PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between fedor emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Vozzmeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). fedor emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Brandon Vozzmeer's chin.

emelianenko
vs
Vozzmeer

185 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
23
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, fedor emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brandon Vozzmeer!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

emelianenko clinches up with Vozzmeer and pushes him back against the cage.

Vozzmeer is trying to trip emelianenko. He has hold of a leg but emelianenko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Vozzmeer persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Vozzmeer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. emelianenko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vozzmeer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vozzmeer stuffs the takedown.
emelianenko wants to clinch.
Vozzmeer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vozzmeer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vozzmeer tries to clinch but emelianenko moves out of range.

Vozzmeer scores a takedown into full mount!
emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vozzmeer on the ground.
Vozzmeer trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko really is a fat lump.
Vozzmeer lands a big shot there that rocks emelianenko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Vozzmeer maintains control.
emelianenko is breathing heavily.
emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Vozzmeer's attempts to control the action.
emelianenko is desperately trying to improve his position but Vozzmeer has a good base and remains in mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vozzmeer looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vozzmeer scores with a couple of good head shots there.
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.

Vozzmeer jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but emelianenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
emelianenko taking punishment in the form of punches.
Vozzmeer is staying tight to emelianenko's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vozzmeer in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vozzmeer working the ground and pound from side control.
Vozzmeer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Vozzmeer stands up.
Vozzmeer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vozzmeer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
emelianenko stuffs the takedown.
Vozzmeer misses with a wild combination.
Vozzmeer throws a series of punches but emelianenko avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vozzmeer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Vozzmeer. Vozzmeer gets slowly back to his feet.
fedor emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Vozzmeer.

Vozzmeer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vozzmeer lands in his opponent's guard.
Vozzmeer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of emelianenko's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vozzmeer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
emelianenko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Vozzmeer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Vozzmeer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vozzmeer dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vozzmeer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? emelianenko is fending him off so far but Vozzmeer persists. Nope, emelianenko circles away and we're back to standing.

emelianenko takes the fight into the clinch.
Vozzmeer goes for a takedown attempt but emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
emelianenko tries to clinch
and Vozzmeer counters with a head kick. That will keep emelianenko thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
emelianenko is looking to score with low kicks.
emelianenko looks to clinch
and Vozzmeer counters with a three punch combo that has emelianenko backing up. emelianenko nods at Vozzmeer to acknowledge the strikes.
emelianenko tries to clinch
and Vozzmeer counters with a left to the body.
emelianenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
emelianenko tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vozzmeer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vozzmeer content to control rather than advance.
Vozzmeer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko wants to control but Vozzmeer is having none of it.
Vozzmeer scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Vozzmeer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but emelianenko is surviving well by controlling Vozzmeer's body position as best he can.
Vozzmeer working emelianenko over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vozzmeer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
emelianenko tries to reverse the position but Vozzmeer maintains control.
The referee warns emelianenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vozzmeer has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of emelianenko's face.

Vozzmeer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, emelianenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brandon Vozzmeer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Vozzmeer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vozzmeer controlling from the full mount.
emelianenko takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vozzmeer with good strikes from the mount here!
emelianenko is trying to stand.
emelianenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vozzmeer avoids the attempt from emelianenko to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
emelianenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vozzmeer scoring with strikes but emelianenko is staying in there.
Vozzmeer lands with some strikes.
Vozzmeer lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vozzmeer landing strikes, looking to finish!
Vozzmeer lands a big elbow.
Vozzmeer in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Vozzmeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vozzmeer is looking to clinch but emelianenko is avoiding it.
emelianenko clinches but Vozzmeer breaks the clinch

and Vozzmeer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vozzmeer.
Vozzmeer gets underhooks to prevent emelianenko's takedown attempt.
emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vozzmeer.
Vozzmeer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Vozzmeer gets a trip takedown into half guard.
emelianenko is trying to escape back to his feet but Vozzmeer uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Vozzmeer trying to control the action but emelianenko is working from the bottom.
Vozzmeer works to advance to full mount. emelianenko defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
emelianenko is looking to get to half guard.

Vozzmeer working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. emelianenko looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Vozzmeer! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brandon Vozzmeer!