PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Schwarzenegger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Em (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Schwarzenegger
vs
Em

202 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Prefers standup

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sylvester Schwarzenegger!
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, Fedor Em!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzenegger tries to clinch up but Em circles away and keeps his distance.
Em doesn't manage to clinch there - Schwarzenegger circles away.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch but Em slips to the side

and Em counters by moving into the clinch.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Em looking to slow down the pace here.
Em's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Schwarzenegger trying to control the position but instead, Em has worked for underhooks and has pushed Schwarzenegger into the cage.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Em looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.
Schwarzenegger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger lands a nice knee to the body.
Em looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schwarzenegger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.
Em misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Em throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzenegger blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwarzenegger wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger lands a good knee to the midsection. Em won't want to take too many of those.
Schwarzenegger stalling in the clinch but Em improves position.
Schwarzenegger pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sylvester Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger closes the distance looking to clinch

and Em counters by moving into the clinch.
Em wants to get back to striking at distance but Schwarzenegger won't allow it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Schwarzenegger is trying to stall.
Em is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schwarzenegger obliges.
A right handed body shot lands from Schwarzenegger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Em is keeping busy.
Schwarzenegger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Em backwards.
Em tries to land a knee to the head but Schwarzenegger blocks with his arms.
Schwarzenegger lands an elbow inside.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schwarzenegger is trying to stall.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head.
Em is looking to control Schwarzenegger's arms but Schwarzenegger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Em has his back to the cage.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schwarzenegger's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Em wants to stall.
Schwarzenegger displaying some good clinch control by pressing Em up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Em takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.
Schwarzenegger connects with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger prevents a body shot from Em.
Em is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Em takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schwarzenegger landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Schwarzenegger.
Em is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Em looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwarzenegger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schwarzenegger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger managing to block the knees to the body from Em.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schwarzenegger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Em as Schwarzenegger tries to tie him up.
A knee to the head by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schwarzenegger trying to stall but Em improves his position.
A knee to the head by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger blocking some punches.
Schwarzenegger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Em in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Em's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Em misses with a knee to the head.
Em stalling against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Em missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Schwarzenegger dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Schwarzenegger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Em fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch but Em slips to the side

and Em counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Em.
Schwarzenegger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Em is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the head.

Em is rocked!
Schwarzenegger stalling against the cage.
Schwarzenegger digs a right hand into Em's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Em's gas tank.
Schwarzenegger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Schwarzenegger obliges.
Schwarzenegger has Em pushed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Em with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Em in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger is trying to stall.
Em dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Schwarzenegger scores a nice knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schwarzenegger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarzenegger with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger is trying to stall.
Em trying to land knees to the body.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Em tries a knee to the head but Schwarzenegger blocks it.
Schwarzenegger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Em is trying to maintain a safe position but Schwarzenegger gets an underhook and turns Em into the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands an elbow inside that Em shrugs off.
Schwarzenegger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Em is keeping busy.
Schwarzenegger tries a body shot but Em blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em is trying to push Schwarzenegger away but Schwarzenegger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schwarzenegger lands a nice knee to the body.
Em blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Schwarzenegger wants to stall.
Em throws an elbow but it misses.
Schwarzenegger leaning his opponent against the cage.
Schwarzenegger wants to stall.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Em blocks with his arms.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Em - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Em looking to slow down the pace here.
Em missing with knees to the body.
Em stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schwarzenegger taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger presses Em against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Em trying to stall but Schwarzenegger improves his position.
Schwarzenegger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Em misses with some punches.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Em avoids it.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Em blocks it.
Em is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Schwarzenegger missing with knees to the body.
Em stalling in the clinch but Schwarzenegger improves position.
Schwarzenegger tries a knee to the head but Em blocks it.
Em wants to get back to striking at distance but Schwarzenegger won't allow it.
Em looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fedor Em.
Em tries to clinch there but Schwarzenegger circles away.
Schwarzenegger wants to clinch

and Em counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four 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 battle for position here, against the cage.
Em is looking to break free of the clinch but Schwarzenegger has double underhooks.
Schwarzenegger looking to slow down the pace here.
Schwarzenegger is working Em over against the cage.
Em tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Em is looking to control Schwarzenegger's arms but Schwarzenegger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Em has his back to the cage.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Em misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schwarzenegger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Em's face.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Em is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Em taking a breather.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee strike.
Schwarzenegger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Em is defending well for now.
Schwarzenegger has Em pushed against the cage.
Schwarzenegger being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvester Schwarzenegger dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Schwarzenegger tries to clinch

and Em counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Em.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Em creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Em is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger is stalling here.
Schwarzenegger connects with a nasty looking knee right to Em's face.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schwarzenegger as Em tries to tie him up.
Schwarzenegger is looking to control Em's arms but Em gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwarzenegger has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schwarzenegger as Em tries to tie him up.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but Em blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Em misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee strike.
Em working hard to break the clinch.
Em blocks an uppercut.
Em tries to throw a body punch but Schwarzenegger avoids it by throwing Em back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzenegger missing with knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schwarzenegger as Em tries to tie him up.
Em can't break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger blocks an uppercut.
Em misses with a punch to the body.
Schwarzenegger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Em throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schwarzenegger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schwarzenegger crunches a lovely knee into Em's ribcage.
A frustrated look appears on Em's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Em misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger is looking to control Em's arms but Em gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schwarzenegger has his back to the cage.
Em is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Schwarzenegger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Em takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schwarzenegger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Em is trying to stall.
Sylvester Schwarzenegger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Em takes a knee right on the jaw!
Schwarzenegger blocks the elbow strike.
Schwarzenegger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Schwarzenegger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee strike.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee to the head.
Schwarzenegger throws an elbow that misses.
Em swings wildly with an uppercut but Schwarzenegger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Em wants to stall.
Schwarzenegger scores a nice knee to the body.
Schwarzenegger looking to throw knees to the head but Em is blocking nicely.
Em is trying to stall.
Schwarzenegger looking to slow down the pace here.
Em is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Em throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Schwarzenegger blocks it with crossed arms.
Schwarzenegger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schwarzenegger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Em misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzenegger.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Schwarzenegger.
Em tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
Em looking to stall.
Schwarzenegger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Schwarzenegger lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Schwarzenegger scores with a knee to the head.
Em tries to land knees in the clinch but Schwarzenegger avoids the damage to the body.
Em misses with a punch on the inside.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Em working hard to break the clinch.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee to the head.
Em misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Schwarzenegger.
Schwarzenegger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schwarzenegger taking a breather.
Em tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Em tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Schwarzenegger avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schwarzenegger pushes Em back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Em is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Schwarzenegger is defending well for now.
Schwarzenegger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Em in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schwarzenegger as Em tries to tie him up.
Schwarzenegger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Em lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Schwarzenegger tries to stall but Em uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Schwarzenegger misses with a knee strike.
Em looking to throw knees to the head but Schwarzenegger is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Em misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Schwarzenegger lands a shot to the body.
Fedor Em has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Em using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Schwarzenegger has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Schwarzenegger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Schwarzenegger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Schwarzenegger 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Schwarzenegger!