PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Po
vs
Emelianenko

189 cm
36
224 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

185 cm
30
215 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing
Sydney Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tong Po !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Po . No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Po doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Po has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Emelianenko goes for a takedown attempt but Po pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Po rushes Emelianenko and presses him up against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks the elbow strike.
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
Po lands a left hand.
Po lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Po lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Po .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Po works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Po throws an elbow but it misses.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Po creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.

It looks like Alexander Emelianenko has been cut.
Po pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Po lands a shoulder strike.
Po utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Po swings wildly with an uppercut but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko is trying to pull guard but Po turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko blocks a body shot from Po .
Po stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is keeping an eye on Po - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Po misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Po 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Po can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Po throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Po .
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po lands with a left to the head.
Po controlling the action here for a moment.
Po stalling against the cage.
Po stalls.
A shot in the inside from Po .
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Po fails to land.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Po swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Po works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Po scores a nice knee to the body.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po lands an elbow that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks for a moment.
Po lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Po on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Po scores with a nice short uppercut.
Po lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Po lands with a right to the head.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Po lands a nice elbow.
Po gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Po just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emelianenko's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tong Po dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Po 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Po misses with a body kick.

Po rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Po to work.
Emelianenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Po .
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Po lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko tries to score a body lock takedown but Po shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Po - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Po tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Po lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emelianenko is defending well for now.
Po works on Emelianenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Po .
Emelianenko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Po prevents it.
Tong Po has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jumps guard but Po stands there with Emelianenko around his waist. Emelianenko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Po .
Emelianenko prevents a body shot from Po .
Emelianenko blocks an elbow strike from Po .
Po lands with a light punch inside.
Po lands a nice elbow.
Emelianenko avoids the elbow strike from Po , against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the forehead.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Po .
Emelianenko on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Po smiles and moves away.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.

Po fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Po is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Po lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from Po .

Emelianenko is rocked!
Po comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clinched against the cage, Po lands a big elbow that drops Emelianenko! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Emelianenko is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tong Po !
Tong Po retains his light heavyweight title!
Tong Po decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.