PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Petrosyan Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evgeny Ammosov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ammosov has chosen Numb as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Emelianenko
vs
Ammosov

183 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petrosyan Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Evgeny Ammosov!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ammosov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emelianenko sprawls well. Emelianenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ammosov gets slowly back to his feet.
Ammosov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Ammosov avoids the head kick by Emelianenko.
Ammosov shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrosyan Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeny Ammosov.

Ammosov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ammosov throws a strike but Emelianenko avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko looking for a sweep. Not yet Emelianenko, not yet.
Ammosov looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ammosov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Ammosov from standing up.
Emelianenko trying to control the position here.
Ammosov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Emelianenko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ammosov's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ammosov holds on and takes a little breather.
Ammosov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ammosov keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Ammosov wants to stand but Emelianenko is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ammosov can't do much from the bottom here.
Emelianenko tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko advances nicely into full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Petrosyan Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ammosov dives in and grabs Emelianenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes down on Ammosov's head and hops out.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ammosov as he jumps to the side.
Ammosov shoots and misses

and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emelianenko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Emelianenko trying to control but Ammosov is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ammosov wants to improve his position but instead Emelianenko has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko wants to pass to mount but Ammosov is defending the position.
Emelianenko is keen to just control but Ammosov is a slippery customer.
Emelianenko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ammosov wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Ammosov is working from the bottom.
Ammosov is looking to control Emelianenko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ammosov avoid being mounted?

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Emelianenko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko blocks the strikes from Ammosov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko trying to pass the guard but Ammosov defending well.
Ammosov trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko stops Ammosov from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ammosov trying to control here.
Emelianenko performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ammosov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Emelianenko is working away from the top position though.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ammosov shoots and misses

so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Petrosyan Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evgeny Ammosov.
Ammosov is looking to stand up but Emelianenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Emelianenko looking to pass the guard.
Ammosov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Emelianenko is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petrosyan Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Emelianenko scores with a takedown into Ammosov's guard.
Ammosov is striking but Emelianenko is not phased and passes to half guard.
Ammosov wants to get back to full guard.
Ammosov has his hands clasped together around Emelianenko's back. He's all about the action.
Emelianenko is trying to control the action in half guard but Ammosov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ammosov wants to improve his position but Emelianenko is controlling well.
Ammosov wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ammosov defends it well.
Ammosov wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ammosov misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ammosov is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Ammosov circles away and we're back to standing.
Ammosov misses with a takedown attempt

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ammosov!
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ammosov is looking to escape.
Ammosov has given up his back here.
Emelianenko is not going to allow Ammosov to sit and survive in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ammosov is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Emelianenko.
Ammosov tries to escape the position.
Ammosov looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's four 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.
You can see the frustration on Ammosov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Evgeny Ammosov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ammosov turns into Emelianenko and is now in his guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrosyan Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Emelianenko drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petrosyan 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

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