PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexsandr Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximillian Xezeron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Emelianenko
vs
Xezeron

193 cm
25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexsandr Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximillian Xezeron!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xezeron feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Xezeron stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Xezeron wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Xezeron circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Xezeron tries to sprawl out of it but Emelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Xezeron manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexsandr Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xezeron scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Xezeron digs a good hook to Emelianenko's body.
Xezeron jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xezeron. Xezeron obviously looking to wear him down.
Xezeron scoring well with a low kick there.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xezeron throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xezeron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xezeron throws a front kick that sends Emelianenko stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Xezeron cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Xezeron lands with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Xezeron connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Xezeron.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianenko. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xezeron. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Xezeron.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Xezeron throws a shot to the body.
Xezeron throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Xezeron lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Xezeron!
Xezeron with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Xezeron throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Alexsandr Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xezeron. Xezeron obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelianenko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Xezeron.
Xezeron scores with a leg kick.
Xezeron connects with an inside leg kick.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xezeron looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xezeron.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xezeron - that will leave a mark!
Good leg kick by Xezeron there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xezeron.
Xezeron connects with a solid leg kick.
Alexsandr Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xezeron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianenko rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xezeron lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Xezeron cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Xezeron throws a nice outside leg kick.
Xezeron thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Xezeron fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Xezeron throws a shot to the body.
Xezeron scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xezeron lands with a thumping leg kick.
Xezeron throws a leg kick which misses Emelianenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Emelianenko tries to avoid it.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Xezeron moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Xezeron dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko with a poor takedown
and Xezeron makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Xezeron lands with a slapping head kick.
Xezeron scores with a three punch combo!
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Xezeron lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Emelianenko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Xezeron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianenko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Xezeron connects with a high kick.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Xezeron lands a big head kick that sends Emelianenko to the canvas! Xezeron follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maximillian Xezeron!