PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dee's entrance music is Chumbawamba - Tubthumping. A fine choice. Kostas Charalabous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Dee
vs
Charalabous

180 cm
31
195 lbs
34 - 6 - 1

180 cm
30
195 lbs
24 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Reaper Combatwear

Reaper Combatwear
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Charalabous with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charalabous.
Charalabous waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dee.
Charalabous explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Dee.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Charalabous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Homunculus Alembic in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee misses with a hook.
Charalabous throws a good cross that connects.
Dee throws a right hand that misses
and Charalabous counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Charalabous manages to avoid it.
Charalabous lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charalabous misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot by Charalabous.
Charalabous chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Charalabous slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charalabous circles away.
Charalabous fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charalabous throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Dee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Charalabous lands an overhand right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Charalabous.
Dee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charalabous circles away.
Charalabous throws a shot to the body.
Dee is breathing heavily.
Charalabous scores with a leg kick.
Charalabous thuds his shin into the meat of Dee's side.
Charalabous scores with a punch to the head.
Charalabous feints and then cracks Dee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dee down.
Charalabous connects with a body shot that sends Dee's belly button to the back.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charalabous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Charalabous lands with a nice body punch.
Charalabous throws a push kick but Dee slaps the foot to one side.
Charalabous lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Charalabous tried to score with a low kick but Dee checks it.
Good leg kick by Charalabous there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Charalabous connects with a right hand. Dee shakes it off.

It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dee blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Charalabous.
Dee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Charalabous connects with a leg kick. Dee looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Charalabous. Charalabous obviously looking to wear him down.
Charalabous scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee keeps the fight on the outside.
Charalabous is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dee had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Charalabous wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Charalabous throws a head kick but Dee moves out of range.
Dee has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a right hook to the body.
Charalabous tries a head kick but it misses.
Charalabous staying out of range there.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Charalabous ducks down to avoid it.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.
Kostas Charalabous is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice cross by Charalabous.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charalabous lands with an overhand left.
Charalabous lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Charalabous scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Charalabous has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Charalabous sends Dee crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Charalabous is motioning to the referee to let Dee up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Dee is rocked!
Dee walks forward, straight into a front kick from Charalabous.
Oh Dee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Charalabous works Dee's body with a nice hook.

Charalabous drops Dee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dee looks back up at him and smiles so Charalabous waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Charalabous ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Dee out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Kostas Charalabous made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.