PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Thor
vs
Emelianenko

192 cm
34
217 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

198 cm
28
223 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Underworld Clothing

Bullet Proof System
Pitt Nutrition 160Q@$149

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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Thor is able to avoid easily.
Emelianenko connects with a looping right hand.
Thor tries to land a leg kick but Emelianenko saw it coming and moves away.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Thor checks it.
Thor is looking to counter punch.
Thor connects with a body shot that sends Emelianenko's belly button to the back.
Emelianenko lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Thor tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Thor misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Thor throws a leg kick but Emelianenko sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor thuds a left hand into Emelianenko's body.
Thor throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thor was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor throws a leg kick
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Emelianenko connects with a crisp jab.
Thor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Thor misses.
Emelianenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Thor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Thor throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thor moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice shot by Emelianenko.
Thor takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thor tries to work over Emelianenko's front leg with a kick but Emelianenko checks it.
Thor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor is looking to chop away at Emelianenko's legs.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Thor strikes.
Emelianenko looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a wild body shot.
Emelianenko steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Thor looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Thor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thor there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thor.
Emelianenko scores with a jab. Thor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thor is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Emelianenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Emelianenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Emelianenko coming out on top.
Emelianenko misses the jab.
A right-left combo lands from Thor.
Emelianenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Emelianenko swings widly with a right hand
and Thor counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a hook.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Emelianenko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thor checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thor throws a poor cross that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a low kick, right behind Thor 's knee.
Thor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.

Hans Thor's cut is getting worse.
Thor looks to land a right hand but Emelianenko moved out of range.
Thor defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thor throws a push kick but Emelianenko slaps the foot to one side.
Thor throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thor moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko jabs at Thor's body.
Thor blocks a leg kick.
Thor staying out of range there.
Thor looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.
Thor fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko throws a shot to the body.
Emelianenko is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thor had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Emelianenko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thor is out of range and Emelianenko settles back down.
Thor thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Emelianenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thor throws a low kick but Emelianenko moves out of range easily.
Thor moves out of range as Emelianenko strikes.
Thor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Emelianenko lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Thor misses with a left hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Thor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thor moves away.
Emelianenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thor finds it's way round the side to connect with Emelianenko's head.
Alexander Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thor throws a hook to the side of Emelianenko's head but Emelianenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emelianenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thor.
Thor throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Thor.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thor. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thor scores with a decent looking hook.
Thor misses the shot to the body.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Thor saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Thor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Thor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Emelianenko lands an overhand right.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Emelianenko, right into the meat.
Emelianenko throws a combination. Thor tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A swing and a miss from Emelianenko.
It looked like Thor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Emelianenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Thor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Emelianenko cracks the inside of Thor's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Emelianenko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a shot from downtown. Thor moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thor.
Thor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Emelianenko counters with a left to the body.
Emelianenko looks for the body kick but Thor saw that one coming.
Thor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thor throws a wild body kick that Emelianenko sees coming a mile off.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Thor strikes.
Crunch! Emelianenko slams his shin into Thor's torso.
Thor scores with a sloppy right hand. Emelianenko should have avoided that one.
Emelianenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Thor avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Thor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Emelianenko defending well as Thor loads up on a big left hand.
A little jabbing left from Emelianenko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Thor is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Thor!
Thor throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Emelianenko. That snapped Thor's head back.

Hans Thor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Emelianenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Emelianenko clobbers Thor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thor manages to avoid it.
Thor is looking to counter punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thor throws out the jab.
Emelianenko tries a quick counter leg kick but Thor is wise to it.
Thor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thor.
Thor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emelianenko throws out the jab.
Thor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Thor throws a jab when Emelianenko was well out of range.
Emelianenko misses with a wild body shot.
Thor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emelianenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thor.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Alexander Emelianenko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot by Thor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Thor. That's going to slow Emelianenko down.
Emelianenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thor. That did some damage!
Emelianenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thor misses with a lunging right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thor. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emelianenko was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Thor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko jabs Thor right on the nose. Thor blinks but takes it well.
Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko clobbers Thor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Emelianenko throws an overhand right that lands on Thor's shoulder, as Thor tries to avoid the shot.
Emelianenko tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thor lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Emelianenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Emelianenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Emelianenko. Thor shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor takes a jab right on the kisser.

Jeez, Hans Thor's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Thor motions for Emelianenko to come forward. Thor throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Thor throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Emelianenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Thor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko scores with a hook.
Emelianenko lands a jab.
Thor lands a slapping body shot.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Thor scores with the left hand. Emelianenko knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Emelianenko counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emelianenko connects with a jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hans Thor's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Emelianenko!
Alexander Emelianenko decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.