PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darko Cradovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cradovic
vs
Emelianenko

185 cm
18
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darko Cradovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mirko Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic is having none of it.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Cradovic avoids nicely.
Cradovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cradovic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Cradovic.
Emelianenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Cradovic's head.
A slow jab from Cradovic misses its intended target.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cradovic. Cradovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cradovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cradovic throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko digs a good body shot into Cradovic's ribs.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Cradovic misses the target.
Cradovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Cradovic pushes him off.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic is having none of it.
Cradovic loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cradovic throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cradovic misses with a looping left.
Cradovic misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic moves out of range.
Cradovic lands with an uppercut that bounces Emelianenko off the cage and back into rage.
Emelianenko works the jab nicely.
Cradovic needs to keep his hands up - Emelianenko had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Cradovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cradovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cradovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Cradovic misses the jab.
Cradovic missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cradovic wants to break free but Emelianenko has control.
Cradovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko stalling.
Cradovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Cradovic.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Cradovic is trying to force a seperation but Emelianenko has the dominant position.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Cradovic.
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko lands a jab.
Cradovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Emelianenko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cradovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Cradovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cradovic misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Cradovic circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Emelianenko doesn't manage to clinch there - Cradovic circles away.
Cradovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cradovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Mirko Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cradovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up but Cradovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cradovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cradovic misses with a wild combination.
Cradovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Cradovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Cradovic circles away.
Cradovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko moves in looking to clinch but Cradovic pushes him off.
Cradovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianenko in his tracks.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic moves out of range.
Cradovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cradovic doesn't seem bothered though.
Cradovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Cradovic strikes.
Emelianenko wants to clinch.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cradovic misses with a double jab
and Emelianenko counters with a left and a right that stings Cradovic.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cradovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cradovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Emelianenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cradovic can't break the clinch.
Cradovic is trying to break free.
Emelianenko landing knees to the head.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Cradovic blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Cradovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Emelianenko taking a breather.
A short right from Emelianenko.
Cradovic tries to break free but Emelianenko pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko prevents Cradovic from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cradovic.
A shot in the inside from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Cradovic.
Cradovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Emelianenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cradovic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko Cradovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cradovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cradovic.
Cradovic loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Cradovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Cradovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cradovic misses with a double jab.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cradovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mirko Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mirko Emelianenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cradovic throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cradovic.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Emelianenko darts in trying to clinch
and Cradovic counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cradovic scores with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cradovic takes one on the button.
Emelianenko looks to clinch
and Cradovic counters with a series of strikes. Emelianenko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Cradovic moves out of range.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Emelianenko clinches.
A knee to the head by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Emelianenko is leaning against Cradovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cradovic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko gets through Cradovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darko Cradovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cradovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko misses with the head strike.
Emelianenko tries to land knees in the clinch but Cradovic avoids the damage to the body.
Cradovic can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Emelianenko on the inside.
Emelianenko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cradovic backwards.
Cradovic has had enough of the clinch but Emelianenko keeps him there for the moment.
A bit of stalling here from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Cradovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cradovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cradovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the head but Cradovic blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cradovic avoids it.
Emelianenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cradovic.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Emelianenko presses Cradovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cradovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Cradovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Emelianenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emelianenko digs a right hand into Cradovic's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cradovic's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a body punch.
Emelianenko effectively controlling the action here.
Emelianenko working Cradovic over with knees to the body.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Cradovic is blocking nicely.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
A combination from Cradovic does no damage.
Emelianenko throws a series of punches but Cradovic moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cradovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mirko Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice combination there by Emelianenko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Emelianenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

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