PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghost Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
Emelianenko

187 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ghost Emelianenko !
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko gets a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Emelianenko looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Ghost Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko . Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghost Emelianenko .
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Emelianenko has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emelianenko looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva stalling against the cage.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ghost Emelianenko has been cut.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an elbow inside that Emelianenko shrugs off.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Emelianenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Emelianenko takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Ghost Emelianenko 's cut even more.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Emelianenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Emelianenko is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Emelianenko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Emelianenko in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Emelianenko !

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ghost Emelianenko !