PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaska Juntta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaska Juntta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Juntta
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
23
250 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

198 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaska Juntta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Emelianenko there.

It looks like Jaska Juntta has been cut.
Juntta ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Juntta fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Juntta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juntta looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Emelianenko throws out a loose jab but Juntta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juntta fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Juntta was well out of range.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Juntta shakes it off.
Nice sprawl there from Emelianenko as Juntta shoots in.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Juntta lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Juntta missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Juntta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaska Juntta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Juntta strikes.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Juntta's knee but Juntta avoids it well.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Juntta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Juntta shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Juntta showed some decent athleticism there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Juntta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Juntta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.
Juntta throwing shots but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Juntta trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Juntta not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Juntta is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Juntta.

Juntta gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juntta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Alexander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Juntta fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko avoids it really well and circles away.
Juntta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.

Juntta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Emelianenko kicks Juntta off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Juntta with a series of wild strikes but Juntta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Emelianenko gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Juntta to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Juntta looking to sit in guard and control but Emelianenko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Juntta thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Juntta has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Emelianenko has passed into side control.
Juntta is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntta manages to work his way to half guard, despite Emelianenko's best efforts.

Juntta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Juntta trying to get back to full guard but Emelianenko takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Juntta is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaska Juntta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jaska Juntta's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Juntta scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Juntta.
Emelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Juntta shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Emelianenko's guard.
Juntta missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Juntta in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Our spies down at at Jorzi GYM inform us that Emelianenko has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juntta's guard.
Juntta striking off his back but it's not causing Emelianenko any problems.
Juntta manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Juntta wants to control the pace but Emelianenko is squirming around nicely.
Jaska Juntta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Juntta punching from mount but Emelianenko doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Juntta landing strikes from the mount.
Juntta lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Juntta throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Emelianenko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Juntta.
Juntta lands with some strikes.
Emelianenko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Juntta scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Emelianenko?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko taking shots to the head.
Juntta with shots to the head and body - Emelianenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Juntta sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The referee warns Emelianenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Juntta throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Emelianenko is looking to improve his position but Juntta isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juntta trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Juntta with shots to the head and body - Emelianenko looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntta looking to ground and pound but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Juntta lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Juntta misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Juntta has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelianenko's face.
Juntta landing strikes from the mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juntta loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Emelianenko scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Juntta land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Juntta stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaska Juntta!