PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurendie Siberie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Emelianenko's choice of entrance music: Enea Vollare Mezzo. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Siberie
vs
Emelianenko

190 cm
33
265 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

183 cm
40
254 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zombie Nutrition (Laundry Available)

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jurendie Siberie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko defending well as Siberie loads up on a big left hand.
Siberie connects with a single shot there.
Emelianenko misses with the combination.
Siberie throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Siberie throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Siberie misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko checks a low kick from Siberie.
Emelianenko darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Siberie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Emelianenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Emelianenko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Emelianenko clobbers Siberie with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Siberie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Siberie's head back.
Emelianenko misses with a double jab
and Siberie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Siberie's shoulder, as Siberie tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko lands with an overhand left.
Siberie missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Siberie has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Siberie there as he acknowledges the shot.
Emelianenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Siberie manages to avoid it.
Siberie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Siberie throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Siberie. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Siberie sprawls well.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Siberie moves out of range.
Siberie throws a jab but it's blocked by Emelianenko.
Siberie looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
A jab from Emelianenko misses.
Siberie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emelianenko moves away.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko shoots in but no luck this time.
A decent looking cross lands there for Siberie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Emelianenko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Siberie backs up against the cage.
Siberie thows a body shot but no joy.
Siberie scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emelianenko doesn't seem bothered though.
Siberie throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
A shot to the liver by Emelianenko. Beautiful body shot.
Siberie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Siberie strikes.
Siberie walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Emelianenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Siberie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Emelianenko drops Siberie with a right and a left! Emelianenko comes rushing in but Siberie regains his composure and manages to keep Emelianenko in guard.
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Siberie pulls Emelianenko in to control the position.
Emelianenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siberie's head.
Siberie has momentary wrist control but Emelianenko slips an elbow through the middle.
Siberie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Siberie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Emelianenko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Siberie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Siberie tries to get out of the position.
Siberie preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko working some strikes from top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko advances to half guard.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Siberie is rocked!
Emelianenko not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siberie wants to control but Emelianenko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko is looking to advance position but Siberie won't allow it.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Siberie is blocking nicely.

Emelianenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Siberie defends it well.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Emelianenko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Siberie tries to avoid it but Emelianenko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Siberie to the ground. Siberie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lands with a nice body punch.
Siberie tests Emelianenko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Siberie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a two punch combination.
Siberie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Siberie.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Jab from Emelianenko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Siberie slips a jab and a cross from Emelianenko.
Fedor Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siberie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Emelianenko's sensitive parts.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Siberie saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Siberie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siberie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Emelianenko throws a right and a left that Siberie avoids nicely.
Siberie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Siberie.
Siberie misses with an uppercut.
Siberie throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Emelianenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Emelianenko winds up and cracks Siberie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Emelianenko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Emelianenko is trying to work for a kimura but Siberie is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Siberie tries to get to full guard but Emelianenko has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Emelianenko there.
Ground and pound from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Siberie is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko throwing shots but Siberie is blocking nicely.
Siberie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Emelianenko on the ground.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emelianenko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Emelianenko passes to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Emelianenko working the head and body with strikes.
Siberie dodges the ground and pound from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Emelianenko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Siberie down.
Oh Siberie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Siberie is trying to work for a sweep but Emelianenko has mounted him!
Emelianenko lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Siberie! Emelianenko sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Siberie and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!
Fedor Emelianenko is the new heavyweight champion!