PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Pujols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fedor Emelianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Albert Pujols's chin.

Emelianenko
vs
Pujols

184 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

191 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert Pujols!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pujols looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Pujols throws a looping overhand right but Emelianenko ducks down to avoid it.
Pujols throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emelianenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Pujols on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Pujols misses.
Emelianenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pujols.
Emelianenko lands with a right hand.
Pujols doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pujols looks gassed!

Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Emelianenko showed some decent athleticism there.

Emelianenko is working for a kimura but Pujols is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Pujols is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emelianenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Emelianenko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pujols does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emelianenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pujols knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pujols can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko stops Pujols from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko wants to control but Pujols is keeping him busy.
Emelianenko tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pujols knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pujols really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Emelianenko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Emelianenko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pujols doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Emelianenko.
Pujols looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Pujols moves out of range.
Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Albert Pujols seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Pujols rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emelianenko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pujols pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko with a jab.
Albert Pujols is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Emelianenko throws a lazy right hand but Pujols sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pujols slaps away a takedown attempt from Emelianenko, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pujols in his tracks.
Emelianenko defending well as Pujols loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Pujols moves out of range.
Pujols paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Pujols swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pujols misses with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pujols lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko defending well as Pujols loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pujols.
Emelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Pujols.
Pujols slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Pujols uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Emelianenko.
Pujols throws a series of punches but Emelianenko avoids them all with ease.
Pujols throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pujols will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Emelianenko thows a body shot but no joy.
Pujols misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko punishes Pujols's body with a nice straight punch.
Pujols is breathing heavily.
Emelianenko misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pujols counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Pujols keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Pujols throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Pujols takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pujols changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by Emelianenko or perhaps it was just good defense by Pujols which made him look bad.
Pujols lands a right hook to the body.
Pujols might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pujols throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko thuds a left hand into Pujols's body.
Pujols on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko stuns Pujols with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Pujols gets caught flat footed, as Emelianenko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Emelianenko advances position into side control!
Emelianenko advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pujols is looking to escape.
Emelianenko with good strikes from the mount here!
Emelianenko lands a big elbow.
Emelianenko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Pujols is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko unloads with some shots from mount but Pujols bucks and avoids them well.
Emelianenko content just to control the position here.
Emelianenko looking to control but Pujols is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Emelianenko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Emelianenko thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pujols avoids a series of strikes thrown by Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Pujols is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Emelianenko throwing strikes here but Pujols is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Pujols is trying to stand.

Emelianenko working for a guillotine from mount but Pujols is in no mood to give up.
Emelianenko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emelianenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Emelianenko is landing with some decent strikes but Pujols is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Emelianenko dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pujols as he avoids it easily.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Pujols throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Pujols scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pujols lands with a good body shot.
Albert Pujols is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pujols misses with a body punch
and Emelianenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pujols thinking.

Pujols lands a left and a right that send Emelianenko crashing to the mat, dazed. Pujols thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pujols throws the kick towards the body but Emelianenko avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pujols looks to throw the jab but Emelianenko is out of range.
Pujols takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Pujols throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Pujols.
Pujols looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Pujols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Pujols slips a straight right by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Pujols moves out of range.
A big right from Pujols misses.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Emelianenko missing with a left hand there. Pujols was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Emelianenko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pujols avoids it really well and circles away.
Pujols connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pujols misses with a jab to the body

and Emelianenko counters with a shoot takedown. Pujols fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Pujols blocks nicely.
Emelianenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Pujols is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Emelianenko prevents Pujols from getting back to his feet.
Emelianenko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Emelianenkois looking to pass into half guard but Pujols pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Pujols is in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pujols wants to get up but he can't break Emelianenko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Emelianenko is on top in guard.
Emelianenko wants to control from the top but Pujols keeps moving.
Fedor Emelianenko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emelianenko forces his way into half guard.
Pujols is trying to stand up here but Emelianenko is controlling him well.
Emelianenko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Emelianenko stops Pujols from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Pujols comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Emelianenko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Emelianenko!