PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Shankoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Emelianenko
vs
Shankoli

185 cm
18
215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
209 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ravi Shankoli!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shankoli lands a jab to the nose.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shankoli avoids it really well and circles away.
A jab lands there for Shankoli.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown
and Shankoli counters with a straight right hand.
Shankoli connects with a right hand. Emelianenko shakes it off.
Emelianenko shoots in but Shankoli avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Emelianenko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko darts in looking for a takedown but Shankoli gets double underhooks and turns Emelianenko into the cage.
Emelianenko is looking for a takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shankoli lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shankoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shankoli has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Emelianenko is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Shankoli with a hook.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Shankoli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko fails with the takedown.

Shankoli gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Shankoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko sitting in guard here, content to control.

Emelianenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Emelianenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shankoli is trying to control the position but Emelianenko postures up.
Shankoli keeping full guard, as Emelianenko tries to pass.
Shankoli looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shankoli keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Shankoli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shankoli jabs Emelianenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Shankoli cracks Emelianenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shankoli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Emelianenko shoots for a double leg takedown but Shankoli sprawls well. He's pushed Emelianenko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shankoli.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shankoli as he jumps to the side.
Shankoli stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli lands with a shot to the body.
Shankoli lands a really nice looking cross but Emelianenko seems unphased.
Shankoli lands a slapping body shot.
Nice body punch from Shankoli.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shankoli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Emelianenko had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shankoli scores with a leg kick.
Shankoli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shankoli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shankoli.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shankoli.
Shankoli displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko looks for a takedown but Shankoli sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shankoli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shankoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Shankoli sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shankoli punishes Emelianenko's body with a nice straight punch.
Shankoli blocks a leg kick.
Shankoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shankoli uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shankoli lands a glancing blow to the side of Emelianenko's head.
Emelianenko shoots in and drives through. Shankoli sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Shankoli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from Shankoli as Emelianenko shoots in.
Shankoli lands with a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Shankoli which made him look bad.
Shankoli ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shankoli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Emelianenko.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shankoli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Shankoli cracks Emelianenko with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Shankoli has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Emelianenko to stand back up!

Emelianenko is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko is aggressively charging in as Shankoli backs up avoiding any damage. Shankoli tosses out a jab and Emelianenko runs right into it face first! Emelianenko is out cold! Shankoli dropped down on all fours and is barking in Emelianenko's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ravi Shankoli!