PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between kostas tsioutas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Forrest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleb Forrest is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

tsioutas
vs
Forrest

182 cm
23
187 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 3 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaleb Forrest!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
tsioutas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Forrest lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
tsioutas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Forrest is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

tsioutas gets a takedown into half guard.
Forrest is looking for a sweep. tsioutas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
tsioutas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Forrest defending well though.
tsioutas content to control rather than advance.
tsioutas looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Forrest with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrest wants to control but tsioutas is keeping busy.

tsioutas postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Forrest to stand up.

Forrest has closed the distance and engaged tsioutas in a clinch.

Forrest manages to break the clinch.
Forrest looks gassed!
Forrest pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A combination from tsioutas does no damage.
Forrest with a lazy takedown attempt

and tsioutas moves into the clinch.
tsioutas jumps guard but Forrest stands there with tsioutas around his waist. tsioutas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

tsioutas manages to break the clinch.
tsioutas wants to clinch up but Forrest keeps it at a distance.
tsioutas is looking to clinch.
tsioutas dodges the punch combination from Forrest.

tsioutas scores a takedown into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
tsioutas trying to control but he's not successful this time.

tsioutas looking to isolate an arm here. Forrest doesn't see it coming and as tsioutas extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by tsioutas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). kostas tsioutas!