PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Grigoryan (ranked 14770 p4p, 2803 weight class) and Roman Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 329 weight class). Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mala Dama - Kabat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grigoryan
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
50
223
28 - 9 - 3

190 cm
29
257
16 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Fast

Groove Gear

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 28 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Grigoryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grigoryan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Emelianenko lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grigoryan avoids it.
Emelianenko gets through Grigoryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grigoryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Grigoryan into the cage.
Emelianenko gets through Grigoryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grigoryan is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Grigoryan back against the cage.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigoryan.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Emelianenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Grigoryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko crunches a lovely knee into Grigoryan's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Grigoryan is looking to control Emelianenko's arms but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grigoryan has his back to the cage.
Emelianenko lands with a left to the head.
Grigoryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grigoryan avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Grigoryan blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emelianenko using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigoryan.
Emelianenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko catches Grigoryan napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Grigoryan to the canvas!
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko is looking to stand up but Grigoryan won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling from the top position.
Grigoryan working a defensive guard here.
Grigoryan wants to control the position but Emelianenko says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Emelianenko is taking a breather. Grigoryan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Grigoryan avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Grigoryan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grigoryan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.

Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grigoryan, pushing him back against the cage.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Grigoryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Emelianenko.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Emelianenko is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Emelianenko scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko gets through Grigoryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grigoryan.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
Grigoryan managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grigoryan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grigoryan avoiding damage as Emelianenko throws knees to the body.
Emelianenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grigoryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grigoryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Emelianenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Grigoryan backwards.
Grigoryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands with a right to the head.
Grigoryan has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Grigoryan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Grigoryan avoids it.
Emelianenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Roman Emelianenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grigoryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Grigoryan into the cage.
Emelianenko creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Grigoryan with a big uppercut! Grigoryan tries to clinch up but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Grigoryan to the mat! Grigoryan covers up and Emelianenko unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Emelianenko!
After winning the bout, Roman Emelianenko thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.