PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nik Pappadopulous (ranked 4843 p4p, 4076 weight class) and Randyisio Tessino (ranked 493 p4p, 457 weight class). Randyisio Tessino will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Pappadopulous
vs
Tessino

186 cm
25
260
1 - 1 - 0

218 cm
26
275
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Nutritional Shaved Ice

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nik Pappadopulous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randyisio Tessino!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pappadopulous. Tessino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pappadopulous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tessino throws a counter combo.
Pappadopulous is looking to score with low kicks.
Pappadopulous looks to land a body kick but Tessino moved away.
Tessino has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pappadopulous is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tessino swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Pappadopulous holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tessino tries to break free but Pappadopulous pushes him back against the cage.
Pappadopulous lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tessino backwards.
Pappadopulous can't find room to land a body shot as Tessino controls the action.
Tessino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tessino blocks a body shot from Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous can't find room to land a body shot as Tessino controls the action.
Tessino letting Pappadopulous take a breather here.
Pappadopulous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tessino tries to throw a body punch but Pappadopulous avoids it by throwing Tessino back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pappadopulous working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pappadopulous will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tessino up against the cage.

Pappadopulous turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pappadopulous is looking to take a break and control but Tessino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Tessino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tessino takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Pappadopulous lands a few punches from side control.
Pappadopulous lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tessino down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessino tries to improve position but can't.
Pappadopulous connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tessino some visible discomfort.
Pappadopulous in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappadopulous is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tessino will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pappadopulous 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.
Tessino avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous cracks Tessino with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pappadopulous working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pappadopulous controlling the position from side mount.
Tessino is trying to control Pappadopulous's posture but Pappadopulous avoids it.
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That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessino parries the strikes from Pappadopulous easily there. Pappadopulous is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tessino to escape.
Tessino struggling a bit here.
Tessino is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pappadopulous off and has taken his back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pappadopulous breaks Tessino's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Tessino trying to control the position.
Pappadopulous working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tessino's head.
Pappadopulous in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pappadopulous postures up.
Pappadopulous lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pappadopulous throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessino keeping moving, preventing Pappadopulous from controlling successfully.
Pappadopulous scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pappadopulous keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tessino's head.
Tessino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Pappadopulous throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Tessino is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pappadopulous defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pappadopulous stands up over Tessino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tessino has momentary wrist control but Pappadopulous slips an elbow through the middle.
Tessino is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pappadopulous cracks Tessino with a solid left hand.
Pappadopulous postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like Randyisio Tessino has been cut.
Tessino has his hands on Pappadopulous's head, controlling the position.
Pappadopulous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nik Pappadopulous dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Randyisio Tessino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pappadopulous darts in and clinches Tessino up against the cage.
Pappadopulous tries to throw a body punch but Tessino avoids it by throwing Pappadopulous back against the cage.
Pappadopulous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tessino throws a punch but it's blocked by Pappadopulous.
Pappadopulous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tessino is looking to break free of the clinch but Pappadopulous has double underhooks.
Tessino lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pappadopulous lands with a left to the head.

Pappadopulous gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Pappadopulous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pappadopulous prevents Tessino from standing back up.
Pappadopulous landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pappadopulous lands with a punch from half guard.
Pappadopulous is nestled in close to Tessino, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pappadopulous winds up and cracks Tessino with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tessino is trying to maintain the position but Pappadopulous is very close to passing his half guard.
Pappadopulous slips a nice elbow through Tessino's hands, connecting with Tessino's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pappadopulous connects with a nice short shot to Tessino's temple.
Pappadopulous throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pappadopulous wants to pass to mount but Tessino is defending the position.
Pappadopulous not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pappadopulous is thwarting Tessino's attempts to control the position.
Pappadopulous working Tessino over with strikes.

That has opened up Randyisio Tessino's cut even more.
Tessino is not content to let Pappadopulous control the position.
Tessino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pappadopulous is working away from the top position though.
Pappadopulous seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tessino is looking to improve his position.
Pappadopulous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tessino can do to turn this around?

Tessino actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessino has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pappadopulous is working away from the top position though.
Tessino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pappadopulous scores with a couple of nice shots.

The cut above Randyisio Tessino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pappadopulous wants to take a breather but Tessino is having none of it.
Pappadopulous scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pappadopulous lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Pappadopulous lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Randyisio Tessino's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nik Pappadopulous!