PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kostas tsioutas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Chow has the eye of the tiger tonight.

tsioutas
vs
Chow

182 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, kostas tsioutas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Chow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tsioutas tries to close the distance and clinch but Chow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

tsioutas closes the distance and clinches.
Chow lands a knee to the head.
Chow connects with a knee to the head.
Chow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
tsioutas is breathing heavily.
Chow connects with a knee to the head.
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section. tsioutas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chow lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
tsioutas has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chow avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
tsioutas takes an elbow to the forehead.
tsioutas misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Chow.
Chow lands an elbow that stopped tsioutas in his tracks for a moment.
tsioutas takes an elbow to the temple.
Chow with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

tsioutas is rocked!
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section. tsioutas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oh tsioutas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
tsioutas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chow smiles and moves away.

Chow instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
tsioutas can't break the clinch.
tsioutas seems to have got his legs back now.
Chow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chow crunches a lovely knee into tsioutas's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.
Chow connects with a knee to the head.
tsioutas wants to get back to striking at distance but Chow won't allow it.
tsioutas stalling in the clinch but Chow improves position.
Chow scores with a knee to the head.
tsioutas fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kostas tsioutas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
tsioutas takes a knee right on the jaw!
tsioutas takes an elbow to the temple.
Chow crunches a lovely knee into tsioutas's ribcage.
tsioutas misses with an elbow over the top.

tsioutas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but tsioutas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
tsioutas feints and then cracks Chow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chow down.

tsioutas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chow to the mat! Chow manages to get full guard.
Chow is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Chow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. tsioutas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
tsioutas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Chow swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chow looking to control.

Chow looking for a guillotine here but tsioutas defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chow working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. tsioutas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. tsioutas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

tsioutas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Chow is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Chow has escaped and now he's on top!
Chow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. tsioutas is keeping the position for now.
tsioutas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chow's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
tsioutas looking to pass the guard.

tsioutas gets to his feet. Chow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
tsioutas fails with an attempt to clinch.

tsioutas gets the takedown into side control.
Chow gets back to half guard.
tsioutas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
tsioutas is looking to take a break and control but Chow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
tsioutas controlling the action here.
Chow is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

tsioutas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Chow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chow wants to get back to full guard.
Chow moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Chow dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

tsioutas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
tsioutas shoots in for a double leg but Chow sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
tsioutas shoots in looking for a takedown. Chow tries to sprawl out of it but tsioutas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chow tries to clinch up but tsioutas circles away and keeps his distance.

tsioutas instigates a clinch.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
tsioutas tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for kostas tsioutas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chow scores a nice knee to the body.
Chow lands a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.
Chow crunches a lovely knee into tsioutas's ribcage.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chow connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
tsioutas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
Steven Chow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chow prevents tsioutas from breaking the clinch.
Chow landing knees to the head.
tsioutas takes an elbow to the temple.
Chow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
tsioutas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chow landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from tsioutas.
A knee to the head by tsioutas.
tsioutas missing with knees to the body.
Chow scores a nice knee to the body.
Chow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Chow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Chow landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chow unloads a knee to the mid-section. tsioutas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
Chow lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chow crunches a lovely knee into tsioutas's ribcage.
Chow with a knee to the head.
Chow missing with knees to the body.
tsioutas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chow lands a nice knee to the body.
Chow with a knee to the head.
Chow lands a knee to the head.
Chow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
tsioutas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

tsioutas breaks from the clinch.
Chow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
kostas tsioutas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chow gets caught flat footed, as tsioutas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
tsioutas looking to pass the guard.
tsioutas landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow is trying to control the position from the bottom.

tsioutas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
tsioutas advances position into side control!
Chow manages to get back to half guard.
Chow trying to control here.

Chow looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tsioutas is keen to just control but Chow is a slippery customer.
tsioutas tries to pass to full mount but Chow defends it.
Chow trying to hold on to tsioutas's head to control him but tsioutas postures up.

tsioutas escapes and gets back to his feet.
Chow moves in looking to clinch but tsioutas pushes him off.
tsioutas misses with a body kick.
Chow is looking to clinch but tsioutas is avoiding it.

tsioutas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

tsioutas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
tsioutas tries to pass to full mount but Chow defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

tsioutas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chow defends it well.
tsioutas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chow!
kostas tsioutas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chow is looking to improve his position but tsioutas isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
tsioutas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chow is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Chow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

tsioutas drives through with a takedown into guard.
tsioutas wants to control from the top but Chow keeps moving.

Chow looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
tsioutas wants to control from the top but Chow keeps moving.
tsioutas is really struggling to control Chow but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Chow is looking for a triangle but tsioutas pushes his legs off easily.

Chow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
tsioutas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow working a defensive guard here.

Chow is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! tsioutas rolls with it to try and escape but Chow cranks on the arm and tsioutas is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Chow!