PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodge Elusive (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Led Zeppelin: Kashmir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Sergei Emelianenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dodge Elusive's chin.

Elusive
vs
Emelianenko

184 cm
25
205 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dodge Elusive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko stalks Elusive and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elusive's face. Elusive staggers backwards, shaken.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elusive moves out of range of the body kick.
Sergei Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emelianenko.
Elusive misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Elusive throws out the jab.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elusive paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Emelianenko!
Emelianenko throws a combination. Elusive tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Elusive throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Emelianenko connects with a high kick.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Elusive with a series of wild strikes but Elusive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Elusive avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a series of strikes that have Elusive backpedaling.
Elusive avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emelianenko lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lunges at Elusive with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elusive's hand.
Elusive keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Elusive throws a big shot that misses.
Elusive misses with a jab, cross combination.
Elusive scores with a nice body kick.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Elusive as he jumps to the side.
Emelianenko's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Emelianenko duly obliges.
Elusive shoots in but no luck this time.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elusive throws a head kick that misses
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Elusive paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Elusive looks for a takedown but Emelianenko sprawls well.
Elusive shoots in but Emelianenko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dodge Elusive. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko lands with a nice combination. Elusive backs away looking to recover.
Elusive takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Elusive tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Elusive to the ground. Elusive escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A head kick from Emelianenko lands but Elusive takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elusive takes one on the button.
Elusive misses with a double jab.
Elusive moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Elusive thows a left - swing and a miss!
Elusive throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Elusive backs up against the cage.
Emelianenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Elusive stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Elusive misses with a straight right.
Elusive stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Elusive wants it to stay on the feet.
Emelianenko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a takedown
and Elusive counters with a low kick, right behind Emelianenko 's knee.
Emelianenko stalks Elusive and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Elusive's face. Elusive staggers backwards, shaken.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Elusive is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Elusive circles away and we're back to standing.
A lazy left from Emelianenko finds it's target.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Elusive swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko instigates a clinch.
Elusive keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Elusive landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Elusive breaks from the clinch.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Elusive in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Emelianenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Elusive lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Emelianenko fails to land.
Emelianenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Elusive.
Elusive tries to stall but Emelianenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Elusive lands a nice knee to the body.
Emelianenko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Emelianenko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Elusive pulls his leg out and moves away.
Emelianenko looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Elusive throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Elusive lands a nice shot that snaps Emelianenko's head back.
Emelianenko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Elusive tries to score a power double leg takedown but Emelianenko sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Elusive somewhat.
Elusive throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Elusive misses.
Elusive circles away from the clinch attempt.
Emelianenko swinging wilding here.
Elusive swats away the attempt to clinch by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko closes the distance but Elusive moves to the side

and Elusive counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive stops a takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.

Emelianenko pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elusive accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Elusive in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Elusive slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Elusive thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Emelianenko has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Elusive can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Elusive is aware though and is defending well.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elusive trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elusive makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Elusive is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Elusive scoring with punches to the head and body.
Elusive is in close to Emelianenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Elusive is looking to work some ground and pound but Emelianenko has wrist control.
Elusive landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Elusive accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Emelianenko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Elusive controls the pace.
Elusive postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elusive is in close to Emelianenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Emelianenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Elusive doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Elusive manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elusive controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Elusive is in close to Emelianenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Emelianenko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Elusive missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Elusive is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elusive.
Elusive postures up and lands a big shot to Emelianenko's brow.

Elusive thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dodge Elusive dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Emelianenko.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Elusive has control.
Elusive tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice left hand lands by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Elusive backwards.
Elusive tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Elusive breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sergei Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Emelianenko lands with a nice combination. Elusive backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Emelianenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Elusive was covering up waiting for the punch and Emelianenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Elusive tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Elusive striking off his back.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Elusive throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Emelianenko drops back looking for a leg! Elusive is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Elusive manages to kick Emelianenko off! Emelianenko jumps back into Elusive's guard.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elusive is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Elusive is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emelianenko shoots and misses
and Elusive counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Sergei Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Elusive moves into the clinch.
Dodge Elusive has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Emelianenko.
Elusive wants a takedown but no success here.
Elusive tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Elusive breaks from the clinch.
Elusive slips under a jab from Emelianenko.
Elusive fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Elusive swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Elusive looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Elusive.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko throws a left and a right that both miss

and Elusive counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emelianenko's guard now.
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!
Elusive cracks Emelianenko with a solid left hand.
Emelianenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Elusive.
Elusive postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Elusive scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elusive postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Elusive sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Elusive is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Elusive postures up in Emelianenko's guard and throws a big left but Emelianenko blocks it.
Elusive trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Elusive tries to free his leg and advance position but Emelianenko is retaining full guard.
Elusive trying to control the position from guard on top but Emelianenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Emelianenko is looking to sinch up a triangle. Elusive throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Emelianenko's body to avoid the submission. Emelianenko has instead reached around Elusive's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Emelianenko arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sergei Emelianenko!