PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gattsu Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiraku Saito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Gattsu Emelianenko has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Emelianenko
vs
Saito

191 cm
18
219 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Prefers standup

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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 Tokyo, Gattsu Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiraku Saito!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Saito moves into the clinch successfully.
Saito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Saito has control.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Saito has control.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Saito gets an underhook and turns Emelianenko into the ropes.
Emelianenko takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saito crunches a lovely knee into Emelianenko's ribcage.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito scores with a knee to the head.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Saito with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Saito.
Saito looks gassed!
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Saito landing knees to the head.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Saito has double underhooks.
Saito landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saito prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Saito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Emelianenko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Emelianenko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko is trying to break free.
Saito prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Saito using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saito tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Saito misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Saito keeps him there for the moment.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch but Saito keeps him there for the moment.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Emelianenko blocks it with crossed arms.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Emelianenko is trying to break the clinch but Saito has him pressed against the ropes.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Emelianenko stalling the fight.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Saito tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Saito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Emelianenko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Emelianenko looking to stall.
Saito keeps control of Emelianenko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saito throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saito prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Saito tries to land knees in the clinch but Emelianenko avoids the damage to the body.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Saito tries a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks it.
Emelianenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Emelianenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Saito doesn't manage to clinch there - Emelianenko circles away.
Saito dodges the punch combination from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Saito's ribs.
Saito throws a low kick, looking for Emelianenko's leg but Emelianenko calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries to bum rush Saito with a series of wild strikes but Saito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Emelianenko connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saito. Saito circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Saito drives through and clinches with Emelianenko against the ropes.
Saito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Emelianenko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saito tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saito tries to land a knee to the head but Emelianenko blocks with his arms.
Emelianenko can't break the clinch.
Saito prevents Emelianenko from breaking the clinch.
Saito looking to throw knees to the head but Emelianenko is blocking nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emelianenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Emelianenko is looking to break free of the clinch but Saito has double underhooks.
Saito connects with a nasty looking knee right to Emelianenko's face.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Saito is controlling the position.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Saito misses with a knee strike.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Saito has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hiraku Saito dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Emelianenko throws a left that rocks Saito and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Emelianenko dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Saito regain composure!

Saito is rocked!
Emelianenko moves into full mount!
Saito is still in real trouble! Can Emelianenko finish him?
Emelianenko postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Saito badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Emelianenko around the waist but Emelianenko pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Emelianenko is the winner by TKO! Emelianenko jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gattsu Emelianenko!