PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Peque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Peque
vs
Emelianenko

192 cm
18
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
236 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Lil Peque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.
Emelianenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Peque looking for submissions off his back.
Emelianenko misses with a head shot. Peque uses the momentum to regain guard.
Emelianenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peque controls Emelianenko momentarily but Emelianenko frees himself.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Peque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Peque is controlling his posture from full guard.
Peque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emelianenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fedor Emelianenko was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Emelianenko drives through with a takedown into Peque's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Peque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko postures up in Peque's guard and throws a big left but Peque blocks it.
Peque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko is stalling in the full guard.
Peque keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Emelianenko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Peque is looking to regain half guard here but Emelianenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Emelianenko scoring with punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Emelianenko stands up.
Peque avoids a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Emelianenko looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Peque!
Emelianenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peque. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tries to stand but Peque is controlling his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Emelianenko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Emelianenko thuds his shin into the meat of Peque's side.

Emelianenko has closed the distance and engaged Peque in a clinch.

Emelianenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Peque is fending him off so far but Emelianenko persists. Nope, Peque circles away and we're back to standing.
Peque misses with a takedown attempt

and Emelianenko counters by moving into the clinch.

Emelianenko is trying to trip Peque. He has hold of a leg but Peque is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Emelianenko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Peque utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fedor Emelianenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Emelianenko trying to control but Peque is working from the bottom.
Emelianenko lands a couple of elbows.
Peque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Peque has his foot on Emelianenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Emelianenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Emelianenko gets to his feet. Peque looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Emelianenko looking to score a takedown here. Peque is defending well but Emelianenko drives through and ends up in Peque's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko stands up over Peque, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Peque keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Emelianenko wants to stand but Peque has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a big right hand that misses.

Peque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Emelianenko defends it easily.
Emelianenko throws a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Peque keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fedor Emelianenko.
Peque has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Peque gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peque has a closed guard, preventing Emelianenko from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peque is controlling Emelianenko's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Peque's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Peque sprawls well.

Emelianenko moves into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Emelianenko turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Emelianenko working away.
Peque gets back to half guard.
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peque is not content to let Emelianenko control the position.
Emelianenko takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Emelianenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Peque moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Emelianenko throws a sloppy strike and Peque has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Emelianenko is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Peque!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lil Peque!
After the fight, Lil Peque was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.