PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feodor Shemelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shemelianenko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2Pac - I'm A Soldier (Echale Mojo Remix) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Chatzikomninos
vs
Shemelianenko

188 cm
27
211 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

184 cm
29
202 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Feodor Shemelianenko!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chatzikomninos 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 Shemelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Shemelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Shemelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko moves forwards but Chatzikomninos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Chatzikomninos throws a series of punches but Shemelianenko moves out of range.
Chatzikomninos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos blocks a head kick by Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shemelianenko digs a good hook to Chatzikomninos's body.

Shemelianenko pushes Chatzikomninos up against the cage in a clinch.
Chatzikomninos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shemelianenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shemelianenko working aggressively here.
Shemelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chatzikomninos tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chatzikomninos is working for takedown but Shemelianenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Shemelianenko gets underhooks to prevent Chatzikomninos's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shemelianenko obliges.
Chatzikomninos is breathing heavily.
Shemelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Chatzikomninos has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shemelianenko into the cage.
Chatzikomninos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shemelianenko after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chatzikomninos.
Shemelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos misses with a body punch.
Chatzikomninos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chatzikomninos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shemelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shemelianenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chatzikomninos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shemelianenko backwards.
Chatzikomninos misses with the head strike.
Chatzikomninos tries to break the clinch but Shemelianenko is controlling the position.
Chatzikomninos managing to block the knees to the body from Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos tries to score a body lock takedown but Shemelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shemelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shemelianenko pushes Chatzikomninos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Shemelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shemelianenko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shemelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shemelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chatzikomninos's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chatzikomninos.
Shemelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Chatzikomninos controls the action.
Shemelianenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Chatzikomninos up against the cage.
Shemelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chatzikomninos has a couple of punches blocked by Shemelianenko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shemelianenko.
Shemelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chatzikomninos throws a head punch that misses.
Chatzikomninos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chatzikomninos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Shemelianenko can turn it around.
Shemelianenko blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Chatzikomninos.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shemelianenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Chatzikomninos wants to break free but Shemelianenko has control.
Shemelianenko tries to work over Chatzikomninos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chatzikomninos is looking to break free of the clinch but Shemelianenko has double underhooks.
Chatzikomninos is working Shemelianenko over against the cage.
Shemelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shemelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chatzikomninos misses with some punches.
Chatzikomninos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shemelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shemelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shemelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Chatzikomninos manages to break the clinch.
Shemelianenko jabs Chatzikomninos right on the nose. Chatzikomninos blinks but takes it well.
Shemelianenko shoots in looking for a takedown. Chatzikomninos tries to sprawl out of it but Shemelianenko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chatzikomninos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Shemelianenko gets tackled into the cage by Chatzikomninos. Chatzikomninos maintains the clinch.
Chatzikomninos tries a body shot but Shemelianenko blocks it.
Shemelianenko working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chatzikomninos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shemelianenko backwards.

It looks like Feodor Shemelianenko has been cut.
Shemelianenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Chatzikomninos.
Shemelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Chatzikomninos misses with some punches.
Shemelianenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shemelianenko misses with a body punch.
Chatzikomninos has a couple of punches blocked by Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Shemelianenko scores with a jab. Chatzikomninos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Shemelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Chatzikomninos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shemelianenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Shemelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shemelianenko tries to work over Chatzikomninos's front leg with a kick but Chatzikomninos checks it.
Shemelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Shemelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chatzikomninos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shemelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shemelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chatzikomninos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice head shot.
Shemelianenko misses with the combination.
Shemelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chatzikomninos scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chatzikomninos blocks a low kick nicely.
Shemelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Chatzikomninos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chatzikomninos swings widly with a right hand
and Shemelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chatzikomninos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shemelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Chatzikomninos moves away and avoids it.
Chatzikomninos is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chatzikomninos lands with an uppercut that bounces Shemelianenko off the cage and back into range.
Chatzikomninos staying out of range there.
Chatzikomninos fails to land the takedown.
Chatzikomninos moves away from the strike by Shemelianenko.
Chatzikomninos tries to counter with a takedown but Shemelianenko is quick to defend against it.
Shemelianenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shemelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Chatzikomninos.
A swing and a miss from Chatzikomninos.
Alexei Chatzikomninos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chatzikomninos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Shemelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chatzikomninos throws a big shot that misses.

Shemelianenko rushes Chatzikomninos and presses him up against the cage.
Shemelianenko scores with a shot to the side of Chatzikomninos's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chatzikomninos.

Shemelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chatzikomninos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shemelianenko jabs Chatzikomninos right on the nose. Chatzikomninos blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Shemelianenko - just one landing.
A big left from Chatzikomninos misses.
Chatzikomninos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shemelianenko on the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shemelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Shemelianenko checks a low kick from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Chatzikomninos is rocked!
Shemelianenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh Chatzikomninos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shemelianenko needs to keep his hands up - Chatzikomninos had a free shot at his head there.
Shemelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Nice uppercut there from Shemelianenko.
Horrible takedown attempt by Chatzikomninos or perhaps it was just good defense by Shemelianenko, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shemelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Shemelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos seems to have got his legs back now.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shemelianenko tries to clinch but Chatzikomninos is having none of it.
Shemelianenko lands with a shot to the body.
Shemelianenko digs a good hook to Chatzikomninos's body.
Shemelianenko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shemelianenko tries to move into range but Chatzikomninos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shemelianenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chatzikomninos is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shemelianenko connects with a leg kick. Chatzikomninos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Shemelianenko scores with a push kick.
Shemelianenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chatzikomninos blocks a low kick nicely.
Shemelianenko is looking to clinch but Chatzikomninos is avoiding it.
Shemelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Shemelianenko moves into the clinch.
Shemelianenko scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shemelianenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chatzikomninos or not.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Feodor Shemelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shemelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chatzikomninos misses with the head strike.
Shemelianenko lands a body punch.
Shemelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Shemelianenko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shemelianenko looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feodor Shemelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Feodor Shemelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

It's a brutal combination of punches from Shemelianenko! Chatzikomninos is backing up but he can't get away as Shemelianenko lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Chatzikomninos and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Feodor Shemelianenko!
In his post fight interview, Feodor Shemelianenko gave a big smile as he said 'Fedor is back and I am going for a World Title, what could be better?'.