PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stu Redman (ranked 3677 p4p, 2043 weight class) and Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos (ranked 411 p4p, 255 weight class). Redman comes to the cage accompanied by Smke a Little Smoke - Eric Church. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Redman
vs
Xanthopoulos

185 cm
29
184
11 - 15 - 0

183 cm
30
180
12 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xanthopoulos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Redman looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Xanthopoulos gets full guard.
Redman throws a strike but Xanthopoulos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Xanthopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
Xanthopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Redman working a defensive guard but Xanthopoulos manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Redman's face as Xanthopoulos controls the position.
Redman wants to control but Xanthopoulos postures up.

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.
Redman holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Redman is looking to reverse the position.
I've been told that Xanthopoulos has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Xanthopoulos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Xanthopoulos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Redman looking for a sweep but Xanthopoulos has passed into full mount! Oh no!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Redman is working to get back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos controlling the pace for now.

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.
Redman is trying to escape the mount.
Xanthopoulos controlling from mount.
Redman working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Redman looks to throw the jab but Xanthopoulos is out of range.
A nice side step and Xanthopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Redman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Xanthopoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Redman misses with a hook. Xanthopoulos ducked under it nicely.

Redman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Redman's trapped leg to prevent Redman from advancing to side control.
Redman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redman being controlled here momentarily.
Xanthopoulos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Redman lands a couple of elbows.
Xanthopoulos managing to control the position.
Xanthopoulos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redman is one step ahead there.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two 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.
Xanthopoulos pulls Redman in close to prevent any damage.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.
Stu Redman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Redman trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Xanthopoulos manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Xanthopoulos content to stall in guard here.
Redman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos controlling from the top position.
Xanthopoulos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Redman is keeping the position for now.
Redman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Xanthopoulos preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Redman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Xanthopoulos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Redman throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redman throwing strikes but missing.
Xanthopoulos has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Redman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Xanthopoulos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Redman looking to pass the guard.
Xanthopoulos wants to sweep but no luck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Redman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Redman is looking to work some ground and pound but Xanthopoulos has wrist control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stu Redman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Redman misses with a lunging right hand
letting Xanthopoulos counter with a right hand.
Redman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Redman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Redman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Xanthopoulos tries to improve position but can't.
Redman trying to control the action but Xanthopoulos is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Redman are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos gets back to half guard.
Xanthopoulos is trying is best to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Xanthopoulos's head.
Xanthopoulos controlling the position for now.
Redman trying to mount his opponent but Xanthopoulos defends it.
Redman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Xanthopoulos defending well though.
Xanthopoulos is controlling Redman's trapped leg to prevent Redman from advancing to side control.
Redman misses with a head shot. Xanthopoulos uses the momentum to regain guard.
Redman throws an elbow that misses. Xanthopoulos uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redman's guard. Nice move by Xanthopoulos!

Redman is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthopoulos advances position into side control!
The referee asks Xanthopoulos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Xanthopoulos prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redman is looking for a sweep.
Xanthopoulos controlling the position from side mount.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Redman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redman looks to land a left hand but Xanthopoulos moved out of range nicely.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Xanthopoulos enables Redman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xanthopoulos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Redman looking to sit in guard and control but Xanthopoulos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Xanthopoulos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stu Redman.
Well Redman 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stu Redman!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Stu Redman made sure he mentioned Stoner's Killer Apparel, along with how happy he was to win his fight.