PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meng Huo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Indestructible. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianen
vs
Huo

183 cm
23
233 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emelianen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Meng Huo!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Huo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianen dives in and grabs Huo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huo pushes down on Emelianen's head and hops out.
Emelianen tries to bum rush Huo with a series of wild strikes but Huo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Emelianen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Huo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianen moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huo sizes up Emelianen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huo cracks Emelianen with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huo slips a jab and a cross from Emelianen.
Emelianen fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianen is breathing heavily.
Huo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huo avoids the head kick by Emelianen.
Fedor Emelianen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianen.
Huo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Horrible takedown by Emelianen or perhaps it was just good defense by Huo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Huo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emelianen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Huo.
Huo throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianen tries to clinch but Huo moves out of range.
Huo with a hook.
Huo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Emelianen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Huo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emelianen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Emelianen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huo sprawls well. Huo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emelianen gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huo as he avoids it easily.
Emelianen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huo throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huo stuns Emelianen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Huo punishes Emelianen's body with a nice straight punch.
Huo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to de liver by Huo. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot by Huo.
Meng Huo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huo cracks Emelianen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Emelianen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Huo.
Huo cracks Emelianen with an open hand slap.
Emelianen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Huo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Huo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianen doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to de liver by Huo. Beautiful body shot.
Huo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Emelianen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Huo cracks Emelianen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Huo lands a body shot.
Emelianen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huo swings for the body but Emelianen moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Huo finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianen's head.
Huo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emelianen's head.
Horrible takedown by Emelianen or perhaps it was just good defense by Huo which made him look bad.
Huo lands a lovely overhand right.
Emelianen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Huo tries to avoid it but Emelianen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Huo to the ground. Huo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Huo.
Meng Huo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huo tests Emelianen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianen moves away.
Huo lands a jab to the head.
Huo with a hook.
Huo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Huo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Huo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Huo scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Huo.
Huo lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianen seems unphased.
Huo looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianen is just out of range.
Huo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Huo jabs at Emelianen's body.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Emelianen. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Huo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Emelianen in his tracks.
Fedor Emelianen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianen.
Huo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Huo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Emelianen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A cross from Huo lands.
Huo lands a right hook to the body.
Huo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meng Huo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice straight punches there by Huo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huo.
Huo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianen at a distance.
Huo lands with a nice body punch.
Huo tests Emelianen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huo misses the shot to the body.
Emelianen wants to clinch.
Huo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Emelianen rather than just go for the knockout.
Huo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Emelianen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Emelianen walks into a stiff left hand from Huo.
Huo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Huo cracks Emelianen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jab from Huo.
Huo misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianen is looking to clinch but Huo is avoiding it.
Huo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Emelianen tries to close the distance and clinch but Huo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Huo connects with a body shot.
Emelianen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Emelianen walks into a straight right hand from Huo.
Huo clobbers Emelianen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huo connects with a single shot there.
Huo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianen doesn't seem bothered though.
Huo digs a good hook to Emelianen's body.
Huo lands with a hook. Emelianen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huo, as that shot connected.
Huo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Huo scores with a hook.
Huo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huo cracks a nice hook into Emelianen's ribs.
Huo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to de liver by Huo. Beautiful body shot.
Huo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Huo lands a slapping body shot.
Huo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fedor Emelianen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meng Huo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Huo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huo lands with a nice body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Meng Huo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Huo 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 24:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meng Huo!