PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Get Back - Ludacris. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Marko
vs
Emelianenko

225 cm
34
279 lbs
33 - 18 - 0

183 cm
37
254 lbs
29 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 33 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marko slips under a jab.
Marko throws out a leg kick but Emelianenko moves out of range and Marko only half commits.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Marko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Marko.
Marko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab from Marko.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Marko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.

Emelianenko closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Emelianenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marko prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.
Emelianenko sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Marko is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Emelianenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
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That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves into full mount!
Marko blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Marko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Cain Marko's cut is getting worse.
Marko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Marko is rocked!

Jeez, Cain Marko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cain Marko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fedor Emelianenko!