PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khalabib Emelianenko (ranked 4855 p4p, 3025 weight class) and Morgan Lima (ranked 474 p4p, 334 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emelianenko
vs
Lima

180 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
155
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khalabib Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Lima!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima throws a leg kick

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lima!
Lima tries to bench press Emelianenko off him but Emelianenko keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Lima's face as Emelianenko controls the position.
Lima is trying to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Lima's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lima!
Emelianenko controlling from mount.
Emelianenko putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lima gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Emelianenko is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Emelianenko looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee warns Lima that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Lima tries to hold on but Emelianenko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lima wants to control but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Lima is desperately trying to improve his position but Emelianenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko avoids the attempt from Lima to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.
Lima working to try and regain half guard.
Lima taking shots to the head.
Emelianenko lands a heavy elbow.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Emelianenko.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lima looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khalabib Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lima shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emelianenko half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emelianenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emelianenko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lima sprawls and moves away.
Lima waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko feinted with a counter takedown.
Lima throws a leg kick that is checked

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Lima is being controlled here.
Lima taking punishment in the form of punches.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lima looks to move to half guard but instead Emelianenko has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Lima is rocked!
Emelianenko lands a big elbow.
Lima is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Emelianenko postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Lima in real trouble here! The ref calls for Lima to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khalabib Emelianenko!