PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zagan Yehudiah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ioannis Harokopos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zagan Yehudiah has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Yehudiah
vs
Harokopos

181 cm
20
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

180 cm
23
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zagan Yehudiah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ioannis Harokopos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Yehudiah.
Harokopos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yehudiah. Yehudiah obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah throws a nice head kick!
Harokopos fails with a takedown attempt.
Yehudiah throws a head kick that misses.
Harokopos looks to land a combination but Yehudiah avoids it well.
Yehudiah ducks under a wild hook from Harokopos.
Harokopos throws a shot from downtown. Yehudiah moves away and avoids it.
Yehudiah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harokopos tries to clinch there but Yehudiah circles away.
Yehudiah chopping away at his opponent's legs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harokopos tries to score a body lock takedown but Yehudiah shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harokopos looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yehudiah has Harokopos pushed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Harokopos 's eye.

It looks like Ioannis Harokopos has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Harokopos 's eye.
Yehudiah is stalling here.
Harokopos avoids a wild elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Harokopos in his tracks for a moment.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Yehudiah stalls.
Harokopos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yehudiah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zagan Yehudiah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ioannis Harokopos.
Harokopos takes an elbow to the temple.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.

Harokopos is rocked!
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harokopos is still on wobbly legs! Can Yehudiah finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah is struggling to control the position.
Harokopos takes an elbow to the temple.
Harokopos is trying to force a seperation but Yehudiah has the dominant position.
The referee calls for Yehudiah to work.
Harokopos seems to have recovered his senses.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harokopos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Yehudiah stalls.
Yehudiah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Yehudiah prevents Harokopos from breaking the clinch.
Harokopos takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Ioannis Harokopos's cut even more.
Harokopos struggles to land a body shot inside as Yehudiah controls his hands.
Yehudiah is pushing Harokopos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yehudiah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Harokopos is trying to maintain a safe position but Yehudiah gets an underhook and turns Harokopos into the cage.
Harokopos blocks an elbow strike from Yehudiah.
Yehudiah prevents a takedown attempt there.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harokopos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Yehudiah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.
Yehudiah content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harokopos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harokopos letting Yehudiah take a breather here.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yehudiah.
Yehudiah lands a damaging elbow.
Yehudiah lands an elbow inside.
Yehudiah lands an elbow just above Harokopos 's eye.

The cut above Ioannis Harokopos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Yehudiah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Yehudiah prevents Harokopos from breaking the clinch.
Yehudiah stalling the fight.
Yehudiah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yehudiah lands an elbow that stopped Harokopos in his tracks for a moment.
Harokopos has Yehudiah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yehudiah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Yehudiah manages to break the clinch.
Ioannis Harokopos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yehudiah circles away from the clinch attempt.

Yehudiah rushes Harokopos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.
Yehudiah lands a nice elbow.

Yehudiah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harokopos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Yehudiah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A right-left combo lands from Harokopos.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yehudiah.

Yehudiah lands a big head kick that sends Harokopos tumbling to the mat! Yehudiah takes a step backwards and waves Harokopos back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ioannis Harokopos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yehudiah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yehudiah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Yehudiah lands a big head kick that sends Harokopos tumbling to the mat! Yehudiah takes a step backwards and waves Harokopos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harokopos looks to clinch
and Yehudiah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yehudiah lands a brutal head kick. Harokopos looks out on his feet and Yehudiah throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Zagan Yehudiah!