PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bismack Kagonbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kagonbo
vs
Emelianenko

206 cm
21
244 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
247 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bismack Kagonbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gattsu Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Kagonbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kagonbo blocks an uppercut.

Kagonbo breaks the clinch.
Kagonbo avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.

Kagonbo has Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.

Kagonbo breaks from the clinch.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kagonbo slips a jab from Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Bismack Kagonbo has been cut.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the head.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Kagonbo misses.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kagonbo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Emelianenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko looks to throw the jab but Kagonbo is out of range.
A jab lands there for Kagonbo.
Kagonbo throws a big shot that misses.
Kagonbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Emelianenko has time to react.
Kagonbo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Bismack Kagonbo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emelianenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Kagonbo saw that one coming.
Kagonbo wants to clinch up but Emelianenko keeps it at a distance.
Kagonbo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kagonbo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emelianenko! But no joy.
Emelianenko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Kagonbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kagonbo defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
An inside leg kick lands from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kagonbo closes the distance and pushes Emelianenko back into the cage.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Kagonbo is working Emelianenko over against the cage.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo connects with the punch.
Emelianenko might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kagonbo misses with a straight right.
Kagonbo pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Kagonbo throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo 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 takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Kagonbo finds it's target.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kagonbo misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kagonbo thinking.
Kagonbo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kagonbo with a body shot.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kagonbo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kagonbo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagonbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a looping left.

Kagonbo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.
Kagonbo throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kagonbo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Kagonbo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Kagonbo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emelianenko doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismack Kagonbo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kagonbo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Emelianenko throws out a counter right but Kagonbo avoids it with no problem.

Kagonbo darts in and clinches Emelianenko up against the cage.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.

Kagonbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kagonbo.
Kagonbo feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.
Kagonbo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo lands with a good body shot.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kagonbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko takes one to the chin there.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagonbo avoids the body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bismack Kagonbo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kagonbo cracks Emelianenko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kagonbo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Kagonbo connects with a leg kick. Emelianenko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good work by Emelianenko as he checks the leg kick.
Kagonbo moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Emelianenko moves forwards but Kagonbo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
and Kagonbo counters with an inside leg kick.

Kagonbo takes the fight into the clinch.
Kagonbo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to close the distance and clinch but Emelianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kagonbo scores with a nice right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagonbo.
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!
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Kagonbo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kagonbo wants to clinch.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Kagonbo scores with a jab. Emelianenko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelianenko. Kagonbo does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left and a right from Kagonbo both land. Nice combination.
Kagonbo feints and then cracks Emelianenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelianenko down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kagonbo wants to land a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko blocks a low kick nicely.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kagonbo throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kagonbo is looking to clinch but Emelianenko is avoiding it.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Kagonbo.
Kagonbo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emelianenko can do to turn this around?
Kagonbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Kagonbo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fighters circling - Emelianenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kagonbo looks to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kagonbo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Emelianenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko throws a jab when Kagonbo was well out of range.
Kagonbo is looking to slow Emelianenko down with leg kicks.
Kagonbo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Emelianenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Kagonbo does it's job there.
Kagonbo catches Emelianenko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kagonbo misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kagonbo throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bismack Kagonbo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bismack Kagonbo's cut.
That's time! Kagonbo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kagonbo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kagonbo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kagonbo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kagonbo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kagonbo misses with a body punch
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kagonbo throws out a powerful jab.
Kagonbo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kagonbo!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagonbo tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagonbo, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Emelianenko.
Kagonbo misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Kagonbo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Kagonbo moves out of range.
Kagonbo throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
A nice side step and Emelianenko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kagonbo doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Kagonbo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Kagonbo tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Kagonbo back against the cage.
Kagonbo can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Emelianenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Kagonbo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kagonbo breaks the clinch.
Kagonbo tries to score with a low kick but Emelianenko moves his leg out of the way.

Kagonbo has managed to clinch.
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 escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kagonbo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Kagonbo avoids it easily.
Kagonbo connects with a looping right hand.
Kagonbo looks to land a body kick but Emelianenko moved away.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Kagonbo. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.
Kagonbo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kagonbo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bismack Kagonbo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kagonbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Kagonbo strikes.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kagonbo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Kagonbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kagonbo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Emelianenko is able to avoid easily.
Kagonbo misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kagonbo misses with a looping left.
Kagonbo tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kagonbo is looking to score with low kicks.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Kagonbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kagonbo darts in trying to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagonbo tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Emelianenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kagonbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kagonbo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kagonbo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Emelianenko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kagonbo counters with a good low kick that Emelianenko was not able to check.
Kagonbo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
Gattsu Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kagonbo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kagonbo closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Kagonbo.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Kagonbo is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bismack Kagonbo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kagonbo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bismack Kagonbo!
An out of breath Bismack Kagonbo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.