PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Acciarito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Acciarito has chosen The Lion as his entrance music. Pietro Acciarito has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Emelianenko
vs
Acciarito

196 cm
18
247 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

196 cm
25
277 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q)

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pietro Acciarito!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Acciarito tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Acciarito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Acciarito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Acciarito.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Acciarito has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acciarito has him pressed against the cage.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Acciarito backwards.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Acciarito has the dominant position.
Acciarito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Acciarito misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Acciarito up against the cage.
Acciarito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acciarito misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acciarito misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko working hard to break the clinch.
Acciarito presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Acciarito fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Emelianenko misses the target.
Acciarito wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acciarito tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acciarito closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Acciarito tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acciarito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Acciarito throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops Acciarito with a naaaaasty hook - Acciarito is in real trouble here! Emelianenko dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gattsu Emelianenko!