PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Town Called Malice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Muay Thai acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Emelianenko
vs
Thai

198 cm
29
215 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

191 cm
37
222 lbs
38 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Muay Thai!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko works Thai's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko jabs at Thai's body.
Thai stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Emelianenko.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Thai ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai 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.
Thai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Muay Thai has been cut.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Thai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thai is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
A counter left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses its target.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko is looking to wear down Thai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
A solid body kick from Emelianenko.
Thai lands a leg kick that knocks Emelianenko off balance momentarily.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Emelianenko delivers a nice body kick.
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
Thai throws a body shot but no joy.
Thai throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Thai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Emelianenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Thai ducks down to avoid it.
Thai throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Thai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Emelianenko feints and then cracks Thai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thai down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thai. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko avoids a kick to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a cross.
Emelianenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thai can pounce on him.
Thai takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelianenko lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Emelianenko cracks Thai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Thai lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Thai scores with a kick to the body.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Emelianenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That kick from Thai tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emelianenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thai.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelianenko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emelianenko plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That has opened up Muay Thai's cut even more.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thai throws a head kick but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Thai punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Thai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Thai's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Thai misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Thai throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Thai is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko misses with a jab to the body
and Thai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thai checks a leg kick nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Thai blocks the leg kick.
Thai throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Emelianenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko thumps Thai with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Thai moves out of range.
Thai misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Thai.
A slapping leg kick lands for Thai.
Emelianenko blocks the body kick.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muay Thai's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Thai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelianenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emelianenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Thai.
Thai throws a head kick that misses.
Thai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Emelianenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thai is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Thai does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Thai tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thai throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Emelianenko's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Thai.
It looked like Emelianenko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Thai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko is looking to chop away at Thai's legs.
Emelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thai's sensitive parts.
That kick from Thai tenderised Emelianenko's leg. Emelianenko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thai.
Emelianenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thai wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Thai with an uppercut!
A thudding body kick lands there by Thai!
Thai throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Thai chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Emelianenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thai's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Thai lands but Emelianenko takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko avoids the head kick by Thai.
Thai throws a leg kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Thai walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thai takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thai is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko throws a body kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thai! But no joy.
Thai takes one to the side of the head.
Emelianenko scores with a push kick.
Emelianenko connects with the punch.

The cut above Muay Thai's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Emelianenko throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Thai.
Alexander Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thai can do to turn this around?
Emelianenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thai.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Emelianenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko clobbers Thai with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thai manages to avoid it.

Emelianenko lands a big head kick that sends Thai tumbling to the mat! Emelianenko takes a step backwards and waves Thai back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Thai is rocked!

Muay Thai's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Thai out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Emelianenko!
Our winner, Alexander Emelianenko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.