PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilya Murometz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Emerlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Murometz
vs
Emerlong

195 cm
35
280 lbs
27 - 19 - 0

203 cm
37
252 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilya Murometz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fernando Emerlong!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murometz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emerlong.
Murometz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Emerlong sprawls and moves away.
Emerlong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Murometz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Emerlong did well to prevent Murometz getting side control.
Emerlong trying to control from the bottom.
Murometz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Murometz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Emerlong wants to control but Murometz is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murometz content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Emerlong controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Murometz perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Emerlong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murometz stalling.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Emerlong lands a lovely overhand right.
Emerlong lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice cross by Emerlong.
Emerlong misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Emerlong misses.
Murometz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fernando Emerlong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emerlong misses with a right hand

and Murometz counters by clinching up.
Come on Murometz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Emerlong wants to break free but Murometz has control.
Murometz scores with a shoulder strike.
Emerlong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerlong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerlong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emerlong is trying to break the clinch but Murometz has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerlong backwards.
Murometz tries to break the clinch but Emerlong is controlling the position.
Murometz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerlong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerlong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerlong tries to circle away but Murometz has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Murometz breaks the clinch.
Emerlong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murometz on the side of the head.
Emerlong throws a series of punches but Murometz moves out of range.

Murometz throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Emerlong was covering up waiting for the punch and Murometz finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Emerlong working a defensive guard but Murometz manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong is trying to control Murometz's posture but Murometz avoids it.
Murometz in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Emerlong is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Emerlong's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ilya Murometz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Emerlong swinging wildly here.
Emerlong defending well as Murometz loads up on a big left hand.
Emerlong misses with an uppercut. Murometz saw that one coming.
Murometz avoids the head kick by Emerlong.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emerlong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murometz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Emerlong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emerlong missing with a left hand there. Murometz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emerlong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Emerlong dips to his left and cracks Murometz with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerlong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murometz.
Murometz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A head kick misses from Emerlong.
Murometz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emerlong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murometz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Emerlong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murometz avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murometz moves out of range of the strikes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Murometz or perhaps it was just good defense by Emerlong, which made it look bad.
Emerlong stuns Murometz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murometz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Emerlong connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murometz scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Emerlong.

Murometz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Murometz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Murometz tries to free his leg and advance position but Emerlong is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murometz lands a couple of digs.
Emerlong wants to sweep here but Murometz controlling him for the moment.
Murometz tries to free his leg and advance position but Emerlong is retaining full guard.
Murometz won't allow Emerlong to get back to his feet.
Emerlong pulls Murometz in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murometz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Emerlong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Murometz trying to control the position from guard on top but Emerlong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Good exchange - Emerlong coming out on top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emerlong misses with a head kick.
Murometz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Emerlong sprawls and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murometz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emerlong defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Murometz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emerlong takes a swing at Murometz's ribcage but misses.
Murometz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Emerlong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Emerlong.
Murometz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Emerlong misses with a head kick.
Emerlong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Murometz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Emerlong sprawls well. Emerlong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Murometz gets slowly back to his feet.
Murometz moves away from the strike by Emerlong.
Emerlong has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murometz darts in looking for a takedown but Emerlong gets double underhooks and turns Murometz into the cage.
Fernando Emerlong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murometz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emerlong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Emerlong misses.
Emerlong has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Murometz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murometz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emerlong is staying active underneath Murometz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emerlong is looking to escape.
Emerlong is looking to control Murometz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emerlong avoid being mounted?
Murometz wants to control but Emerlong is keeping him busy.
Ilya Murometz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Murometz stops Emerlong from getting back to his feet.
Emerlong preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Emerlong showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Murometz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emerlong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Emerlong connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Emerlong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murometz avoids the head kick by Emerlong.
Murometz moves out of range as Emerlong strikes.
Emerlong misses with a combination
and Murometz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fernando Emerlong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murometz shoots in and drives through. Emerlong sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Emerlong! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Emerlong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerlong misses with a shot to the body
and Murometz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Emerlong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murometz blocks a jab.
Murometz ducks under a wild hook from Emerlong.
Murometz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Emerlong throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Murometz tries to counter by clinching up but Emerlong breaks away and moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Emerlong.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerlong throws a series of strikes that have Murometz backpedaling.
Emerlong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emerlong throws a body punch but Murometz moves out of range.
Murometz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Emerlong defends it nicely.
Some wild striking there from Emerlong.
Murometz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilya Murometz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emerlong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murometz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emerlong.
Emerlong throws a body punch but Murometz moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Murometz misses its target.
Emerlong swinging wildly here.
Murometz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Emerlong's waist but Emerlong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Murometz off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murometz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Emerlong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murometz manages to avoid it.
Murometz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Emerlong as he jumps to the side.
A jab from Emerlong does it's job there.
Emerlong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murometz.

Murometz takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emerlong scores with a nice hook to the head.
Murometz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Murometz.
A head punch on the inside from Emerlong fails to land.
A body shot lands from Murometz.

Murometz breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Murometz feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Emerlong being controlled here, momentarily.
Murometz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Murometz controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Emerlong is trying to keep Murometz in close.
Murometz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Murometz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerlong trying to control the position.
Emerlong is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murometz staying out of range there.
Murometz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Emerlong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Emerlong misses with a double jab

and Murometz counters with a single leg into guard. Emerlong didn't expect that.
Emerlong really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murometz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murometz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Emerlong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Emerlong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Emerlong has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Emerlong!
Fernando Emerlong really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that DJs Locker logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.