PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Schortsanitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Judge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schortsanitis comes to the ring accompanied by Ipoxthonios - Kane Ntou. Judge has chosen Kurupt "Ride Wit Us" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ethan Judge is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Schortsanitis
vs
Judge

192 cm
23
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

188 cm
26
274 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Schortsanitis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Judge!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schortsanitis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Judge throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Schortsanitis clinches up with Judge and pushes him back against the ropes.
Judge wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judge lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Schortsanitis.

It looks like Ethan Judge has been cut.
Judge being controlled against the ropes.
Schortsanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Schortsanitis stalling against the ropes.
Schortsanitis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Judge tries to work over Schortsanitis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Schortsanitis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Judge up against the ropes.
Schortsanitis with a knee to the head.
Schortsanitis scores a nice knee to the body.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schortsanitis lands a right hand.
Schortsanitis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.

That has opened up Ethan Judge's cut even more.
Judge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schortsanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schortsanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schortsanitis lands a nice knee to the body.
Judge looks gassed!
Schortsanitis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Schortsanitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Still in the clinch, Schortsanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schortsanitis lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.
Schortsanitis holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Schortsanitis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judges head.
A short right from Schortsanitis on the inside.

The cut above Ethan Judge's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Schortsanitis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Schortsanitis gets through Judge's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Judge trying to control the position but instead, Schortsanitis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Judge into the ropes.
Schortsanitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schortsanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judge trying to control the position but instead, Schortsanitis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Judge into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schortsanitis.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Schortsanitis lands a hook that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Nice body punch from Schortsanitis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Schortsanitis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Schortsanitis misses with a knee strike.
Schortsanitis taking a breather.
Schortsanitis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Judge takes an elbow to the forehead.
Schortsanitis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Schortsanitis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schortsanitis taking a breather.
Schortsanitis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Schortsanitis lands a knee to the head.

Ethan Judge's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Judge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Schortsanitis.
Judge misses with a punch on the inside.
Judge is trying to stall.
Judge seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Schortsanitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schortsanitis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis throws an elbow that misses.
Schortsanitis controlling the action here for a moment.
Schortsanitis scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judge.
Schortsanitis has Judge pressed against the ropes, preventing Judge from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schortsanitis misses with a knee strike.
Judge being controlled against the ropes.
Judge lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Schortsanitis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Schortsanitis blocks an uppercut.
Schortsanitis cracks Judge with a nice body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Schortsanitis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Judge has a couple of punches blocked by Schortsanitis.
Nice body punch from Judge.
Judge is trying to break free.
Schortsanitis stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Judge breaks from the clinch.
Judge tries to clinch up but Schortsanitis circles away and keeps his distance.
Schortsanitis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judge tries to clinch up

and Schortsanitis counters by clinching up.
Judge is trying to maintain a safe position but Schortsanitis gets an underhook and turns Judge into the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Schortsanitis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Judge lands a body shot.
Judge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Schortsanitis stalling in the clinch.
Judge is looking to control Schortsanitis's arms but Schortsanitis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Judge has his back to the ropes.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Judge as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schortsanitis has a couple of punches blocked by Judge.
Judge can't find room to land a body shot as Schortsanitis controls the action.
Schortsanitis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Judge - that landed with a thud.
Judge lands a left hand.
Schortsanitis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikos Schortsanitis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Judge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Judge punishes Schortsanitis's body with a nice straight punch.
Schortsanitis lands a two punch combo.
Judge connects with a body shot.
Judge looks to clinch

and Schortsanitis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Schortsanitis.
Judge is trying to stall.
Schortsanitis misses with a knee to the head.
Schortsanitis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judge can do to turn this around?
Judge tries a body shot but Schortsanitis blocks it.
Judge lands a shot to the body.
Judge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Judge breaks from the clinch.
Judge fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judge moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schortsanitis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge looks to score with a jab to the body but Schortsanitis is just out of range.
Judge lands a leg kick that knocks Schortsanitis off balance momentarily.

Judge clinches up with Schortsanitis and pushes him back against the ropes.
Judge stalling in the clinch but Schortsanitis improves position.
Schortsanitis pushes Judge back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Judge misses with a body punch.
Judge avoids a wild elbow strike from Schortsanitis.
Judge takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Judge.
Schortsanitis is looking to control Judge's arms but Judge gets an underhook and turns him. Now Schortsanitis has his back to the ropes.
Judge is trying to stall.
Judge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judge lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judge lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Judge - that landed with a thud.
Schortsanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judge's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judge tries to break the clinch but Schortsanitis is controlling the position.
Nikos Schortsanitis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Judge misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judge lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judge cracks Schortsanitis with a nice body shot.
Judge trying to control the position but instead, Schortsanitis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Judge into the ropes.
Schortsanitis has a couple of punches blocked by Judge.
Judge lands a left hand that snaps the head of Schortsanitis backwards.
Judge working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judge stalling in the clinch but Schortsanitis improves position.
Judge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schortsanitis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judge is trying to maintain a safe position but Schortsanitis gets an underhook and turns Judge into the ropes.
Judge scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judge is working Schortsanitis over against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Judge.
A head punch on the inside from Judge fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Judge blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schortsanitis misses with an elbow strike.
Judge stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judge working aggressively here.
Judge is looking to break free of the clinch but Schortsanitis has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Judge as the two fighters clinch.
Judge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Judge has had enough of the clinch but Schortsanitis keeps him there for the moment.
Judge blocks an elbow strike.

Judge manages to break the clinch.
Schortsanitis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judge scores with a jab to the head.

Schortsanitis darts in and clinches Judge up against the ropes.
Schortsanitis is trying to maintain a safe position but Judge gets an underhook and turns Schortsanitis into the ropes.
Judge is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Judge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Schortsanitis backwards.
Judge scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judge is trying to break the clinch but Schortsanitis is controlling him.
Judge tries to circle away but Schortsanitis has him pinned against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Schortsanitis.
Judge is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schortsanitis is keeping busy.
A nice left hand lands by Schortsanitis.
Judge misses with a punch on the inside.
Judge looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Judge wants to stall.
Schortsanitis is trying to maintain a safe position but Judge gets an underhook and turns Schortsanitis into the ropes.
Schortsanitis with a knee to the head.
Judge pushes Schortsanitis back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Judge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judge misses with the head strike.
Schortsanitis blocks an uppercut.
Schortsanitis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judge's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Judge stalling in the clinch but Schortsanitis improves position.
Schortsanitis lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Judge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ethan Judge's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Judge pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Judge looks to land a right hand but Schortsanitis moved out of range.
Judge looks to land a body kick but Schortsanitis moved away.
Schortsanitis keeps the fight on the outside.
Judge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schortsanitis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judge misses with a few strikes there.

Schortsanitis moves into range and clinches up with Judge.
Schortsanitis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judge is keeping busy.
Schortsanitis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Schortsanitis creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judge's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judge scores with a hook to the body.
Judge is trying to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Schortsanitis lands a damaging elbow.
Schortsanitis lands an elbow inside that Judge shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judge is looking to break free of the clinch but Schortsanitis has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schortsanitis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schortsanitis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judge backwards.
Schortsanitis lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ethan Judge's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nikos Schortsanitis!