PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merkan Killmaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Killmaz is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Through the fire and flames. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Emelianenko
vs
Killmaz

185 cm
20
215 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
253 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Merkan Killmaz!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Donatello Bradman and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a double leg but Killmaz sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Killmaz scores with a leg kick.
A left lands for Killmaz.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Emelianenko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelianenko stops Killmaz from standing up.
Emelianenko trying to control but Killmaz is working from the bottom.
Killmaz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Killmaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Emelianenko puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura but Killmaz is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emelianenko to get the leverage.

Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Killmaz is trying to get back to full guard.
Emelianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killmaz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Killmaz gets full guard.
Killmaz pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emelianenko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Killmaz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Killmaz has escaped and now he's on top!

Emelianenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Emelianenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Killmaz defends well.
Killmaz is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Killmaz pushes his legs off easily.
Killmaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Killmaz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Killmaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Killmaz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Killmaz is fighting to break Emelianenko's control of his arms but Emelianenko is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Emelianenko had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Killmaz defends it easily.

Emelianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Killmaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Killmaz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.

Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killmaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killmaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Emelianenko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Killmaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Killmaz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Killmaz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelianenko's head.

Emelianenko actively working from the bottom here.

Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Emelianenko manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killmaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Killmaz from controlling successfully.
Killmaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko trying to control the position.

Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Killmaz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Killmaz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Killmaz.
Killmaz sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Killmaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Killmaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Killmaz. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Killmaz sprawls well.
Good shot there by Killmaz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Killmaz, right into the meat.
Emelianenko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Killmaz fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Emelianenko to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Emelianenko looks to clinch but Killmaz throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Emelianenko taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Merkan Killmaz!
Merkan Killmaz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.