PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 1873 p4p, 177 weight class) and Adam Baumann (ranked 1804 p4p, 167 weight class). Baumann has chosen Bombs Over Baghdad as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Emelianenko
vs
Baumann

196 cm
24
247 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
247 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Baumann!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baumanns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Baumann slips the punch.
Baumann misses with a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emelianenko lands a jab to Baumann's midsection.
Baumann thows a left - swing and a miss!
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Baumann has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko misses with a right hand
enabling Baumann to counter with a crisp jab.
Adam Baumann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Baumann misses with a looping right.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Emelianenko scores with a jab to the body.
Baumann throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Baumann throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
Baumann falls off balance throwing a combination

and Emelianenko counters with a nice right hand that sends Baumann toppling to the canvas! Baumann scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Emelianenko finish him?!
Emelianenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko throws a big shot that misses.
Baumann misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baumann jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emelianenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Baumann closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baumann lands in his opponent's guard.
Baumann wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Baumann looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baumann trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baumann trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Baumann stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baumann steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baumann! But no joy.
Baumann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gattsu Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Decent striking displayed by Baumann there.
Baumann thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baumann moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
A little jabbing left from Baumann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Baumann gets a takedown into half guard.

Baumann is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Emelianenko sees it coming and defends easily.
Baumann is looking to pass Emelianenko's guard but actually Emelianenko recovers to full guard.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baumann trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko controlling Baumann's posture.
Emelianenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baumann wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baumann trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Baumann might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gattsu Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Emelianenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Baumann uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Baumann swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Baumann scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A punch lands to the side of Emelianenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Baumann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Baumann misses with a shot to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Baumann moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Emelianenko looks to land a left hand but Baumann moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
A big right from Baumann misses.
Baumann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Baumann throws a right hand that misses
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baumann walks into a straight right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baumann.
Baumann looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a left hand
and Baumann counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Baumann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Baumann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Baumann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Baumann.
Baumann lands a nice looking body shot.
Baumann throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Baumann throws a lazy uppercut
and Emelianenko counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baumann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Emelianenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gattsu Emelianenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Baumann misses with a right hand
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baumann.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baumann scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baumann looks to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Baumann misses with a left hand

and Emelianenko counters with a crisp right hand that drops Baumann! Emelianenko lets Baumann back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Baumann is rocked!
Baumann throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gattsu Emelianenko!
A relieved looking Gattsu Emelianenko thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.