PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 3471 p4p, 394 weight class) and Antero Vuori (ranked 3079 p4p, 353 weight class). Antero Vuori will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Emelianenko
vs
Vuori

182 cm
27
200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

201 cm
20
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antero Vuori!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vuori as he jumps to the side.
Vuori connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko. Emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vuori scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A good leg kick by Vuori.
Vuori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vuori lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Vuori.
Horrible takedown attempt by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Vuori, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vuori throws a leg kick
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vuori stuffs the takedown attempt from Emelianenko. Emelianenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vuori lands with a good body shot.
Vuori throws a head kick that misses.
Vuori getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vuori misses with a wild body shot.
Vuori lands a nice looking body shot.
Vuori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vuori.
Vuori looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vuori throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Vuori is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vuori.
Antero Vuori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vuori thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vuori buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Vuori moves to the side
and Vuori counters with a right hand to the body.
Vuori misses with a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vuori.
Vuori chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vuori is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vuori fakes the leg kick and cracks Emelianenko in the body.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Vuori counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuori changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vuori lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Vuori.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Vuori throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vuori has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vuori attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vuori misses with a looping left.
Vuori throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Vuori circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vuori wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A lazy left from Vuori finds it's target.
Vuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vuori throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
No luck for Emelianenko with that takedown attempt.
Vuori throws a shot from downtown. Emelianenko moves away and avoids it.
Emelianenko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vuori swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Vuori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antero Vuori dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Vuori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vuori lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vuori throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vuori.
Vuori lands a nice hook to Emelianenko's body. Emelianenko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vuori thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Antero Vuori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vuori swings for the body but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko blocks the body kick.
Vuori gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Vuori throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vuori. Vuori obviously looking to wear him down.
Emelianenko has a takedown stuffed.
Vuori throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vuori throws a low kick but Emelianenko avoids it.
Vuori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vuori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is looking to counter punch.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vuori but Vuori pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vuori appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianenko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Emelianenko takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Vuori lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vuori scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko defending well as Vuori loads up on a big left hand.
Vuori throws a head kick that misses.
Vuori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vuori throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vuori throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vuori tried to score with a low kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Vuori throws a head kick that half lands.
Vuori throws a combination. Emelianenko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vuori throws a solid leg kick but Emelianenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vuori.
Nice body kick from Vuori.
Vuori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but Vuori shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Vuori.
Antero Vuori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vuori's corner calls for a 1-2. Vuori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Antero Vuori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vuori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Vuori lands a beautiful left hook that drops Emelianenko. Emelianenko tries to recover but Vuori is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Emelianenko lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antero Vuori!