PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madeya Wonder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and emelianenko cheiroso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Wonder
vs
cheiroso

180 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
235 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Madeya Wonder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, emelianenko cheiroso!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Konstantin Menshow and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Wonder avoids them all with ease.
cheiroso tries to bum rush Wonder with a series of wild strikes but Wonder uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.
Wonder could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Wonder dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.
Wonder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Wonder avoids nicely.
Wonder tries to clinch but cheiroso moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
cheiroso lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wonder backs up against the cage.

It looks like Madeya Wonder has been cut.
cheiroso looks gassed!
cheiroso misses with a jab, cross combination.

Wonder instigates a clinch.
Wonder lands with a short shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Wonder.
Wonder landing knees to the body.
cheiroso wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wonder has cheiroso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. cheiroso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wonder goes for a takedown in the clinch but cheiroso prevents it.

Wonder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
emelianenko cheiroso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts cheiroso as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madeya Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Wonder misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wonder.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonder scores with a kick to the body.
A big left from Wonder misses.
A head kick from Wonder lands but cheiroso takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wonder fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with cheiroso, pushing him back against the cage.
Wonder will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning cheiroso up against the cage.

Wonder manages to break the clinch.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wonder scores with a head kick.
cheiroso throws a nice looking combination but Wonder bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wonder looks to score with a jab to the body but cheiroso is just out of range.
cheiroso looks to land a combination but Wonder avoids it well.
Wonder smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
cheiroso displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
cheiroso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonder.
Wonder lands with an uppercut that bounces cheiroso off the cage and back into rage.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonder fails in his attempt to clinch.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cheiroso swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
cheiroso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wonder misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No joy there for cheiroso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
cheiroso circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wonder slips a jab and a cross from cheiroso.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.

Wonder moves into the clinch.
cheiroso has had enough of the clinch but Wonder keeps him there for the moment.
Wonder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
cheiroso is trying to break the clinch but Wonder has him pressed against the cage.

Wonder breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
cheiroso lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wonder lands a straight punch to the body, keeping cheiroso at a distance.

Wonder has managed to clinch.
Wonder lands a left hand.
Wonder tries for a takedown but cheiroso manages to get underhooks.
cheiroso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
cheiroso wants to break free but Wonder has control.
Wonder keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wonder pulls guard effortlessly.
Wonder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheiroso is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Wonder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wonder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. cheiroso manages to get himself to full guard.
Wonder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wonder lands a couple of elbows.
Wonder cracks cheiroso with a solid left hand.
Wonder throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonder throwing strikes from guard but cheiroso blocks nicely.
cheiroso wants to stand but Wonder is controlling the position.
Wonder throws a strike but cheiroso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
cheiroso trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wonder's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Madeya Wonder dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Madeya Wonder's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
cheiroso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wonder circles away quickly and effectively.
Wonder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch but cheiroso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wonder cracks cheiroso with an open hand slap.
Wonder avoids a punch combination nicely.

Wonder clinches with his opponent.
cheiroso wants to break free but Wonder has control.
Wonder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wonder goes for a takedown in the clinch but cheiroso prevents it.
Wonder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of cheiroso backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wonder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cheiroso misses with a wild combination.
Wonder is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wonder throws a right and a left that cheiroso avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cheiroso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
cheiroso fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from Wonder misses its intended target.
cheiroso throws a one two combo.
Wonder avoids a punch combination nicely.
cheiroso throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wonder.
cheiroso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
cheiroso scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
cheiroso throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wonder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
cheiroso falls off balance throwing a combination
and cheiroso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
cheiroso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Wonder drives through and clinches with cheiroso against the cage.
Wonder changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cheiroso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madeya Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wonder tries to clinch but cheiroso moves out of range.
cheiroso throws a combination that misses
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cheiroso slips under a jab from Wonder.
Wonder throws out a loose jab but cheiroso uses good head movement to avoid it.
cheiroso misses with a double jab.
cheiroso throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wonder counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonder scores with a sloppy right hand. cheiroso should have avoided that one.
Wonder throws a combination but it was largely blocked by cheiroso.
Wonder slips a jab and a cross from cheiroso.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Wonder avoids nicely.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.
cheiroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
cheiroso lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wonder circles away quickly and effectively.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
Wonder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wonder throws a right hand that cheiroso ducks under and follows up with a left that cheiroso also avoids with ease.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch but cheiroso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
cheiroso misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cheiroso misses with a double jab.
cheiroso keeps the fight on the outside.
cheiroso misses with the combination.
Wonder looks to land a left hand but cheiroso moved out of range nicely.
Wonder throws a hook but cheiroso avoids it easily.
cheiroso blocks a jab.
cheiroso misses with the combination.
cheiroso swinging wilding here.
Wonder cracks cheiroso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wonder misses with a body shot.
Wonder fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses.
cheiroso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wonder has managed to clinch.
cheiroso is looking to break free of the clinch but Wonder has double underhooks.
Wonder keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wonder unloads a knee to the mid-section. cheiroso lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonder is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wonder goes for a takedown in the clinch but cheiroso prevents it.
Wonder digs a right hand underneath cheiroso's ribcage. cheiroso let out a lung full of air as it connected.

