PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dutch Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dolazak Hrvata. Emelianenko has chosen Enea Vollare Mezzo as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rhino
vs
Emelianenko

198 cm
30
260 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

183 cm
31
254 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dutch Rhino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rhino circles away quickly and effectively.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Rhino misses with a hook. Emelianenko ducked under it nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Rhino. That snapped Emelianenko's head back.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Emelianenko.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Emelianenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Emelianenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Emelianenko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rhino, who protects the arm well.
Rhino prevents Emelianenko from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino tries to improve position but can't.
Emelianenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Emelianenko working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rhino is trying to control Emelianenko's posture but Emelianenko avoids it.
Emelianenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rhino tries to improve position but can't.

Emelianenko looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Emelianenko has an Americana. Rhino didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Emelianenko is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Emelianenko hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fedor Emelianenko!