PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Damon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Jr Emilianko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damon kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dies Irae. Emilianko has chosen PRIDE > UFC as his entrance music. Fedor Jr Emilianko acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Damon
vs
Jr Emilianko

190 cm
30
222 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
208 lbs
22 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight 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, Ron Damon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fedor Jr Emilianko!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damon throws a jab but it's blocked by Emilianko.
A bone on bone clash there as Damon blocks the leg kick.
Emilianko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Emilianko throws a head kick that half lands.
Damon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emilianko. That did some damage!
Damon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emilianko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emilianko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Damon.
Damon throws a low kick but Emilianko avoids it.
Damon blocks a leg kick.
Emilianko takes a swing at Damon's ribcage but misses.
Damon ducks under a wild hook from Emilianko.
Damon misses with a low kick.
Damon throws a low kick, looking for Emilianko's leg but Emilianko calmly moves out of range.
Ron Damon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emilianko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Damon scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Emilianko.
Damon throws out a loose jab but Emilianko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Damon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emilianko.
A head kick misses from Emilianko.
A jab from Damon does it's job there.
Damon misses with a shot to the body
and Emilianko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emilianko throws a half hearted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Emilianko.
Damon throws a wild body kick that Emilianko sees coming a mile off.
Emilianko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Damon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emilianko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Damon defends it nicely.
Damon just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Damon. That snapped Emilianko's head back.
Emilianko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A shot to the body from Damon misses
and Emilianko counters with a big head kick but Damon shrugs it off.
Damon keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Damon.
Emilianko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Damon checks it well.
Damon looks to land a body kick but Emilianko moved away.
Damon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Damon misses with a leg kick.
Emilianko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Emilianko blocks a jab.
Emilianko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Damon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Emilianko.
Damon throws a chopping leg kick but Emilianko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Damon looks to throw the jab but Emilianko is out of range.
Damon misses with a few strikes there.
Emilianko chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Emilianko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Emilianko is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Damon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Damon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Damon is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Damon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damon regains half guard.
Damon trying to control but Emilianko postures up.
Emilianko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damon trying to control from the bottom.

Emilianko is working for a submission of some sort.
Emilianko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Jr Emilianko dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Emilianko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Damon.
Damon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Damon jabs Emilianko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Damon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Emilianko looks to land a left hand but Damon moved out of range nicely.
Damon looks to land a combination but Emilianko avoids it well.
Damon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emilianko.
Nice defenses there by Emilianko.
Emilianko stuns Damon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emilianko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emilianko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some bone on bone action there as Damon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Damon scores with a sloppy right hand. Emilianko should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Damon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emilianko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Emilianko.
Emilianko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Emilianko thows a body kick. Damon tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Emilianko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Emilianko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A leg kick checked by Damon.
Ron Damon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emilianko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damon swivels and escapes.
Emilianko scores with a shot to the body.
Emilianko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Damon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Damon takes one on the button.
Emilianko avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emilianko pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damon misses with a body shot.
Damon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damon throws a combination. Emilianko tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice inside leg kick there by Damon. That's going to slow Emilianko down.
Damon throws a shot from downtown. Emilianko moves away and avoids it.
Damon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emilianko moves away.
Emilianko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Damon checks a leg kick.
Emilianko misses with a low kick.
Emilianko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Damon lands the left hand.
Emilianko feints and then cracks Damon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Damon down.
Damon misses with a hook to the body
and Emilianko counters with a low kick, right behind Damon 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko tries to score with a low kick but Damon moves his leg out of the way.
Emilianko tests Damon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Damon blocks a head kick by Emilianko.
Damon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emilianko misses with a looping left.
Emilianko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Damon's calf.
Damon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damon misses with an uppercut.
Damon lands a nice shot to the body.
Emilianko misses with a low kick.
Emilianko throws a head kick but Damon moves out of range.
Damon swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Damon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Emilianko tries a head kick but it misses.
Damon just misses with a punch to the body.
Emilianko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Emilianko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emilianko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damon misses with a straight right.
Emilianko lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Damon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emilianko closes the distance and clinches up with Damon, looking for a takedown. Emilianko pushes Damon against the cage but Damon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Damon throws a sloppy head kick and Emilianko moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emilianko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Emilianko ducks under a wild hook from Damon.
Fedor Jr Emilianko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emilianko looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fedor Jr Emilianko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Damon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Damon scores with a jab.
Damon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emilianko.
Damon moves out of range of the body kick from Emilianko.
Damon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Emilianko misses with a low kick as Damon jumps back.
Emilianko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damon. That did some damage!
Damon lands a slapping body shot.
Emilianko blocks a jab.
Damon missing with a left hand there. Emilianko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emilianko throws a sloppy head kick and Damon moves out of range easily.
Emilianko scores with a head kick. Damon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damon takes a swing at Emilianko's ribcage but misses.
Damon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Damon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emilianko moves forwards but Damon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Emilianko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Damon thows a body shot but no joy.
Emilianko misses with a takedown attempt - Damon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Emilianko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Damon swings for the body but Emilianko moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Emilianko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Damon misses with a hook to the body

and Emilianko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Emilianko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Damon defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko working over Damon with some ground and pound. Damon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Damon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Emilianko pulls his head out easily.

Damon is defending against the submission attempts here by Emilianko.
Damon is refusing to be controlled, as Emilianko sits in half guard.
Emilianko looks to land a strike but Damon avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Ron Damon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emilianko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Emilianko is fighting to break Damon's control of his arms but Damon is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Damon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Emilianko is aware though and is defending well.
Damon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Damon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emilianko landing with the ground and pound.
Emilianko pushes down on Damon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Damon is looking to control Emilianko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Damon avoid being mounted?
Fedor Jr Emilianko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emilianko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emilianko lands a nice short elbow.
Emilianko is looking to stall here but Damon recovers full guard.
Damon keeping moving, preventing Emilianko from controlling successfully.

Damon isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Emilianko stacks Damon on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Emilianko!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emilianko happy to just control the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor Jr Emilianko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emilianko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Jr Emilianko!
Fedor Jr Emilianko took some time post fight to say the following; 'that happens to blitz rio fighters, they sucks.'.