PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emilianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Arson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Emilianenko
vs
Arson

181 cm
25
235 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

190 cm
26
280 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fedor Emilianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Van Arson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Arson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Emilianenko trying to hold on to Arson's head to control him but Arson postures up.
Arson trying to pass the guard but Emilianenko defending well.
Emilianenko wants to improve his position but Arson is controlling well.
Emilianenko gets full guard.

Emilianenko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arson trying to control but Emilianenko is working from the bottom.
Emilianenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arson wants to control from the top but Emilianenko keeps moving.
Arson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emilianenko is keeping the position for now.
Emilianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arson is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Emilianenko fails in his attempt to clinch.

Arson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two 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.
Arson tries to free his leg and advance position but Emilianenko is retaining full guard.
Emilianenko trying to keep a closed guard but Arson is proving a slippery customer.
Emilianenko can't keep his opponent in guard - Arson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Emilianenko is staying active underneath Arson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emilianenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Arson.
Emilianenko tries to get to full guard but Arson has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Emilianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arson napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Emilianenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Emilianenko with the ground and pound but Arson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Arson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Emilianenko pushes past his half guard into mount!
Arson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emilianenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emilianenko trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Emilianenko goes for an armbar but Arson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Arson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emilianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emilianenko has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Van Arson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Emilianenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Emilianenko shoots and misses

so Arson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emilianenko is trying to keep Arson in close.
Arson being controlled here momentarily.
Emilianenko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arson!
Emilianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Arson is looking to escape.
Arson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emilianenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Emilianenko goes for an armbar but Arson turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Arson.

Arson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Emilianenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Emilianenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Emilianenko!

Emilianenko tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko working away.
Arson is looking for a sweep.

Emilianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arson, who protects the arm well.

Emilianenko thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko working the head with strikes.
Emilianenko working the ground and pound from side control.
Arson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Arson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Emilianenko trying to control the position but Arson is working away.
Arson struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arson seems a little lost for a moment, as Emilianenko dominates the positioning.
Emilianenko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arson keeps working.
Arson tries to improve position but can't.
Arson is not content to let Emilianenko control the position.

Emilianenko is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Arson has escaped the position, nice work there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Emilianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emilianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emilianenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Emilianenko with a lazy takedown attempt

and Arson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Emilianenko's guard now.
Emilianenko is trying to control the position but Arson postures up.
Emilianenko is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Arson is controlling him.

Arson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emilianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emilianenko has escaped and now he's on top!
Emilianenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Emilianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Van Arson has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilianenko looking to sit in guard and control but Arson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Emilianenko keeping moving, preventing Arson from controlling successfully.

Arson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Emilianenko is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Emilianenko has escaped and now he's on top!
Emilianenko is looking to advance position but Arson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

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.
Emilianenko is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Arson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Emilianenko has worked his arm free - good work by Emilianenko!

Arson tries for a kimura but Emilianenko is defending well.
Arson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emilianenko can't do much from the bottom here.

Arson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emilianenko regains half guard.
Emilianenko is looking to improve his position.
Emilianenko is trying to stand up here but Arson is controlling him well.
Emilianenko trying to control from the bottom.

Arson 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.
Emilianenko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Emilianenko is looking for a sweep. Arson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Emilianenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arson is working away from the top position though.
Emilianenko is trying to stand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Emilianenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Arson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Van Arson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Van Arson!