PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charalabos Koukodimos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koukodimos is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Astarte - Mutter Astarte. Iron Horse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Horse
vs
Koukodimos

197 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
29
198 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Absolution 159 ($79)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Iron Horse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charalabos Koukodimos!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Horse misses
enabling Koukodimos to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse moves forwards but Koukodimos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koukodimos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Horse. Horse circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Horse tries to clinch but Koukodimos moves away
enabling Koukodimos to counter with a crisp jab.
Horse is breathing heavily.
Horse with a poor takedown

and Koukodimos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Koukodimos.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koukodimos landing some decent shots from guard.
Koukodimos with a nice head shot there.
Koukodimos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Koukodimos cracks Horse with a solid left hand.
Horse can't keep his opponent in guard - Koukodimos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koukodimos lands with a punch from half guard.
Koukodimos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Koukodimos sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koukodimos passes to side control.
Koukodimos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koukodimos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Koukodimos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Horse is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koukodimos connects with a decent elbow.

Koukodimos is trying to get an arm triangle but Horse is defending well.
Horse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Koukodimos on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koukodimos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Koukodimos landing a few strikes.

Horse is rocked!
Koukodimos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Oh Horse is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koukodimos lands a strong strike to the head of Horse. That's dazed him! Koukodimos looking to finish here. Horse is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Koukodimos lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charalabos Koukodimos!