PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hung Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emelianenko
vs
Lo

183 cm
27
255 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

199 cm
25
264 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hung Lo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lo lands a jab to Emelianenko's midsection.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Lo throws a body kick.
Lo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Lo tries to keep at a distance but Emelianenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lo throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emelianenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lo's brow.
Emelianenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Hung Lo has been cut.
A short right from Lo on the inside.
Lo trying to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko looking to throw knees to the head but Lo is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko misses with an elbow over the top.

Lo breaks from the clinch.
Lo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Emelianenko closes the distance and pushes Lo back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lo working aggressively here.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Lo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lo avoids the elbow strike from Emelianenko, against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emelianenko's elbow.
Lo lands a shot to the body.
Lo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Lo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Emelianenko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lo can turn it around.

Lo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lo throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Lo lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.

Emelianenko rushes Lo and presses him up against the cage.
Good body shot from Lo.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Emelianenko is looking to control Lo's arms but Lo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
Lo wants to get back to striking at distance but Emelianenko won't allow it.
Emelianenko stalling.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emelianenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lo's brow.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lo scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Lo working aggressively here.
Emelianenko missing with knees to the body.
Lo dodges an elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Lo has a couple of punches blocked by Emelianenko.
Lo avoids a wild elbow strike from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but it misses.
Emelianenko pushes off an throws an elbow but Lo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Lo.

Lo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianenko. That's going to slow Lo down.
Lo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Emelianenko's hands.

Lo takes the fight into the clinch.

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

Lo closes the distance and clinches.
Lo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside.
Lo working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lo manages to break the clinch.
Lo lands a head kick. Emelianenko smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Emelianenko is rocked!

Lo moves into the clinch successfully.
Lo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lo tries to circle away but Emelianenko has him pinned against the cage.
Emelianenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short uppercut from Lo.
Emelianenko tries a knee to the head but Lo blocks it.
Emelianenko misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands an elbow inside that Lo shrugs off.
Lo blocks an elbow strike.
Lo scores with a shot to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Oh Emelianenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lo breaks from the clinch.
Lo throws a nice looking combination but Emelianenko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Emelianenko seems to have got his legs back now.

Lo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Emelianenko.
A body shot lands from Lo.

Lo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lo pushes Emelianenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Lo just leaning against Emelianenko, taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lo to his knees! Emelianenko keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!