PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Strides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dioxippus Nikolaidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nikolaidis has chosen Animal Collective - My Girls as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Strides
vs
Nikolaidis

187 cm
25
203 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
211 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Strides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dioxippus Nikolaidis!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strides tries to clinch but Nikolaidis moves out of range.
Dioxippus Nikolaidis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nikolaidis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strides takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strides fails to land with a series of punches.
Strides pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nikolaidis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Strides is looking to chop away at Nikolaidis's legs.
Strides has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Ethan Strides has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strides is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nikolaidis throws a series of punches but Strides avoids them all with ease.
Nikolaidis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Strides.
Nikolaidis lands the left hand.

Strides is rocked!
Strides tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nikolaidis fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from Nikolaidis.
Oh Strides is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nikolaidis is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Strides flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Strides is out cold! Nikolaidis holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dioxippus Nikolaidis!