PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Green
vs
Emelianenko

188 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
230 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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, Mac Green!
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, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Emelianenko.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Green moved away.
Emelianenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Green pinned against the cage. Green gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Green closes the distance and clinches.

Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Green instigates a clinch.

Green breaks the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown attempt - Green sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Green tries to clinch up.
Green misses with a takedown attempt

and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko prevents Green from improving his position.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.

Emelianenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Green pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control here.
Well, if Emelianenko is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Emelianenko trying to mount his opponent but Green defends it.
Emelianenko slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Emelianenko prevents Green from improving his position.
Green pushes Emelianenko off looking to stand but Emelianenko dives back in and keeps control.
Green is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Emelianenko moves into full mount! Green won't be happy about that!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green is in all sorts of trouble here.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Green that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko prevents Green from getting the reversal.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green wants to hold on but Emelianenko pushes him away.
Emelianenko is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A nice elbow there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Emelianenko is landing with some decent strikes but Green is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Green that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Emelianenko trying to control but Green is having none of it.
Emelianenko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Green looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to lock up and control but Emelianenko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Emelianenko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Emelianenko lands a big elbow.
Emelianenko dominating with strikes here.

Green bucks up and throws Emelianenko to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Emelianenko.
Green darts in trying to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Green tries to clinch

and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Emelianenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Green kicks Emelianenko off and gets back to his feet.
Green throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Emelianenko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Emelianenko.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Emelianenko scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green tries to kick Emelianenko off but Emelianenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Emelianenko stalling.
Green is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown

and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Emelianenko won't be happy with that.
Mac Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedor Emelianenko.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to half guard.
Green working the ground and pound from side control.
Emelianenko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Green's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Green wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side

and Emelianenko decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Green's guard.
Emelianenko distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Green puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Emelianenko preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Emelianenko wants to control but Green is keeping busy.
Emelianenko gets full guard.
Green wanted to stand there but Emelianenko had control of the position.
Emelianenko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Emelianenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Emelianenko is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko controlling the position.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Green.

Green drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Emelianenko dives on top into guard.
Emelianenko trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko passes Green's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Green lands a big shot that drops Emelianenko! Can he finish him?
Green stopping the sweep attempt from Emelianenko.
Green trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Emelianenko is proving hard to escape from.
Green scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Green pushes down on Emelianenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Green tries to stand but can't do so whilst Emelianenko controls his leg.
Emelianenko trying to control but Green postures up.
Green is looking to advance position but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Green lands with a punch from half guard.

Emelianenko pushes Green off and gets back to his feet.
Green moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Green.
Emelianenko prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko prevents Green from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Green.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Green is controlling the position.
Green gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Green wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Green wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Green!
Emelianenko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Green tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Green is working hard here to advance position.
Green slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Green tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Green throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Emelianenko connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Green with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Green is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Emelianenko scores with a couple of nice shots.
Green is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Green is trying to stand back up but Emelianenko is controlling him
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Green taking some punishment here, with Emelianenko in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Green pushes Emelianenko off but Emelianenko dives into side control.
Green takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Emelianenko lands some shots froms side control.
Emelianenko lands a few punches from side control.
Emelianenko advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Green throws a shot to the body.
Green with a hook.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Green closes the distance and clinches.

Green breaks from the clinch.
Mac Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters with a huge right that knocks Emelianenko out cold! Green is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mac Green!