PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Fedor. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Emelianenko
vs
Ivanov

183 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
228 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 2 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ivanov gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.
Emelianenko stops Ivanov from standing up.

Ivanov has his feet on Emelianenko's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Emelianenko shoots in but Ivanov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ivanov shoots in for a double leg but Emelianenko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ivanov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ivanov throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko with a poor takedown

and Ivanov counters with a takedown into side control.

Emelianenko is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko is looking for a sweep.
Oh Emelianenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Ivanov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emelianenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ivanov trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Ivanov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Ivanov blocks the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko prevents Ivanov from improving position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is trying to improve his position.
Ivanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Emelianenko down.
Emelianenko tries to improve position but can't.

Ivanov stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Ivanov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Ivanov circles away easily

and Ivanov counters by moving into the clinch.

Ivanov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Emelianenko drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ivanov swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ivanov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Ivanov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Ivanov blocks nicely.
Ivanov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ivanov is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Ivanov tries to strike from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko has his takedown stuffed

and Ivanov decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Emelianenko's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ivanov gets to his feet - Emelianenko follows without any prompting.

Ivanov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Emelianenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Ivanov wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Ivanov is putting a hurting on Emelianenko here, landing some big shots from side control.
You can see the frustration on Emelianenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov takes a little break here. Emelianenko wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ivanov wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping him busy.
Ivanov has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Emelianenko!
Emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Ivanov has a good base and remains in mount.
Ivanov scoring with strikes but Emelianenko is staying in there.
Ivanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelianenko hang on?
Emelianenko wants to control but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelianenko is looking to escape.
Ivanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Ivanov controlling the pace for now.
Emelianenko is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko regains half guard.
Emelianenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ivanov preventing the sweep.
Ivanov trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Emelianenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Ivanov tries to pass.
Emelianenko lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Ivanov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Ivanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Emelianenko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Ivanov trying to control from the bottom.
Ivanov lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Ivanov has hold of Emelianenko's hands but Emelianenko slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ivanov tries to roll over but Emelianenko keeps him under control.
Emelianenko tries to pass to full mount but Ivanov defends it.
Ivanov is looking to improve his position.
Ivanov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Ivanov is retaining full guard.

Emelianenko drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ivanov looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ivanov looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ivanov!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Emelianenko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Emelianenko throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Emelianenko manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Emelianenko stops Ivanov from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Ivanov works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ivanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Ivanov.
Ivanov is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Ivanov throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

Ivanov kicks Emelianenko off and gets to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Ivanov has his takedown stuffed

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Ivanov!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes but Ivanov is staying in there.
Emelianenko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ivanov hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ivanov looks a forlorn figure.
Ivanov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ivanov tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emelianenko lands a big elbow.
Emelianenko prevents Ivanov from getting the reversal.
Ivanov tries to hold on but Emelianenko postures up.
Ivanov gets back to half guard.
Ivanov flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ivanov tries to kick Emelianenko off but Emelianenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Ivanov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ivanov is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov wants to get back to his feet.
Ivanov avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is tying to control. Ivanov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Emelianenko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ivan Ivanov has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Ivanov as Emelianenko shoots in.

Ivanov looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ivanov wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Emelianenko controls Ivanov momentarily but Ivanov frees himself.
Ivanov lands a couple of digs.
Ivanov is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.

Emelianenko pushes a forearm under Ivanov's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Ivanov is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fedor Emelianenko!