PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Feddor Emeliannenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murad Sultanovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sultanovitch comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian anthem (rock version) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Feddor Emeliannenko looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Emeliannenko
vs
Sultanovitch

184 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

190 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Feddor Emeliannenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Murad Sultanovitch!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sultanovitch closes the distance and clinches.
Emeliannenko looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Sultanovitch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sultanovitch misses with the combination.
Sultanovitch keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Sultanovitch gets a takedown into half guard.
Sultanovitch wants to stand up but Emeliannenko has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Sultanovitch passes to full mount!

Sultanovitch has control of Emeliannenko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Emeliannenko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Sultanovitch punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emeliannenko is wriggling around trying to escape.

Sultanovitch is going olschool here, as he tries to force Emeliannenko to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Emeliannenko shrugs it off.

Sultanovitch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sultanovitch scoring with strikes but Emeliannenko is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Emeliannenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sultanovitch with shots to the head and body - Emeliannenko looks very uncomfortable down there.
Emeliannenko is looking to get to half guard.

Sultanovitch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Emeliannenko is surviving well by controlling Sultanovitch's body position as best he can.
Emeliannenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sultanovitch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sultanovitch working the ground and pound effectively.
Sultanovitch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sultanovitch working the ground and pound effectively.
Emeliannenko can't escape the position.
Emeliannenko really wants to buck Sultanovitch off and get back to his feet.

Sultanovitch working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Emeliannenko is in a horrible position here. Sultanovitch smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Emeliannenko tries to hold on but Sultanovitch pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emeliannenko working to try and regain half guard.
Sultanovitch dominating with strikes here.
Emeliannenko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sultanovitch is landing with some decent strikes but Emeliannenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sultanovitch is landing with some decent strikes but Emeliannenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Emeliannenko working to try and regain half guard.
Sultanovitch lands a heavy elbow.

Sultanovitch working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Emeliannenko looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sultanovitch! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murad Sultanovitch!