PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Halder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Emelianenko
vs
Halder

183 cm
29
255 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

192 cm
34
263 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Halder!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halder scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Fedor Emelianenko's cut is getting worse.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Halder misses with a head kick.
Halder throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Halder scores with a nice strike.

Halder closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Halder lands an elbow just above Emelianenko 's eye.
Halder lands a body punch.
Halder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emelianenko avoids it.
Halder lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
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 prevents a body shot from Halder.
Good body shot from Halder.
Halder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Fedor Emelianenko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the head.
Halder lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emelianenko to his knees! Halder keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Halder!
An out of breath Blake Halder thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.