PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Emelienko (ranked 96 p4p, 20 weight class) and Winston Churchill (ranked 209 p4p, 29 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Vladimir Emelienko has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vladimir Emelienko seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Emelienko
vs
Churchill

176 cm
33
168 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

170 cm
33
165 lbs
28 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

Aspire Clothing
King of Clothes

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 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Emelienko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Churchill!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelienko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Churchill looks to throw the jab but Emelienko is out of range.
Churchill works the jab nicely.
Emelienko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Churchill.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
Churchill lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Vladimir Emelienko has been cut.
Winston Churchill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Churchill slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Churchill has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Emelienko.
Emelienko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Runts Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Churchill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill checks a low kick from Emelienko.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Churchill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelienko to score with a decent uppercut.
Emelienko slips a jab from Churchill.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that misses.
Emelienko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill lands with a shot to the body.
Churchill doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelienko circles away.
Emelienko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Churchill tries to clinch up but Emelienko circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelienko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Emelienko lands.
Churchill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Emelienko half committed to a counter leg kick.
Churchill misses with a looping right.
Emelienko lands a jab to Churchill's midsection.

Churchill closes the distance and clinches.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Emelienko blocks an uppercut.

Emelienko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelienko avoids the body shot from Churchill.
Churchill misses with a body shot.
Churchill looks to throw the jab but Emelienko is out of range.
Churchill misses with a looping right.
Churchill throws an off balance right hand
and Emelienko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Churchill's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelienko drops his hands momentarily and Churchill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Churchill scoring well with a low kick there.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Emelienko misses.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
A left lands for Emelienko.
Churchill throws a half hearted mid kick.
Emelienko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelienko drops his hands momentarily and Churchill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Emelienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Emelienko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Churchill tries to clinch up.
Some bone on bone action there as Churchill checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Churchill looks to land a left hand but Emelienko moved out of range nicely.
Emelienko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A jab from Churchill misses.
Churchill loads up on a big right hand but Emelienko slips the punch.
Emelienko connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Churchill blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Emelienko.
Churchill lands with a shot to the body.
Churchill keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Churchill takes one on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelienko throws an overhand right that lands on Churchill's shoulder, as Churchill tries to avoid the shot.
Emelienko throws out a loose jab but Churchill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Churchill throws a body punch but Emelienko moves out of range.
Churchill misses with an attempted mid kick.
Churchill throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a looping overhand right but Churchill ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill misses with a head kick.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Emelienko checks it.
Emelienko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Churchill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelienko's hands.
Churchill fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelienko throws a lazy right hand but Churchill sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Churchill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Emelienko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Churchill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Emelienko is predictable there
and Churchill counters with a thumping low kick.
Emelienko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Churchill moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Churchill! But no joy.
Emelienko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Churchill scores with a nice strike.
Churchill lands a nice looking body shot.
Churchill jabs Emelienko right on the nose. Emelienko blinks but takes it well.
Emelienko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Churchill cracks the inside of Emelienko's front leg.
Churchill connects with the punch.
Churchill throws the left hand but Emelienko avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko scores with a body shot.
Churchill throws a head kick that misses
and Emelienko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelienko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Churchill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelienko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Winston Churchill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
That's time! Emelienko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Churchill misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Churchill gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Emelienko.
Emelienko cracks the inside of Churchill's front leg.
Churchill tries to clinch up but Emelienko circles away and keeps his distance.
Churchill misses with a body kick.
Emelienko slips a jab from Churchill.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Churchill moves out of range easily.
Churchill wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emelienko looks to land a right hand but Churchill moved out of range.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Emelienko checks it.
Churchill feints and then cracks Emelienko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Emelienko down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emelienko lands a nice shot to the body.
Churchill misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Churchill fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Emelienko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelienko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Churchill.
Emelienko lands a nice shot to the body.
Emelienko gets through Churchill's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelienko tries to work over Churchill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Churchill lands a right hand.

