PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Haritonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Last Emperor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Haritonov
vs
Emperor

194 cm
23
254 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
23
229 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Haritonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Last Emperor!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oh, that's a big right hand from Haritonov and Emperor goes tumbling to the canvas! Haritonov follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Emperor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haritonov.

Emperor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haritonov blocks the strikes from Emperor.
Emperor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haritonov.
Haritonov with the ground and pound but Emperor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haritonov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emperor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Haritonov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Haritonov throwing strikes but missing.
Emperor 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haritonov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Haritonov misses with a jab, cross combination.

Haritonov drops Emperor with a left and a right! Oh, Emperor is hurt - Haritonov dives into side control looking to finish!

Emperor is rocked!
An elbow from Haritonov crashes against the mat.
Emperor is still in real trouble! Can Haritonov finish him?
Emperor is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Emperor seems to have recovered his senses.
Haritonov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emperor on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haritonov wants to pass the guard but Emperor is defending well.
Emperor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haritonov.
Haritonov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Haritonov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emperor keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Haritonov with the ground and pound but Emperor uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Haritonov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Haritonov thows a big elbow that misses.

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

Emperor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emperor showed some decent athleticism there.

Emperor seems to be working for a kimura but Haritonov defends the submission attempt.
Emperor looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emperor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Haritonov sees it coming and defends easily.

Emperor is looking for a kimura but Haritonov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Emperor to get the leverage.
Haritonov is trying to get back to full guard.
Haritonov tries to kick Emperor off but Emperor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov controlling the position well.
Haritonov looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emperor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Haritonov tries to avoid it but Emperor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Haritonov to the ground. Haritonov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Haritonov throws a series of punches but Emperor moves out of range.
Emperor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A combination from Haritonov does no damage.
Sergei Haritonov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emperor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Haritonov pinned against the cage. Haritonov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sergei Haritonov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Last Emperor.
Emperor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haritonov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haritonov closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Haritonov cracks Emperor with an uppercut from hell and Emperor crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Haritonov's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Haritonov postures up in Emperor's guard and throws a big left but Emperor blocks it.
Haritonov throws a big right hand that misses.
Haritonov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Emperor keeping moving, preventing Haritonov from controlling successfully.
Haritonov throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haritonov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Haritonov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Haritonov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emperor doesn't seem phased though.
Haritonov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Haritonov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Haritonov waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Emperor. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Emperor to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haritonov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Emperor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haritonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Emperor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haritonov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Haritonov is looking to work some ground and pound but Emperor has wrist control.
Haritonov thows a big elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haritonov wants to stand and escape but instead Emperor has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Emperor is breathing heavily.

Emperor drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emperor jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haritonov pulls Emperor in to control the position.

Emperor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haritonov has Emperor pulled in close to control his posture.

Emperor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Haritonov is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Emperor, into his guard.

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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Haritonov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Haritonov throws and elbow that misses. Emperor uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Haritonov's guard. Nice move by Emperor!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Haritonov holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emperor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haritonov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Haritonov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Emperor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Haritonov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haritonov wants to get back to his feet but Emperor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four 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.

Emperor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Haritonov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haritonov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Emperor momentarily.
Haritonov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Haritonov throws a series of punches but Emperor avoids them all with ease.
Haritonov looks to land a combination but Emperor avoids it well.
Haritonov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sergei Haritonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haritonov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haritonov misses with the combination.
Sergei Haritonov is winning the standup battle so far.
Haritonov dips to his left and cracks Emperor with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Haritonov 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. 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.

Emperor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Haritonov thuds his right hand into Emperor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Haritonov misses with the combination.

Haritonov lands a left and a right that sends Emperor crashing to the canvas! Haritonov dives into mount looking to finish!
Haritonov throws some wild stikes that Emperor manages to avoid easily.
Emperor wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Haritonov.
Haritonov throwing strikes here but Emperor is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Emperor is desperately trying to improve his position but Haritonov has a good base and remains in mount.
Haritonov punching from mount but Emperor doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emperor wants to control but Haritonov is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Haritonov is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Emperor has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Haritonov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Emperor because Haritonov loaded up on that one.
Haritonov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emperor can do to turn this around?
Emperor wants to hold on but Haritonov pushes him away.
Haritonov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Haritonov throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Haritonov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Haritonov throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Emperor because Haritonov loaded up on that one.
Emperor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Haritonov.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two 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.
Emperor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Emperor can't escape the position.
Haritonov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Haritonov thowing shots but they're missing.
Emperor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sergei Haritonov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emperor is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Haritonov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Haritonov throws some wild stikes that Emperor manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haritonov unloads with some shots from mount but Emperor bucks and avoids them well.
Haritonov looking to ground and pound but Emperor is blocking nicely.
Haritonov misses with a head shot.
Haritonov misses with a head shot.
Emperor working to try and regain half guard.
Haritonov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Haritonov throws some wild stikes that Emperor manages to avoid easily.

Haritonov goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Emperor turns into him and now he's in Haritonov's guard.
Emperor won't allow Haritonov to sweep him here.

That's four 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.

Emperor drops back looking for a leg! Haritonov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Haritonov manages to kick Emperor off! Emperor jumps back into Haritonov's guard.

Emperor is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Haritonov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haritonov, 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Haritonov!