PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuya Germs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aleksander Emelianenko has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Emelianenko
vs
Germs

199 cm
27
253 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
244 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kuya Germs!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Germs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a wild combination.
Germs moves to clinch but Emelianenko breaks away
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Germs tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Emelianenko holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Germs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germs looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Germs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko tries to break free but Germs pushes him back against the cage.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Germs keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Germs up against the cage.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Germs is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germs keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germs scores a nice knee to the body.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Germs misses with a knee strike.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko trying to control the position but instead, Germs has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emelianenko into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Germs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Germs lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Emelianenko tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Germs just stands there and leans against the cage.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germs lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Aleksander Emelianenko has been cut.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Germs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germs keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Germs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germs with a knee to the head.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Emelianenko manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Germs not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Emelianenko wriggles free and stands up.
Germs tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Germs wants to clinch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.

Emelianenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Germs unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Germs wants to clinch but Emelianenko slips to the side
and Emelianenko counters with a nice uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.

Germs rushes Emelianenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Germs utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Germs landing knees to the head.
Germs lands a knee to the head.
Germs misses with a knee strike.
Germs has Emelianenko pressed against the cage, preventing Emelianenko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germs landing knees to the body.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Emelianenko trying to land knees to the body.
Germs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Germs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germs with an attempt at a knee that misses.

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.
Germs connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko tries to circle away but Germs has him pinned against the cage.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Germs looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko wants to get back to striking at distance but Germs won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Germs throws a knee to the head but misses.
Germs tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko is trying to push Germs away but Germs has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Germs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Germs tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Germs misses with a knee to the head.
Germs tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Germs with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Germs throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Germs using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Germs tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuya Germs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aleksander Emelianenko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Germs tries to clinch up
and Emelianenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Germs tries to clinch but Emelianenko moves away

and Emelianenko counters with a takedown into side control.
Germs takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Germs tries to improve position but can't.
Germs is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Emelianenko looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Emelianenko 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.
Emelianenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Germs defending well though.
Germs wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy.
Germs might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Emelianenko kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Germs can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Germs is looking to improve his position.
Germs keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Germs is trying to control but can't.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kuya Germs.
Germs tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Emelianenko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Germs working a defensive guard but Emelianenko passes into half guard.
Germs trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Emelianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Emelianenko will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Germs is desperately trying to improve his position but Emelianenko has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Germs avoids a series of strikes thrown by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko controlling the position easily from mount.
Germs is wriggling around trying to escape.
Germs wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emelianenko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Germs is looking to escape.
Germs is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Emelianenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Emelianenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Emelianenko!