PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dante Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uriah Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uriah Emelianenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fuego
vs
Emelianenko

185 cm
22
235 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dante Fuego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Uriah Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Fuego connects with a good right hand that stumbles Emelianenko. Emelianenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Emelianenko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fuego tries to bum rush Emelianenko with a series of wild strikes but Emelianenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Emelianenko darts in and clinches Fuego up against the cage.

Fuego manages to break the clinch.
Fuego will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Fuego has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fuego manages to break the clinch.
Fuego with a nice cross.
Fuego thuds his right hand into Emelianenko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fuego lands a lovely overhand right.
Emelianenko tries to clinch but Fuego moves away
and Fuego counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuego jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Emelianenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Emelianenko is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuego lands with a nice body punch.
Fuego lands a brutal head kick. Emelianenko looks out on his feet and Fuego throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dante Fuego!