PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Congo Ashantie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko comes to the cage accompanied by Казаки - Ой Да . Ashantie has chosen Congo Ashanti as his entrance music. Fedor Emelianenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Emelianenko
vs
Ashantie

183 cm
22
229 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
230 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 4 - 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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Congo Ashantie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ashantie jabs at Emelianenko's body.
Ashantie circles away from the clinch attempt.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Ashantie in a clinch.
Ashantie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Ashantie.
Ashantie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko tries a body shot but Ashantie blocks it.
Ashantie lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
Ashantie lands a nice elbow.
Ashantie lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Come on Ashantie - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ashantie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Emelianenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ashantie.
Ashantie digs a right hand underneath Emelianenko's ribcage. Emelianenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ashantie connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Ashantie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Ashantie scores with a shoulder strike.

Emelianenko is rocked!
Ashantie has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Emelianenko - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ashantie, and another! Emelianenko is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Congo Ashantie!