PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Yemelyanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vladimir Yemelyanenko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Yemelyanenko
vs
Sagat

194 cm
18
277 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

204 cm
22
273 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Yemelyanenko!
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, Sergei Sagat!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Yemelyanenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Vladimir Yemelyanenko has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sagat.
Yemelyanenko shoots in and drives through. Sagat sprawls well.
Sagat throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sagat throws a body punch but Yemelyanenko moves out of range.
Yemelyanenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yemelyanenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yemelyanenko.
Sagat moves into range and connects with a jab.

Yemelyanenko is rocked!

Sagat dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Yemelyanenko has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Sergei Sagat!