PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Turner Hooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turner Hooch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Emelianenko
vs
Hooch

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Khabib Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Turner Hooch!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Hooch sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Hooch has managed to clinch.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Hooch stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hooch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hooch to keep the fight standing.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but Hooch won't allow it.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.

Hooch gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Hooch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Emelianenko fails to pull guard.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Hooch has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooch walks away with a smile on his face. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hooch connects with a jab.

Hooch clinches with his opponent.
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hooch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emelianenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hooch to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Hooch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Turner Hooch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hooch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Hooch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Emelianenko jumps into guard, dragging Hooch to the mat.
Hooch tries to stand but Emelianenko is controlling from the bottom.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Hooch from controlling successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooch stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Hooch wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hooch is posturing up here but Emelianenko has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Hooch tries to roll out but it's too tight and Hooch has to tap! Slick submission there by Emelianenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khabib Emelianenko!
A very excited looking Khabib Emelianenko made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.