PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockford Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight has chosen The Stars that Play with Laughing Sams Dice by Jimi Hendrix as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Emelianenko
vs
Knight

198 cm
27
245 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

206 cm
33
276 lbs
28 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$149

Pearson Specter Litt
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rockford Knight!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Emelianenko catches Knight right on the button with a cross.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Knight, right into the meat.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Knight.
Knight misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Knight throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
A head kick misses from Knight.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Knight tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Knight finds it's way through Emelianenko's defenses.
Emelianenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Knight's head.

It looks like Rockford Knight has been cut.
Knight looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Knight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rough House in the buildup to the fight.
Knight scores with a body shot.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Knight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knight is trying to counter with his kicks.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Knight.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot lands for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Knight 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.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Knight throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. Knight looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knight gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Rockford Knight's cut even more.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tried to score with a low kick but Knight checks it.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Knight avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Knight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelianenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Knight misses with an uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Knight moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick.
Knight fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Knight's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Knight misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Knight.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Knight is just out of range.
Knight checks the leg kick.
Knight throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Knight misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Knight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emelianenko under the eye.
Knight lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Emelianenko with a body shot.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knight!
A nice leg kick lands there from Knight.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Knight misses
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Knight.
Emelianenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Knight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelianenko jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Knight misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight tries a quick counter leg kick but Emelianenko is wise to it.
Knight takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Knight fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Knight pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knight manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Knight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Knight looks for the body kick but Emelianenko saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knight.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Knight now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knight connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knight.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Knight is out of range.
Emelianenko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight misses with a body shot
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Knight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Knight throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Knight moved out of range nicely.
Knight connects with a body shot.
Alexander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Emelianenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Knight tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice shot lands for Knight.
Knight comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Knight tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Knight strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko 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 Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch
and Knight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Knight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko lands a nice looking body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a straight right.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Knight.
A combination from Emelianenko does no damage.
Knight throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Knight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
Knight goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knight checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko throws a front kick aimed at Knight's knee but Knight avoids it well.
Knight throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knight's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Knight throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko catches Knight with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Knight sizes up Emelianenko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knight.
Emelianenko tries to land a front kick but Knight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko ducks right into an uppercut from Knight.
Knight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Knight avoids it easily.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knight stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Knight staying out of range there.
Knight misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko digs a good hook to Knight's body.
Knight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Knight avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Knight.
Emelianenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knight.
Knight throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Knight, as that shot connected.
Emelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Knight throws a front kick aimed at Emelianenko's knee but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rockford Knight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rockford Knight's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko throws out a leg kick but Knight moves out of range and Emelianenko only half commits.
Knight takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knight thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Knight's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Knight swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Knight throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Emelianenko 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 Knight has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Knight and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Knight tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knight scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Knight on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knight was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
A countering left hand to the body from Knight misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Knight avoids it well.
Knight walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
An inside leg kick from Knight misses.
Knight misses with a double jab.
Knight avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
A telegraphed right hand from Knight misses the target.
Emelianenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Emelianenko motions for Knight to come forward. Emelianenko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knight throws a big shot that misses.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knight.
Emelianenko cracks the inside of Knight's front leg.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko thinks about countering with a body kick.
Emelianenko lands with a straight right. Knight didn't see that one coming.
Emelianenko scores with a one two! Knight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

The cut above Rockford Knight's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Emelianenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Knight throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a sloppy body shot
and Knight counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knight's calf.
Good leg kick by Emelianenko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emelianenko tries to score with a low kick but Knight moves his leg out of the way.
Emelianenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Knight will feel that in the morning.
Knight thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knight.
Knight appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knight. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko throws a low kick but Knight avoids it.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knight only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a body kick.
Knight moves out of range of the strikes.
Knight checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Emelianenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Knight counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelianenko tries to work over Knight's front leg with a kick but Knight checks it.
Knight looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Knight throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Knight connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knight counters with a three punch combo that has Emelianenko backing up. Emelianenko nods at Knight to acknowledge the strikes.
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 on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Knight moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Knight takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Knight.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Knight jabs Emelianenko right on the nose. Emelianenko blinks but takes it well.
Knight throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Knight takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rockford Knight.
I think Knight has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rockford Knight!
Rockford Knight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.