PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amrit Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Emelianenko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Era - The Mass. Dimitri Emelianenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Emelianenko
vs
Singh

190 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dimitri Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Amrit Singh!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh shoots in for a takedown but Emelianenko shows good takedown defense.

Singh tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singh landing knees to the body.

Singh pulls guard effortlessly.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Singh is on top in guard.
Singh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko wants to sweep here but Singh controlling him for the moment.
Singh scoring with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Singh has passed into side control.
Singh trying to control the position but Emelianenko is working away.
Emelianenko is looking to regain half guard here but Singh keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Singh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Emelianenko keeps working.
Singh controls the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Singh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Singh sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Amrit Singh has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Singh manages to pull guard.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singh on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singh is trying to keep Emelianenko in close.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Emelianenko is having none of it.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Singh controlling the position.
Emelianenko working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Singh's head.
Emelianenko distracts Singh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Singh trying to control the position.
Emelianenko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Singh looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Singh controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Singh controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emelianenko is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Singh is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Emelianenko scoring with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko with a nice head shot there.
Emelianenko postures up in Singh's guard and throws a big left but Singh blocks it.
Singh controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dimitri Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Amrit Singh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Singh connects with a solid leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Singh counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Singh stalks Emelianenko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emelianenko's face. Emelianenko staggers backwards, shaken.
Dimitri Emelianenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Emelianenko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Emelianenko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Singh circles away.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.

Emelianenko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Emelianenko lands in his opponent's guard.
Singh looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Singh has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Emelianenko stopping the sweep attempt from Singh.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emelianenko closes the distance and clinches up with Singh, looking for a takedown. Emelianenko pushes Singh against the cage but Singh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Singh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Emelianenko tries to avoid it but Singh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Emelianenko to the ground. Emelianenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Singh stuffs the takedown.

Singh feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emelianenko has a closed guard, preventing Singh from standing up.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Singh trying to control but Emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh wanted to stand there but Emelianenko had control of the position.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Emelianenko is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Singh misses with a kick to the body.

Emelianenko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Singh's guard.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Singh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Singh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Singh is keeping the position for now.
Singh looking to control.
Singh doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Singh keeps moving.
Emelianenko makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Singh!
Emelianenko working Singh over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Emelianenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Amrit Singh's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko gets a takedown into half guard.
Singh trying to control here.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Emelianenko throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It looks like Emelianenko is going to stand back up.
Still in half guard, Emelianenko seems content to control.
Emelianenko wants to control but Singh is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is looking to improve his position.
Singh trying to control but Emelianenko postures up.
Emelianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Singh keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Singh with a poor takedown

and Emelianenko counters with a single leg into guard. Singh didn't expect that.
Emelianenko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Singh controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Singh doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko distracts Singh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controlling from the top position.
Singh working a defensive guard here.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Emelianenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Emelianenko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Emelianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Singh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dimitri Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emelianenko is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Emelianenko on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Emelianenko tries to get out of the position.
Emelianenko keeping moving, preventing Singh from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko pulls Singh in close to prevent any damage.
Emelianenko striking off his back but it's not causing Singh any problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.

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

Emelianenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Singh is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emelianenko working away.
Singh is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko lands a few punches from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Emelianenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dimitri Emelianenko!