PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Serega Virtus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Virtus

185 cm
24
225 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Serega Virtus!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Virtus circles away.
Emelianenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Virtus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Virtus misses with a series of wild punches.

Virtus instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Emelianenko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Virtus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Virtus goes for a takedown attempt but Emelianenko pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Virtus throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Virtus. No joy for Emelianenko on that attempt.
Virtus clinches but Emelianenko breaks the clinch

so Emelianenko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Virtus is controlling from the bottom.
Virtus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Emelianenko is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtus is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Virtus wants to sweep here but Emelianenko controlling him for the moment.
Virtus working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Virtus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Virtus is looking to clinch.
Virtus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Emelianenko pinned against the cage. Emelianenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fedor Emelianenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Serega Virtus.
Virtus tries for a takedown but Emelianenko circles away easily

and Emelianenko counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Emelianenko stands up and waves to Virtus to follow him.
Virtus has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Virtus throws a body kick.
Virtus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Emelianenko fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Virtus, pushing him back against the cage.
Virtus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Emelianenko walks away with a smile on his face. Virtus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Emelianenko scores a takedown into full mount!
Virtus is looking to get to half guard.
Emelianenko controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Virtus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Virtus is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Virtus is desperately trying to improve his position but Emelianenko has a good base and remains in mount.
Emelianenko wants to control but Virtus has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Emelianenko throws a head kick but Virtus moves out of range.
Virtus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko dodges the punch combination from Virtus.
Virtus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Virtus shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Virtus pulls his leg out and moves away.

Virtus 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Virtus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Emelianenko manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Virtus has Emelianenko in his guard.
Virtus keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two 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.
Virtus keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emelianenko wants to get up but he can't break Virtus's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Virtus manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Virtus with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Virtus throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Virtus wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Emelianenko is squirming around, avoiding Virtus's attempts to control the action.
Emelianenko gets back to half guard.

Virtus seems to be looking for submissions.
Emelianenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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.

Virtus looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emelianenko is holding on to half guard well.
Virtus is pressing down on Emelianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Emelianenko is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Virtus seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Emelianenko is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Serega Virtus!