cheiroso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonder dodges the punch combination from cheiroso.

Wonder instigates a clinch.
cheiroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
cheiroso is trying to break free.

Wonder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cheiroso misses with a few strikes there.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Wonder avoids nicely.
Wonder lands a nice shot to the body.
Wonder throws a hook to the side of cheiroso's head but cheiroso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
emelianenko cheiroso is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wonder avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big left from Wonder misses.
cheiroso misses with a series of wild punches.
emelianenko cheiroso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonder connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between cheiroso's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Madeya Wonder dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Madeya Wonder's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

cheiroso throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Wonder to counter with a crisp jab.

Wonder pushes cheiroso up against the cage in a clinch.
cheiroso wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Wonder has hold of one of cheiroso's legs. cheiroso is fighting the takedown attempt but Wonder gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wonder throws a big right hand that misses.
cheiroso keeping full guard, as Wonder tries to pass.
Wonder scoring with punches to the head and body.
cheiroso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wonder lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wonder throws a big right hand that misses.
Wonder is in close to cheiroso's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonder scoring with punches to the head and body.

cheiroso is working an open guard so Wonder takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
cheiroso throws a combination that misses
and Wonder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wonder fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wonder tries to clinch but cheiroso moves out of range.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
Wonder is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
cheiroso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wonder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cheiroso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Wonder darts in and clinches cheiroso up against the cage.
Wonder keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
cheiroso is trying to break the clinch but Wonder has him pressed against the cage.
Wonder stalling in the clinch.
Wonder keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Wonder escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wonder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from cheiroso.
cheiroso swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Wonder counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wonder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wonder throwing strikes from guard but cheiroso blocks nicely.
Wonder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wonder tries to free his leg and advance position but cheiroso is retaining full guard.
Wonder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wonder lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wonder postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonder works over cheiroso with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wonder stops cheiroso from standing up.

Wonder gets to his feet - cheiroso follows without any prompting.
Wonder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
cheiroso scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
cheiroso scores with a one two! Wonder had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
cheiroso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wonder slips a jab and a cross from cheiroso.
cheiroso slips under a jab.
Wonder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
cheiroso throws a right hand that Wonder ducks under and follows up with a left that Wonder also avoids with ease.
cheiroso takes one to the chin there.
cheiroso throws a combination that misses
and Wonder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wonder bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of cheiroso's head.
cheiroso throws a series of punches but Wonder moves out of range.
Wonder tries to close the distance and clinch but cheiroso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonder misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wonder throws a head kick that misses.
cheiroso gets cracked there but stands up to it.
cheiroso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
cheiroso throws a right and a left that Wonder avoids nicely.
cheiroso throws a combination that misses

and Wonder counters by moving into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Wonder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wonder has cheiroso pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. cheiroso manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wonder keeps control of cheiroso as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wonder is trying to work for a single leg takedown but cheiroso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madeya Wonder. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wonder pulls guard successfully.
Wonder wants to sweep but no luck.
Wonder with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing cheiroso can't handle though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Madeya Wonder showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wonder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madeya Wonder!