PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Halkias (ranked 246 p4p, 412 weight class) and Hamed Juniorss (ranked 34 p4p, 57 weight class). Stavros Halkias has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Halkias
vs
Juniorss

192 cm
25
218
14 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
220
13 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stavros Halkias!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hamed Juniorss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halkias takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Stavros Halkias has been cut.
The fighters circling - Halkias throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halkias throws out a powerful jab.
Halkias connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Halkias clinches with his opponent.
Halkias working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Juniorss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Juniorss obliges.
Juniorss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halkias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Juniorss backwards.
Juniorss blocks an elbow strike.
Juniorss prevents a body shot from Halkias.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but Halkias blocks with his arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halkias stalling in the clinch.
Halkias lands a body shot in the clinch.
Halkias scores with a hook to the body.
Juniorss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juniorss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Halkias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Halkias misses with a body punch.
Juniorss avoids a wild elbow strike from Halkias.
Halkias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Halkias is pushing Juniorss up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Halkias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halkias 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.
A short left from Juniorss.
Juniorss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juniorss misses with some punches.
Halkias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halkias slows down the pace here.
Halkias takes a knee right on the jaw!
Halkias lands a nice uppercut.
Juniorss throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halkias blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juniorss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.
Halkias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Juniorss looking to throw knees to the head but Halkias is blocking nicely.
Juniorss blocks an uppercut.
Halkias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Juniorss's elbow.
Juniorss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halkias lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Halkias blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Halkias lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Halkias managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Halkias creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halkias lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Hamed Juniorss has been cut.
Juniorss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Halkias pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halkias throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Juniorss trying to land knees to the body.
Halkias lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Juniorss fails to land.
Juniorss prevents a body shot from Halkias.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Juniorss controls his hands.
Halkias managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juniorss lands a body punch.
Halkias misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Juniorss fails to land.
Halkias stalling in the clinch.
Juniorss trying to land knees to the body.
Halkias lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Halkias.
Halkias lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Halkias.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halkias misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss scores a nice knee to the body.
Halkias is breathing heavily.
Juniorss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juniorss with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Juniorss lands with a short shot to the head.
Juniorss misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Juniorss.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Juniorss lands a hook that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Juniorss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halkiass head.
Juniorss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halkias lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Juniorss or not.
Juniorss blocks the elbow strike.
Juniorss misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juniorss.
Juniorss using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Halkias has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Halkias fails to land.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halkias swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halkias lands a hook that snaps the head of Juniorss backwards.
Juniorss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halkias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Halkias misses with an elbow strike.
Juniorss scores a nice knee to the body.
Juniorss lands a knee to the head.
Halkias managing to block the knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Halkias lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A shot in the inside from Juniorss.
Juniorss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juniorss lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Juniorss has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Halkias seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Juniorss can turn it around.
Nice body punch from Juniorss - that landed with a thud.
Juniorss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juniorss lands an uppercut.
Juniorss misses with a knee to the head.
Halkias takes a knee right on the jaw!

Halkias is rocked!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halkias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oh Halkias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halkias misses with a punch on the inside.
Halkias seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Halkias.
Halkias lands an elbow just above Juniorss 's eye.
Halkias blocks an uppercut.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Juniorss controls his hands.
Juniorss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halkias misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halkias taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Juniorss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Halkias.
Halkias looking to stall.
Juniorss trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juniorss.
Juniorss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halkias blocks it with crossed arms.
Juniorss misses with the head strike.
Juniorss lands a nice shot to the body.
Juniorss working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Juniorss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Juniorss trying to land knees to the body.
Juniorss lands a body shot.
Juniorss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juniorss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halkias on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Juniorss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Halkias struggles to land a body shot inside as Juniorss controls his hands.
Juniorss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Juniorss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halkiass head.
Juniorss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juniorss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halkias lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juniorss lands a hook that snaps the head of Halkias backwards.
Juniorss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Halkias in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Juniorss.
Juniorss landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Juniorss drops Halkias with a big knee straight up the middle! Halkias is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Juniorss sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Halkias's defenses. It connects perfectly with Halkias's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamed Juniorss!
Hamed Juniorss is the new light heavyweight champion!