PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Kemp (ranked 4677 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladmir Comaneci (ranked 4397 p4p, 0 weight class). Comaneci has chosen Carl Orff - Carmina Burana as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kemp
vs
Comaneci

178 cm
20
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emanuel Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vladmir Comaneci!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comaneci shoots and misses

and Kemp counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kemp.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kemp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kemp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Comaneci's guard.
Kemp could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Comaneci manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Kemp closes the distance and clinches.
Kemp content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kemp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Comaneci struggles to land a body shot inside as Kemp controls his hands.
Kemp landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kemp has Comaneci pressed against the cage.
Comaneci looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Kemp.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Comaneci has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kemp uses from the top position.

Kemp stands up from Comaneci's guard - Kemp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Comaneci.
Comaneci tries a head kick but it misses.
Comaneci misses with a leg kick

and Kemp counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Kemp stands and steps away. Comaneci gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Comaneci shoots for a double leg takedown but Kemp sprawls well. He's pushed Comaneci's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Comaneci with a poor takedown

and Kemp moves into the clinch.
Emanuel Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladmir Comaneci.
Kemp lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp trying to land knees to the body.
Comaneci avoiding damage as Kemp throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Comaneci tries to score a body lock takedown but Kemp shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Comaneci wants a takedown.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Comaneci avoiding damage as Kemp throws knees to the body.
Kemp blocks the elbow strike.
Kemp dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Comaneci wants to get back to striking at distance but Kemp won't allow it.

Comaneci breaks from the clinch.

Kemp has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Comaneci backwards.
Nice body punch from Kemp.
Kemp lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
Comaneci fails to pull guard.
Kemp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Comaneci avoids it.
Comaneci avoiding damage as Kemp throws knees to the body.
Kemp stalls.
Comaneci stalling in the clinch but Kemp improves position.
Kemp connects with a nasty looking knee right to Comaneci's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kemp leaning against his opponent.
Comaneci letting Kemp take a breather here.
Kemp lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Comaneci taking a breather.
Kemp throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Comaneci blocks it with crossed arms.
Kemp misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kemp.
Kemp leaning against his opponent.
Kemp tries to land knees in the clinch but Comaneci avoids the damage to the body.

Comaneci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Kemp dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kemp.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Comaneci is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kemp in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Emanuel Kemp overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kemp throwing strikes but Comaneci manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kemp is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Comaneci is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kemp tries to lock up and control but Comaneci gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Comaneci trying to control but Kemp is having none of it.
Comaneci scores with a couple of good head shots there.

It looks like Emanuel Kemp has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comaneci can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kemp is looking to escape.
Kemp wants to hold on but Comaneci pushes him away.
Kemp wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Comaneci.
Comaneci avoids the attempt from Kemp to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kemp blocking the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Comaneci goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kemp is on top in guard.

Kemp is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Comaneci has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kemp is looking to defend but Comaneci has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kemp! Comaneci pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kemp taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vladmir Comaneci!
An out of breath Vladmir Comaneci thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.