PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Christopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rellik X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). X is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Gotta Feeling. Jason Christopoulos has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Christopoulos
vs
X

185 cm
23
210 lbs
5 - 6 - 1

194 cm
27
216 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 5 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Christopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rellik X!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christopoulos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
X throws a series of punches but Christopoulos moves out of range.
Christopoulos takes one to the side of the head.
Christopoulos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from X.
Christopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
X throws a nice looking combination but Christopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
X ducks under a wild hook from Christopoulos.
X misses with a two punch combination.
X swinging wildly here.
X rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christopoulos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christopoulos lands with a shot to the body.
X swinging wildly here.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Christopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
X misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Christopoulos swings for the body but X moves out of range.
X uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christopoulos.
X slips a jab from Christopoulos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
X throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
X looks gassed!
X throws a series of punches but Christopoulos avoids them all with ease.
X fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
X tries to bum rush Christopoulos with a series of wild strikes but Christopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Christopoulos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with X, pushing him back against the cage.

X pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Christopoulos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Christopoulos prevents X from getting back to his feet.
X utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christopoulos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Christopoulos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
X working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos pushes down on X's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Christopoulos thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing X to regain full guard.
Christopoulos trying to control the position from guard on top but X is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Christopoulos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Christopoulos throwing strikes from guard but X blocks nicely.
Christopoulos throws and elbow that misses. X uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Christopoulos's guard. Nice move by X!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
X stands and throws Christopoulos's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
X creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Christopoulos is looking to regain half guard here but X keeps moving and retains side control.
X tries to score with some ground and pound. Christopoulos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
X tries to advance to mount but Christopoulos denies him.
X in side control, throwing shots but Christopoulos defends.
Christopoulos is trying to get back to half guard.
X has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Christopoulos takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Christopoulos defending against the ground and pound.
X trying to control the action but Christopoulos is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
X tries to score with some ground and pound. Christopoulos controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Christopoulos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopoulos won't allow X to pass to mount.
X scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
X tries to pass the half guard into mount. Christopoulos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Christopoulos is staying active underneath X, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
X scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
X misses with a head shot. Christopoulos uses the momentum to regain guard.
X looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rellik X will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

X misses with the combination.
X throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christopoulos throws a series of punches but X moves out of range.
Christopoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rellik X is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
X with a hook.
Christopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Christopoulos throws the left hand but X avoids the punch easily.
X moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
X fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christopoulos takes a swing at X's ribcage but misses.

Christopoulos shoots in and bounces X off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christopoulos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopoulos distracts X with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
X keeping moving, preventing Christopoulos from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Christopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Christopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Christopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.

X scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Christopoulos shoots in and drives through. X sprawls well.
Good leg kick by X there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
X misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
X throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christopoulos looks to land a combination but X avoids it well.
X shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Christopoulos pinned against the cage. Christopoulos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
X fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Christopoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
X closes this distance looking for a takedown but Christopoulos circles away.
Christopoulos misses with an uppercut. X saw that one coming.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
X throws a right hand that Christopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Christopoulos also avoids with ease.

X bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
X with the ground and pound but Christopoulos regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Rellik X has got the better of the ground game so far.
X is pressing down on Christopoulos's thigh, looking to free his foot. Christopoulos is holding on for now.
Christopoulos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
X throwing shots but Christopoulos is blocking nicely.

Christopoulos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but X pulls his head out easily.
X has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
X with shots to the head and body - Christopoulos looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Christopoulos that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Jason Christopoulos has been cut.
Christopoulos is wriggling around trying to escape.
X fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
X lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Christopoulos wants to hold on but X pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
X with the ground and pound from mount.
X lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
X punishing his opponent with strikes.
X scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Christopoulos tries to lock up and control but X gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
X cracks Christopoulos with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Christopoulos is desperately trying to improve his position but X has a good base and remains in mount.
Christopoulos in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
BOOM! X connects with a massive shot to the dome!
X looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Christopoulos is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopoulos is squirming around, avoiding X's attempts to control the action.
X lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rellik X showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Christopoulos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Christopoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by X. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of X.
A punch combination from X misses.
X moves in looking to clinch but Christopoulos pushes him off.
A punch combination from Christopoulos misses.
A combination from X does no damage.
X will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from X.
X throws a nice outside leg kick.
X moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
X keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christopoulos.
X displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christopoulos throws out the jab.
X throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christopoulos throws a hook to the side of X's head but X sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
X lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from X. Those never looked like landing.
X takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christopoulos misses with a straight right.
X throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Christopoulos.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
X tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christopoulos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christopoulos misses with a body shot.
X misses with a double jab.
Christopoulos throws a hook but X blocks it.
Christopoulos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
X uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos is looking to wear down X with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Christopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but X is just out of range.
Christopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but X manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but X was well out of range. Poor timing from Christopoulos.
X swinging wildly here.
X misses with a few strikes there.
Christopoulos shoots for a takedown but X saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
X scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big left from Christopoulos misses.
A combination from Christopoulos does no damage.
Christopoulos slips a jab and a cross from X.
Rellik X seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christopoulos looks to score with a jab to the body but X is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
X throws a right and a left that Christopoulos avoids nicely.
X throws a nice looking combination but Christopoulos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
X lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
X uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christopoulos.
Christopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Christopoulos misses the target.
A combination from X does no damage.
Rellik X seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
X swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Christopoulos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for X!
Christopoulos cracks X with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Christopoulos lands a big elbow.
Christopoulos pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christopoulos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Christopoulos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
X holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Christopoulos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
X is squirming around, avoiding Christopoulos's attempts to control the action.
Christopoulos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Christopoulos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
X wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christopoulos.
Christopoulos working X over with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christopoulos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jason Christopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
X is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Christopoulos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think X has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rellik X!