PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 2139 p4p, 24531 weight class) and Sigandi Legend Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Legend Jr

189 cm
25
239
5 - 0 - 0

225 cm
23
265
6 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigandi Legend Jr!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legend Jr misses with a lunging right hand

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

Legend Jr looking for a guillotine here but Emelianenko defends easily.

Legend Jr has an active guard here but Emelianenko has managed to pass into half guard.

Legend Jr looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Emelianenko pushes past his half guard into mount!
Emelianenko sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Legend Jr is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
Legend Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control but Legend Jr is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Legend Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Legend Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emelianenko pulls his head out easily.
Emelianenko uses his free foot to push down on Legend Jr's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Legend Jr.
Emelianenko wants to get back to his feet but Legend Jr is holding on tight.
Legend Jr can't escape the position.
Emelianenko wants to control the pace but Legend Jr is squirming around nicely.
Legend Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko controlling his opponent.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes but Legend Jr is staying in there.
Legend Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Legend Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko controlling his opponent.
Legend Jr is in all sorts of trouble here.

Emelianenko looking for a guillotine from mount but Legend Jr is having none of it.
Emelianenko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Legend Jr's face.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Legend Jr on the ground.
Legend Jr looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legend Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko working for a submission but Legend Jr is keeping him at bay.
Legend Jr is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Legend Jr tries to reverse the position but Emelianenko maintains control.
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko with shots to the head and body - Legend Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emelianenko controlling his opponent.
Legend Jr is in a horrible position here. Emelianenko smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Emelianenko is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Legend Jr looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
I really don't envy Legend Jr right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is punishing Legend Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
What can Legend Jr do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
I really don't envy Legend Jr right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Legend Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Emelianenko scores with punches to the body.

Legend Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emelianenko.
Legend Jr felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Emelianenko is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
Legend Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Legend Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Emelianenko has mounted him!
Legend Jr is squirming around, avoiding Emelianenko's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko with shots to the head and body - Legend Jr looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legend Jr manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Legend Jr is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko stalling.

Legend Jr looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legend Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Legend Jr looking for subs from the bottom but Emelianenko mounts him!
Emelianenko cracks Legend Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Emelianenko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko controlling from the full mount.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Legend Jr looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Emelianenko dominating with strikes here.
Emelianenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Legend Jr can do to turn this around?
Legend Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Emelianenko looking to control and managing it successfully.

Emelianenko wants to finish this one by submission but Legend Jr is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents Legend Jr from getting the reversal.
Emelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emelianenko cracks Legend Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Legend Jr to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Legend Jr shrugs it off.
Emelianenko in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Emelianenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Legend Jr hang on?
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.
The referee warns Legend Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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.
Legend Jr working to try and regain half guard.

Emelianenko is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Legend Jr did well to prevent Emelianenko getting side control.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Emelianenko working Legend Jr over with strikes.
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Legend Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Emelianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's time! Emelianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Emelianenko closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Legend Jr did well to prevent Emelianenko getting side control.

Legend Jr looking for submissions off his back.

Legend Jr looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Legend Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emelianenko pulls his head out easily.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Legend Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Legend Jr taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
Emelianenko stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legend Jr is looking to get back to full guard here but Emelianenko has managed to pass to side control instead.
Emelianenko tries to advance to mount but Legend Jr denies him.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Legend Jr is controlling his head.
Emelianenko controls the position from side control.
Emelianenko moves into full mount!
Emelianenko controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Legend Jr is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emelianenko manages to capitalize on a mistake by Legend Jr to take his back!

Legend Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Emelianenko gets his way!

Legend Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Emelianenko.

Emelianenko is persistently looking for the submission but Legend Jr is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Emelianenko controlling well, preventing Legend Jr from escaping the position.

Emelianenko patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Good control from Emelianenko.

Legend Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Legend Jr is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Emelianenko slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Emelianenko has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko looking for the choke but no joy.
Legend Jr manages to reverse the position and now he's in Emelianenko's guard. Nice work there by Legend Jr.
Emelianenko wants to control the position but Legend Jr says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Emelianenko tries to roll over but Legend Jr keeps him under control.
Sigandi Legend Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Emelianenko looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!