PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Emelianenko
vs
Lyoton

179 cm
31
185 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

185 cm
30
199 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

5th Round Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Machidan Lyoton!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lyoton.
Lyoton throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko thuds his shin into the meat of Lyoton's side.
Lyoton pushes Emelianenko away with a front kick.
Lyoton tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Emelianenko swivels and escapes.
Lyoton misses with a double jab.
Lyoton keeps the fight on the outside.
Emelianenko scores with a body shot.
Lyoton throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.

Emelianenko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Emelianenko misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyoton.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lyoton blocks a body shot from Emelianenko.
Lyoton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Emelianenko's defenses.

It looks like Mirko Emelianenko has been cut.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emelianenko.
Lyoton managing to block the knees to the body from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a body punch.

Lyoton pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lyoton is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Lyoton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lyoton is looking to sinch up a triangle. Emelianenko throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Lyoton's body to avoid the submission. Lyoton has instead reached around Emelianenko's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Lyoton arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Machidan Lyoton!
A very excited looking Machidan Lyoton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.