PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Snyder (ranked 5362 p4p, 441 weight class) and Dimitri Emelianenko (ranked 5440 p4p, 445 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Snyder
vs
Emelianenko

195 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Snyder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dimitri Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Topper Green and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snyder forces Emelianenko back against the cage and clinches.
Snyder holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Snyder stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Snyder for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Snyder scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
Snyder scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Snyder works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko has Snyder pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Snyder manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Snyder is struggling to control the position.
Snyder fails to pull guard.

Snyder lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Emelianenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Emelianenko is defending against the submission attempts here by Snyder.
Snyder sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snyder engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Emelianenko pushes a forearm under Snyder's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Snyder is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dimitri Emelianenko!