PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Chalikiopolous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and gaetan ditte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stefan Chalikiopolous has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chalikiopolous
vs
ditte

180 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Chalikiopolous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, gaetan ditte!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ditte shoots in and drives through. Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
ditte looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Chalikiopolous leaves ditte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
ditte takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chalikiopolous stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chalikiopolous throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decent striking displayed by Chalikiopolous there.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
ditte takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but ditte avoids it well.
Chalikiopolous connects with a crisp jab.
Chalikiopolous throws a combination but it was largely blocked by ditte.
Chalikiopolous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chalikiopolous is looking to land body kicks.
Chalikiopolous swinging wildly here.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous throws a one two combo.
Chalikiopolous lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but ditte moves out of range.
ditte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ditte takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chalikiopolous misses with a few strikes there.
Chalikiopolous throws a right and a left that ditte avoids nicely.
Chalikiopolous throws a right hand that ditte ducks under and follows up with a left that ditte also avoids with ease.
Chalikiopolous lands a jab to ditte's midsection.
Chalikiopolous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ditte manages to avoid it.
Chalikiopolous throws a right hand that ditte ducks under and follows up with a left that ditte also avoids with ease.
Chalikiopolous lands an overhand right.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
ditte fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chalikiopolous on the side of the head.
ditte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ditte lands a nice looking body shot.
Chalikiopolous digs a good body shot into ditte's ribs.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of punches but ditte avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ditte throws a head kick that misses.
ditte shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chalikiopolous pinned against the cage. Chalikiopolous gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stefan Chalikiopolous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gaetan ditte.
Chalikiopolous displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ditte.
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and ditte moves out of range easily.
ditte is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chalikiopolous.
ditte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous defends it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ditte is defended easily by Chalikiopolous.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ditte.
Chalikiopolous fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
ditte cracks Chalikiopolous with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
ditte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
ditte shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
ditte shoots for a takedown but Chalikiopolous saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
gaetan ditte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
ditte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chalikiopolous is looking to land body kicks.
Chalikiopolous stuffs the takedown attempt from ditte. ditte gets slowly back to his feet.
Chalikiopolous keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A clash of legs there as ditte blocks the low kick.
ditte fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chalikiopolous scores with a jab to the body.
Chalikiopolous connects with a looping right hand.
Chalikiopolous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ditte wants to clinch.
ditte fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
ditte fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
ditte fails with the takedown.
Horrible takedown by ditte or perhaps it was just good defense by Chalikiopolous which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Chalikiopolous dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chalikiopolous misses with a wild combination.
Chalikiopolous lands a right hook to the body.
Chalikiopolous slips under a jab.
Chalikiopolous throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ditte counters with a stiff right hand.
ditte looks to land a left hand but Chalikiopolous moved out of range nicely.
ditte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chalikiopolous scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chalikiopolous lands an overhand right.
ditte shoots in and drives through. Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to de liver by Chalikiopolous. Beautiful body shot.
Chalikiopolous throws a sloppy head kick and ditte moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ditte.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ditte slips a jab and a cross from Chalikiopolous.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
ditte looks for a takedown but Chalikiopolous sprawls well.
Stefan Chalikiopolous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gaetan ditte.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
Chalikiopolous throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
ditte pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but ditte avoids it well.
ditte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous defends it nicely.
ditte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
ditte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous tries to avoid it but ditte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chalikiopolous to the ground. Chalikiopolous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chalikiopolous's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chalikiopolous duly obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice jab there from ditte.
ditte tries to clinch up.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chalikiopolous takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chalikiopolous slaps away a takedown attempt from ditte, before circling back to the center of the mat.
ditte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ditte shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous shows good takedown defense.
ditte throws a combination that misses
letting Chalikiopolous counter with a right hand.
Chalikiopolous swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by ditte.
ditte closes the distance and clinches up with Chalikiopolous, looking for a takedown. ditte pushes Chalikiopolous against the cage but Chalikiopolous circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from ditte.
ditte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chalikiopolous counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps ditte thinking.
Chalikiopolous lands a jab to the nose.
Chalikiopolous misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ditte lands a nice shot to the body.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
ditte tries to clinch but Chalikiopolous moves out of range.
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chalikiopolous looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chalikiopolous displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
ditte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chalikiopolous moves away.
ditte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chalikiopolous sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Chalikiopolous lands a right hook to the body.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a combination but ditte avoids it well.
Chalikiopolous displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from ditte.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
ditte slips a straight right by Chalikiopolous.
ditte is trying desperately to land a takedown but Chalikiopolous is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for ditte.
ditte is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chalikiopolous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
ditte misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Chalikiopolous to counter with a crisp jab.
ditte throws a right and a left that Chalikiopolous avoids nicely.
Chalikiopolous lands with a cross.
Chalikiopolous avoids the head kick by ditte.
Chalikiopolous throws a right hand that ditte ducks under and follows up with a left that ditte also avoids with ease.
ditte throws a right hand that Chalikiopolous ducks under and follows up with a left that Chalikiopolous also avoids with ease.
Chalikiopolous misses with the combination.
ditte shoots and misses
and Chalikiopolous counters with a nice body shot.
Chalikiopolous throws the kick towards the body but ditte avoids it.

