles away.
Abe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Abe avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Abe throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abe slips under a jab.
Abe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko goes for a double leg but Abe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abe continues to drive forward.
Earnest Abe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
Abe lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Emelianenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Abe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Abe has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Abe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Abe leaves Emelianenko with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Abe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Abe slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abe can pounce on him.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the side of Abe's head but Abe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Abe's guard.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Abe 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 gets back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Abe pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Abe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Emelianenko has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abe has managed to get both his arms back between Emelianenko's legs - danger averted.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Emelianenko is controlling Abe's posture.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Abe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Earnest Abe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Abe prevents Emelianenko from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Emelianenko winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

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