PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Europha Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emanuel's entrance music is I'm Not Jesus - Apocalyptica. A fine choice. The key to victory for Europha Emanuel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Emanuel
vs
Justice

170 cm
25
163 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
26
168 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Syndicate Drugs
[JMFC] 160!

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Europha Emanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Austin Justice!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Justice is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Emanuel's half guard.
Emanuel slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Emanuel wants to sweep here but Justice controlling him for the moment.
Justice wants to stand but Emanuel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Emanuel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emanuel's guard.

Justice avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Emanuel 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Justice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Justice trying to stand up but can't free himself from Emanuel's guard.

Emanuel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Justice must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Emanuel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Justice is aware though and is defending well.
Emanuel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Justice is one step ahead there.
Emanuel lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Justice!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice is wriggling around trying to escape.
Emanuel lands a big shot there that rocks Justice but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Justice holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emanuel tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Emanuel looking for a guillotine from mount but Justice is having none of it.

Emanuel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Justice turns into him and now he's in Emanuel's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emanuel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emanuel is keeping the position for now.
Justice won't allow Emanuel to sweep him here.
Justice controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emanuel has control of Justice's left arm, preventing Justice from doing any damage.

Austin Justice has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Justice keeps it at a distance.
Emanuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice slips a straight right by Emanuel.
Europha Emanuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emanuel swings widly with a right hand
and Justice connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice misses with a looping right.
A big left from Emanuel misses.
Emanuel lands with a straight right. Justice didn't see that one coming.
Emanuel catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Emanuel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Justice tries to keep at a distance but Emanuel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emanuel lands a left hand.
Justice blocks an uppercut.
Justice tries a body shot but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice lands a right hand.
Emanuel gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justice.
Justice blocks the elbow strike.
Emanuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justice blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emanuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Europha Emanuel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Emanuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Justice takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Europha Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emanuel throws a body punch but Justice moves out of range.
Justice tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emanuel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Justice somewhat.
Emanuel moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.

Justice shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justice would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emanuel looking for a sweep. Not yet Emanuel, not yet.

Emanuel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Justice has picked Emanuel up and slammed him! Emanuel can't keep hold of the triangle and Justice manages to pass to side control!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Justice trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel tries to buck Justice off but Justice is having none of it.
Justice trying to control the action but Emanuel is working from the bottom.
Emanuel tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emanuel keeps working.
Justice taking a breather here.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Austin Justice wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big right from Justice misses.

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.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Emanuel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Emanuel lands with a cross.
Justice avoids the body shot from Emanuel.
Justice throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emanuel counters with a left and a right that stings Justice.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emanuel tries to clinch up but Justice circles away and keeps his distance.
Emanuel wants to clinch.
Justice walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Emanuel throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Emanuel ducks under a wild hook from Justice.
Emanuel scores with the left hand. Justice knows he should have avoided that one.
Justice circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emanuel works Justice's body with a nice hook.
Justice misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel throws a sloppy body shot
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice blocks a jab.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Justice takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emanuel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Justice is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emanuel.
Emanuel blocks a jab.
Justice takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Emanuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Emanuel scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel connects with a nice looking jab.
Justice keeps the fight on the outside.
Emanuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Justice.
Emanuel swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Emanuel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emanuel throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Justice might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Emanuel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Justice takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Justice sizes up Emanuel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Emanuel throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Emanuel lands the left hand.
Justice misses with a looping right.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Justice saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Europha Emanuel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Justice swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.

Justice closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Emanuel tries to get to full guard but Justice has control of the leg.

Justice escapes and gets back to his feet.
Emanuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice moves forwards but Emanuel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emanuel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emanuel connects with a jab.
Emanuel thuds his right hand into Justice's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Emanuel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Justice throws a hook but Emanuel blocks it.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Justice lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emanuel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emanuel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Justice misses with an uppercut
enabling Emanuel to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice misses with a hook

and Emanuel counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Emanuel throws an elbow but misses.
Justice misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Emanuel.
Emanuel trying to land knees to the body.
Justice has Emanuel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Emanuel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emanuel lands a hook that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
A right hand to the body from Justice.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section. Justice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short uppercut from Emanuel.
Justice has a couple of punches blocked by Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with the head strike.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands a right hand.
Emanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emanuel putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Justice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Emanuel.
Emanuel scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Austin Justice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Emanuel.
A right hand to the body from Emanuel.
Justice is trying to break the clinch but Emanuel has him pressed against the cage.
Emanuel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Emanuel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emanuel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Emanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Emanuel works on Justice's body with a couple of short punches.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Emanuel slows down the pace here.
Still in the clinch, Emanuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emanuel gets through Justice's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emanuel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Emanuel lands a shot to the body.
Emanuel lands with a right to the head.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel digs a right hand into Justice's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justice's gas tank.
Emanuel lands a body shot.
Emanuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Emanuel cracks Justice with a nice body shot.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Emanuel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Emanuel.
Emanuel has Justice pressed against the cage, preventing Justice from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Emanuel.
Emanuel with a knee to the head.
Emanuel pushes Justice back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Emanuel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Justice takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Emanuel.
A shot in the inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands with a short shot to the head.
Emanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emanuel working Justice over with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Justice.
Emanuel presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Europha Emanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Emanuel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Justice's efforts to push away.
Justice managing to block the knees to the body from Emanuel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emanuel.
Emanuel misses with a body punch.
Justice lands a hook that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justice.
Justice prevents a body shot from Emanuel.
Emanuel lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emanuel misses with some punches.
Emanuel is leaning against Justice and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Emanuel looking to stall.
Emanuel keeps control of Justice as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emanuels head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Europha Emanuel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emanuel, 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Europha Emanuel!