ditte changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chalikiopolous looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ditte wants to control but Chalikiopolous is keeping him busy.
Chalikiopolous is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Chalikiopolous dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

ditte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is winning the standup battle so far.
ditte takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chalikiopolous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ditte takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Chalikiopolous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chalikiopolous throws a left and a right that both miss
and ditte counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Chalikiopolous thinking.
Chalikiopolous stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chalikiopolous wants it to stay on the feet.
ditte with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chalikiopolous counters with a series of strikes. ditte will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stefan Chalikiopolous has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of gaetan ditte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ditte will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chalikiopolous lands the left hand.
ditte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chalikiopolous.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous looks to land a left hand but ditte moved out of range nicely.
ditte changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chalikiopolous tries to avoid it but ditte manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chalikiopolous to the ground. Chalikiopolous escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chalikiopolous throws a left and a right that both miss
and ditte counters with a straight right hand.
Chalikiopolous lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Chalikiopolous.
ditte fails with the takedown
and Chalikiopolous counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
ditte wants to clinch up but Chalikiopolous keeps it at a distance.
ditte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice jab there from Chalikiopolous.
ditte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
ditte fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chalikiopolous looks for the body kick but ditte saw that one coming.
Chalikiopolous throws a series of strikes that have ditte backpedaling.
ditte shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous shows good takedown defense.
Chalikiopolous rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but ditte moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
ditte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chalikiopolous counters with a two punch combo.
Chalikiopolous lands a nice shot that snaps ditte's head back.
Some wild striking there from Chalikiopolous.
Chalikiopolous stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chalikiopolous wants it to stay on the feet.
ditte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chalikiopolous counters with a straight right hand.
Chalikiopolous lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but ditte circles away quickly and effectively.
Chalikiopolous defending well as ditte loads up on a big left hand.
ditte moves out of range of the body kick.
Chalikiopolous throws a hook but ditte blocks it.
ditte shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chalikiopolous sprawls well. Chalikiopolous wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. ditte gets slowly back to his feet.
ditte with a poor takedown
and Chalikiopolous cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chalikiopolous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
ditte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chalikiopolous circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous connects with a body shot.
Chalikiopolous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chalikiopolous will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ditte digs a good body shot into Chalikiopolous's ribs.
Nice takedown defense from Chalikiopolous. No joy for ditte on that attempt.
ditte shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chalikiopolous as he avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
ditte with a poor takedown
and Chalikiopolous counters with a three punch combo that has ditte backing up. ditte nods at Chalikiopolous to acknowledge the strikes.
ditte tries to close the distance and clinch but Chalikiopolous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
ditte shoots in for a takedown but Chalikiopolous shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chalikiopolous misses with a two punch combination.
Chalikiopolous leaves ditte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from ditte is defended easily by Chalikiopolous.
Horrible takedown by ditte or perhaps it was just good defense by Chalikiopolous which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chalikiopolous connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
ditte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chalikiopolous circles away.
Chalikiopolous lands with a right hand.
ditte throws a wild body kick that Chalikiopolous sees coming a mile off.
gaetan ditte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as ditte blocks the low kick.
No joy there for Chalikiopolous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Chalikiopolous does no damage.
ditte throws a nice looking combination but Chalikiopolous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chalikiopolous goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
ditte closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chalikiopolous circles away.
ditte connects with a jab.
Stefan Chalikiopolous is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A punch combination from Chalikiopolous misses.
ditte with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Chalikiopolous showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chalikiopolous, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Chalikiopolous!