PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Dardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emalinenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dardey comes into the arena with Amazing blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dardey
vs
Emalinenko

155 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stan Dardey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fedor Emalinenko!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emalinenko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Emalinenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dardey displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emalinenko.
Dardey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko moves out of range.
Dardey slaps away a takedown attempt from Emalinenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stan Dardey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emalinenko.
Emalinenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardey.

Emalinenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emalinenko tries to circle away but Dardey has him pinned against the cage.

Dardey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emalinenko tries for a takedown but Dardey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dardey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dardey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emalinenko moves away.
Emalinenko throws a head kick but Dardey moves out of range.
Dardey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardey misses with a wild combination.
Emalinenko misses with a two punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emalinenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dardey slaps away a takedown attempt from Emalinenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emalinenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emalinenko shoots in but Dardey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emalinenko tries to clinch up.
Dardey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emalinenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dardey avoids it really well and circles away.
Dardey misses with a combination

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

Dardey has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Emalinenko off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Emalinenko looks gassed!
Dardey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dardey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dardey falls off balance throwing a combination

and Emalinenko counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dardey throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Emalinenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dardey.
Dardey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice shot by Dardey.
Dardey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dardey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardey lands a two punch combo.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko avoids them all with ease.
Emalinenko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dardey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardey looks to land a combination but Emalinenko avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emalinenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Dardey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dardey tries to bum rush Emalinenko with a series of wild strikes but Emalinenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emalinenko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dardey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dardey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardey swinging wilding here.
Dardey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Stan Dardey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dardey connects with a solid leg kick.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dardey takes a swing at Emalinenko's ribcage but misses.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko moves out of range.
Dardey throws a one two combo.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Dardey does no damage.
Dardey falls off balance throwing a combination

and Emalinenko counters with a single leg into guard. Dardey didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dardey scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Emalinenko slips a jab and a cross from Dardey.
Dardey misses with a wild combination.
Dardey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dardey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko moves out of range.
Dardey throws a nice looking combination but Emalinenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dardey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emalinenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dardey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dardey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dardey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Emalinenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardey has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Emalinenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Dardey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emalinenko manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Dardey.
Dardey swats away the attempt to clinch by Emalinenko.
Dardey misses with a wild combination.
Stan Dardey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emalinenko is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dardey tries to bum rush Emalinenko with a series of wild strikes but Emalinenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stan Dardey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dardey circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emalinenko.
Dardey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emalinenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Emalinenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emalinenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dardey connects with a body shot.
Emalinenko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dardey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Dardey.
Dardey is looking to wear down Emalinenko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dardey tries to bum rush Emalinenko with a series of wild strikes but Emalinenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dardey throws a nice looking combination but Emalinenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Dardey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Dardey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dardey throws a right hand that Emalinenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emalinenko also avoids with ease.
Emalinenko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dardey misses with a few strikes there.
Dardey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dardey misses with the combination.
Dardey really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Dardey swats away the attempt to clinch by Emalinenko.
Dardey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Dardey does no damage.
Dardey misses with a series of wild punches.
Dardey throws a series of strikes that have Emalinenko backpedaling.
Dardey misses with the combination.
Emalinenko tries to clinch up.
Dardey misses with a body shot.
Dardey tries a head kick but it misses.
Emalinenko blocks a head kick by Dardey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardey misses with a two punch combination.
Dardey misses with a double jab.
Dardey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardey could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A right-left combo lands from Dardey.
Dardey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Dardey misses.
Dardey scores with a three punch combo!
Dardey throws a nice looking combination but Emalinenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
An inside leg kick lands from Dardey.
Dardey is working the combinations to good effect here.
Dardey throws a one two combo.
Dardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dardey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dardey!
Dardey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dardey misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Dardey does no damage.
Dardey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dardey feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emalinenko's calf.
Emalinenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardey misses with a two punch combination.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko moves out of range.
Dardey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dardey misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Dardey misses.
Dardey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emalinenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardey.
Dardey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stan Dardey dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dardey fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardey misses with a wild combination.
Emalinenko shoots in for a takedown but Dardey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Emalinenko avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dardey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Emalinenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dardey keeping full guard, as Emalinenko tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dardey pushes Emalinenko off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dardey misses.
Stan Dardey is winning the standup battle so far.
Dardey misses with a two punch combination.
Nice takedown defense from Dardey. No joy for Emalinenko on that attempt.
Emalinenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dardey.
Dardey tries a head kick but it misses.
Dardey delivers a nice body kick.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Emalinenko avoids the body shot from Dardey.
Dardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dardey looks to land a combination but Emalinenko avoids it well.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardey misses the shot to the body.
Dardey misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardey lands with a slapping head kick.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardey throws a right and a left that Emalinenko avoids nicely.
Dardey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dardey misses with a double jab.
Dardey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Dardey.
Dardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dardey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Dardey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardey jabs at Emalinenko's body.
Emalinenko shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dardey sprawls well. Dardey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Emalinenko gets slowly back to his feet.
Stan Dardey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emalinenko.
Dardey throws a right and a left that Emalinenko avoids nicely.
Dardey throws a head kick that misses.
Emalinenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dardey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dardey takes a swing at Emalinenko's ribcage but misses.
Dardey swinging wilding here.
No joy there for Dardey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dardey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dardey throws a series of punches but Emalinenko moves out of range.
Dardey misses with a wild combination.
Dardey throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emalinenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dardey throws a right hand that Emalinenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emalinenko also avoids with ease.
Dardey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dardey.
Dardey throws a right and a left that Emalinenko avoids nicely.
Dardey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emalinenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stan Dardey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dardey just misses with a punch to the body.
Dardey swinging wilding here.
Dardey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fedor Emalinenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emalinenko slips a jab and a cross from Dardey.
Emalinenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dardey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stan Dardey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dardey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stan Dardey!