PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jiu Jiet Siet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko has chosen Dale Oliver - Not A Stranger To (The) Danger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jiet Siet
vs
Emelianenko

187 cm
29
242 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

199 cm
23
253 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jiu Jiet Siet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aleksander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siet throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Siet misses with a looping left.
Siet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Siet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a three punch combo that has Siet backing up. Siet nods at Emelianenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Siet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Siet misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Siet. Those never looked like landing.
Siet wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Emelianenko misses.
Siet throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Siet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Siet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siet looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siet throws a combination that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a series of strikes. Siet will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Emelianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Emelianenko does it's job there.
Emelianenko stuffs the takedown attempt from Siet. Siet gets slowly back to his feet.
Emelianenko cracks Siet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Siet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Siet shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Siet throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Siet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Emelianenko connects with a single shot there.
Emelianenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Siet misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Siet.
Siet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Siet.
Siet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Siet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Emelianenko counters with a two punch combo.
Aleksander Emelianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siet is breathing heavily.
Siet misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko connects with a right that clearly hurt Siet. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Emelianenko proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Siet collapses and taps out under the pressure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Emelianenko!