PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Makh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Emelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - No Leaf Clover. Andrey Makh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Makh
vs
Emelin

187 cm
19
231 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrey Makh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Emelin!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makh shoots in for a takedown but Emelin shows good takedown defense.
Emelin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Emelin tries a head kick but it misses.
Emelin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Makh gets a clinch.
Emelin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makh.
Makh goes for a takedown attempt but Emelin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Makh cracks Emelin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Makh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Emelin to stand back up!

It looks like Anton Emelin has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Makh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Makh showed some decent athleticism there.
Makh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Emelin's head.
Makh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Makh is looking to take a break and control but Emelin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Makh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makh is looking to advance position but Emelin won't allow it.
Makh slows the pace down in half guard.
Makh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Emelin for as long as he can get away with.
Emelin is not content to let Makh control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrey Makh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Makh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Emelin finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Makh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makh dives in and grabs Emelin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Emelin pushes down on Makh's head and hops out.
Makh shoots in and drives through. Emelin sprawls well.
Emelin fails with a takedown attempt.
Makh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Makh closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Makh tries to stand but can't do so whilst Emelin controls his leg.
Makh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Emelin defending well though.
Makh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Emelin is defending against the submission attempts here by Makh.
Makh prevents Emelin from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makh lands strikes from half guard.

Makh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Emelin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Makh.

Makh escapes and gets back to his feet.

Makh scores a takedown into full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelin is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Emelin is desperately trying to improve his position but Makh has a good base and remains in mount.
Makh with a couple of short strikes.
Emelin tries to reverse the position but Makh maintains control.
Makh with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelin is desperately trying to improve his position but Makh has a good base and remains in mount.
Emelin is squirming around, avoiding Makh's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Emelin's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Makh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Emelin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Makh shoots in and drives through. Emelin sprawls well.
Makh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emelin's waist but Emelin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makh off to one side.
Makh fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Makh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelin fails with the takedown

and Makh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emelin wants to stand up but Makh is controlling him.
Makh lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Emelin is looking for a triangle but Makh pushes his legs off easily.
Makh wants to control from the top but Emelin keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makh stops Emelin from standing up.
Emelin keeping moving, preventing Makh from controlling successfully.
Makh throws a big right hand that misses.
Emelin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Emelin has momentary wrist control but Makh slips an elbow through the middle.
Makh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Makh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makh wants to control from the top but Emelin keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Emelin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makh.
Emelin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Makh trying to control but Emelin is working from the bottom.
Makh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Makh thows a body shot but no joy.
Andrey Makh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Makh shoots in and gets a takedown into Emelin's guard.
Makh tries to stand but Emelin is controlling from the bottom.
Makh 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.
Emelin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makh manages to get himself to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelin trying to control but Makh is working from the bottom.
Makh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Emelin manages to get himself to full guard.
Emelin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Emelin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Makh cracks Emelin with a solid left hand.
Makh is sitting in guard, working some 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.
Emelin working a defensive guard here.
Emelin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Makh is one step ahead there.

Makh drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Makh jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Emelin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Makh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelin wants to sweep but no luck.
Makh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Emelin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrey Makh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Emelin's cut.
That's time! Makh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Makh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Makh frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Emelin tries to reverse the position but Makh maintains control.
Emelin is in a horrible position here. Makh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Emelin is bucking up trying to escape but Makh cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Makh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Makh wants to finish this one by submission but Emelin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Makh.
Makh lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makh looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andrey Makh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Emelin is squirming around, avoiding Makh's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Makh cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Emelin is looking to get to half guard.
Emelin tries to hold on but Makh postures up.
Makh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Emelin is looking to escape.
Emelin is in all sorts of trouble here.

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.
Makh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Makh.

Makh working for a submission but Emelin is keeping him at bay.
Emelin tries to hold on but Makh pushes him away.
Makh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Emelin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Makh trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makh controlling his opponent.
Makh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Makh lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelin hang on?
Makh scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makh with the ground and pound from mount.
Makh lands a big shot there that rocks Emelin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Emelin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Makh landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Makh.
Makh landing shots from mount.
Makh controlling his opponent.
Makh lands a nice shot to the head.
Anton Emelin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrey Makh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makh controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Makh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makh 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:26
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Makh!