PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Snooker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Emelyanenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Snooker
vs
Emelyanenko

195 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

202 cm
25
275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sam Snooker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Emelyanenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelyanenko tries a head kick but it misses.

Emelyanenko closes the distance and clinches.
Snooker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Emelyanenko to keep the fight standing.

Snooker has clasped his hands together around Emelyanenko's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Snooker wants to control but Emelyanenko is keeping him busy.

Snooker is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Emelyanenko has escaped the position, nice work there.

Snooker is trying to get an arm triangle but Emelyanenko is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Snooker tries for a kimura but Emelyanenko is defending well.

Snooker tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snooker has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Snooker is working to tighten is grip on Emelyanenko's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Emelyanenko has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Snooker is really squeezing tight and eventually Emelyanenko passes out! Snooker breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sam Snooker!