Emelienko breaks the clinch.
Emelienko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Churchill wants to clinch
and Emelienko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelienko with a jab.
Churchill scores with a kick to the midsection.
A big left from Emelienko misses.
Churchill throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill slips a straight right by Emelienko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelienko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Churchill jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Churchill throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Churchill throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Churchill there.
Churchill defending well as Emelienko loads up on a big left hand.
Churchill misses with a low kick.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Churchill clobbers Emelienko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Churchill tries to clinch but Emelienko moves away
and Emelienko counters with a good low kick that Churchill was not able to check.
Churchill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
It seemed like Churchill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Churchill tries to clinch there but Emelienko circles away.
Churchill finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Churchill uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelienko.
Emelienko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Churchill. That did some damage!
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Churchill's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Churchill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emelienko circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Churchill throws a looping overhand right but Emelienko ducks down to avoid it.
Churchill sizes up Emelienko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Churchill moves into range and clinches up with Emelienko.
Emelienko lands a shoulder strike.
Churchill misses with some punches.
Churchill softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Emelienko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Churchill - that landed with a thud.

Emelienko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emelienko. Churchill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelienko throws the left hand but Churchill avoids the punch easily.
Churchill looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Churchill has taken the fight to the 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!
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill tries a body shot but Emelienko blocks it.
Churchill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill lands a nice uppercut.
Churchill tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelienko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Churchill.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
Emelienko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Churchill's elbow.
Emelienko tries to circle away but Churchill has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Churchill.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Churchill creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Churchill is leaning against Emelienko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Churchill lands a shot to the body.
Churchill lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelienko backwards.
Churchill lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Churchill working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Winston Churchill seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko blocks a body shot from Churchill.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Churchill.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Winston Churchill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Emelienko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Emelienko.
Emelienko throws a low kick but Churchill avoids it.
A low kick from Emelienko misses
and Churchill counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emelienko misses the jab.
Churchill ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelienko moves away.
Churchill swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with an outside leg kick.
Emelienko cracks Churchill with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Emelienko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Churchill waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelienko.
It looked like Emelienko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Churchill.
Churchill tries to clinch but Emelienko moves out of range.
It looked like Emelienko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Churchill looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Churchill throws out a loose jab but Emelienko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelienko works over Churchill's head and body with a nice combination.
Emelienko moves out of range as Churchill strikes.
Churchill swings widly with a right hand
and Emelienko counters with a nice body shot.
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!
A good leg kick by Emelienko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Churchill slips a jab from Emelienko.
Emelienko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Emelienko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Churchill throws a big counter head kick but Emelienko avoids it with no problem.
Churchill throws a low kick but Emelienko avoids it.
Churchill lands a head kick!
Churchill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Emelienko misses its intended target.
Churchill takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Churchill slips a jab from Emelienko.

Churchill rushes Emelienko and presses him up against the cage.
Churchill blocks a body shot from Emelienko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelienko.
Churchill misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelienko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelienko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Churchills head.
Emelienko prevents a body shot from Churchill.

Emelienko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Emelienko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Emelienko lands an impressive looking overhand right. Churchill doesn't seem phased though.
Emelienko connects with a single shot there.
Churchill throws a leg kick but Emelienko moved away.
A quick step to the side and Emelienko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Churchill, as that shot connected.
Emelienko misses with a low kick as Churchill jumps back.
Emelienko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Emelienko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Churchill scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelienko in his tracks.
Churchill tries to clinch but Emelienko is having none of it.
Churchill fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelienko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Churchill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Emelienko moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelienko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Emelienko misses the shot to the body.
Emelienko clobbers Churchill with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelienko lands the left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelienko tries to move into range but Churchill moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Emelienko throws a leg kick which misses Churchill's front leg but catches the back leg as Churchill tries to avoid it.

Churchill clinches with his opponent.
Emelienko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Churchill misses with a body punch.
Emelienko blocks a body shot from Churchill.

Emelienko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelienko takes a swing at Churchill's ribcage but misses.
Churchill throws a sloppy head kick and Emelienko moves out of range easily.
Vladimir Emelienko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emelienko misses with an uppercut. Churchill saw that one coming.
Churchill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Churchill connects with a nice looking jab.
Emelienko drops his hands momentarily and Churchill takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Churchill tries to clinch but Emelienko is having none of it.
Emelienko misses with an uppercut.
Vladimir Emelienko is winning the standup battle so far.
Churchill throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Churchill misses with a looping left.
Winston Churchill is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Churchill misses with a looping right.
Emelienko throws a leg kick that misses.

Churchill takes the fight into the clinch.
Emelienko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Churchill blocks an uppercut.
Churchill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Churchill scores with a nice hook to the head.
Churchill misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emelienko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Churchill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelienko's elbow.
Churchill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Emelienko breaks from the clinch.

Churchill pushes Emelienko up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelienko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Churchill misses with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Winston Churchill.
Well Churchill has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Winston Churchill!
Our winner, Winston Churchill, 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.