PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Graf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedro Jemelijanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jemelijanenko has chosen Goran Bregovic - Kalashnikov as his entrance music. Fedro Jemelijanenko looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Graf
vs
Jemelijanenko

180 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
204 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light 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, Chris Graf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedro Jemelijanenko!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Graf has closed the distance and engaged Jemelijanenko in a clinch.
Jemelijanenko looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Jemelijanenko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jemelijanenko keeps the fight on the outside.

Jemelijanenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Jemelijanenko manages to break the clinch.
Jemelijanenko tries to clinch but Graf moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Graf.
Graf fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jemelijanenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Graf.
Graf could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Graf tries to clinch but Jemelijanenko moves out of range.
Jemelijanenko tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Graf counters with a takedown into side control.
Graf lands a decent elbow from side control.
Graf working the body and head with strikes.

Graf tries for a kimura but Jemelijanenko is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Graf is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jemelijanenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Graf stalls from top position.

Graf has hold of Jemelijanenko's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Jemelijanenko seems comfortable defending it but Graf has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Jemelijanenko is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Jemelijanenko is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Graf couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Graf!