PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LePeck Monsonde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emelianenko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pride Fc Theme Song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Emelianenko
vs
Monsonde

185 cm
27
240 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

197 cm
26
266 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, LePeck Monsonde!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Monsonde slips the punch.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Monsonde's waist but Monsonde gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Emelianenko off to one side.
Emelianenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Emelianenko cracks Monsonde with a good jab.

Oooooh!!! Monsonde has knocked Emelianenko down with a huge combo! Monsonde steps away and waves a wobbly Emelianenko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Fedor Emelianenko has been cut.
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 throws a low kick but it's checked well by Monsonde.
Monsonde throws a series of punches but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Monsonde.
A swing and a miss from Monsonde.
Emelianenko misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko tries for a takedown but Monsonde sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Emelianenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monsonde falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Emelianenko feints and as Monsonde raises his hands in defense, Emelianenko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Emelianenko is looking to work some ground and pound but Monsonde has wrist control.
Monsonde is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Emelianenko is controlling him.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Monsonde blocks nicely.
Emelianenko postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsonde avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Monsonde keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Monsonde wants to get back to his feet but Emelianenko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko landing some decent shots from guard.
Emelianenko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Emelianenko would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Emelianenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Monsonde is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Monsonde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Monsonde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Monsonde keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.

That's four 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.
Monsonde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
Monsonde 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Monsonde is retaining full guard.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monsonde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Monsonde can do anything to dispel that myth.
Emelianenko throws and elbow that misses. Monsonde uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Emelianenko's guard. Nice move by Monsonde!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Monsonde avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but LePeck Monsonde will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good exchange - Monsonde coming out on top.
Monsonde looks to land a combination but Emelianenko avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Monsonde misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monsonde displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Monsonde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a combination that misses
and Monsonde counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emelianenko slips a jab and a cross from Monsonde.
Monsonde stuns Emelianenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Monsonde throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monsonde avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monsonde shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Monsonde swinging wildly here.
Monsonde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko jabs at Monsonde's body.
Monsonde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monsonde throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Monsonde gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monsonde smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Emelianenko shoots in and gets a takedown into Monsonde's guard.
Emelianenko loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Monsonde keeping moving, preventing Emelianenko from controlling successfully.
Emelianenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monsonde works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Emelianenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monsonde swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monsonde preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Emelianenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Emelianenko throwing strikes from guard but Monsonde blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Emelianenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Emelianenko is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Emelianenko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws a strike but Monsonde rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Emelianenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but LePeck Monsonde will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emelianenko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Monsonde bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Emelianenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Monsonde.

Emelianenko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Monsonde napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Emelianenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Monsonde is defending well.
Emelianenko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Monsonde takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Emelianenko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Emelianenko scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko throws an elbow but Monsonde slips to the side and avoids it well.
Emelianenko in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Emelianenko is trying to ground and pound but Monsonde uses the momentary lack of control by Emelianenko to regain half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Emelianenko lands a nice short elbow.
Emelianenko is looking to take a break and control but Monsonde is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emelianenko moves nicely into side control.
Monsonde takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Emelianenko looks up at the clock and then as Monsonde takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Emelianenko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko trying to control the action but Monsonde is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Emelianenko throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Emelianenko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Emelianenko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Monsonde some visible discomfort.
Fedor Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Fedor Emelianenko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Emelianenko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Emelianenko tries to move to mount but Monsonde blocks the move with his legs.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound but Monsonde is defending the strikes.
An elbow from Emelianenko crashes against the mat.
Emelianenko advances to full mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Emelianenko here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Emelianenko looking to ground and pound but Monsonde is blocking nicely.
Emelianenko working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monsonde holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Emelianenko tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Emelianenko punching from mount but Monsonde doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Emelianenko lands with some strikes.
Emelianenko with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Emelianenko cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Emelianenko! Monsonde is hurt baaadly! Emelianenko is firing away with more strikes - Monsonde is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fedor Emelianenko!