PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manolis Kotzagiannis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Poll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kotzagiannis comes into the arena with Eminem - Not Afraid blaring out of the sound system. Poll has chosen Till I Collapse - Eminem as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kotzagiannis
vs
Poll

182 cm
25
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manolis Kotzagiannis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kris Poll!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kotzagiannis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Poll.
No luck for Poll with that takedown attempt.
Poll fails with the takedown.
Manolis Kotzagiannis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Poll.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kotzagiannis.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poll tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kotzagiannis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Kotzagiannis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kotzagiannis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Kotzagiannis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Poll rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kotzagiannis's guard! Nice work there by Poll!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poll drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poll jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kotzagiannis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poll trying to control but Kotzagiannis is working from the bottom.
Poll throws a big elbow that misses.
Poll trying to control but Kotzagiannis is working from the bottom.

Kotzagiannis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Poll has his hands clasped together but Kotzagiannis extends an breaks Poll's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Kotzagiannis.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Manolis Kotzagiannis!
Manolis Kotzagiannis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that [GTI] Divine Clothing (FREE SPONSORS FOR NOOBS) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.