PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Danky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kakoullis
vs
Danky

184 cm
24
192 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
202 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dom Danky!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danky avoids the head kick by Kakoullis.
Danky defending well as Kakoullis loads up on a big left hand.
Kakoullis misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Kakoullis is predictable there
and Danky cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kakoullis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dom Danky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Danky shoots in and bounces Kakoullis off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Danky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Danky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis managing to control the position.
Danky controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Danky scoring with some ground and pound.
Danky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kakoullis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Danky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A lazy left from Danky finds it's target.
Danky shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kakoullis defends it nicely.
Danky throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Danky lands with an overhand left.
Kakoullis tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danky is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Danky moves out of range as Kakoullis strikes.
Danky misses with a wild body shot.
Danky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakoullis.
Danky swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kakoullis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Danky gets a double leg takedown into Kakoullis's guard.
Danky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Danky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kakoullis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Danky postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Danky preventing the sweep.
Danky trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakoullis wants to sweep here but Danky controlling him for the moment.
Danky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Danky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kakoullis manages to avoid it.
Danky throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kakoullis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kakoullis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kakoullis as he jumps to the side.
Danky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Danky throws the left hand but Kakoullis avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Kakoullis - just one landing.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Horrible takedown attempt by Danky or perhaps it was just good defense by Kakoullis, which made it look bad.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
The fighters circling - Kakoullis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dom Danky will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Danky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Danky lands a body shot.
Kakoullis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sotiris Kakoullis is winning the standup battle so far.
Danky rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kakoullis counters with a low kick, right behind Danky 's knee.
Kakoullis throws out a loose jab but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kakoullis checks it well.
Danky thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kakoullis, right into the meat.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.

Kakoullis moves into the clinch successfully.
Danky is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Danky is trying to maintain a safe position but Kakoullis gets an underhook and turns Danky into the cage.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kakoullis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Danky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakoullis blocking some punches.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kakoullis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kakoullis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kakoullis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Danky blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danky leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Kakoullis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Danky misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis is stalling here.
Kakoullis tries to work over Danky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kakoullis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Danky looking to slow down the pace here.
Danky tries a body shot but Kakoullis blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis tries a body shot but Danky blocks it.
Kakoullis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kakoullis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
Danky misses with some punches.
Kakoullis misses with a punch to the body.
Danky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kakoullis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kakoullis is keeping busy.
Kakoullis stalling.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Danky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Danky changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kakoullis fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis thumps Danky with a low kick.
Kakoullis throws a hook but Danky avoids it easily.
Kakoullis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kakoullis leaves Danky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Danky connects with a crisp jab.
Kakoullis is looking to clinch.
Danky swings for the body but Kakoullis moves out of range.
A slow jab from Danky misses its intended target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Danky fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kakoullis sprawls well initially but Danky persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Danky is looking to take a break and control but Kakoullis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Danky fails to land with a series of punches.
Kakoullis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danky.
A looping hook to the body misses from Danky. Kakoullis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danky checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kakoullis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakoullis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Danky's calf.
Kakoullis tries to close the distance and clinch but Danky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis moves away from the strike by Danky.
Kakoullis slips a jab from Danky.
A slow jab from Kakoullis misses its intended target.
Danky on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Danky backs up against the cage.
Danky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kakoullis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kakoullis throws out a leg kick but Danky moves out of range and Kakoullis only half commits.
Kakoullis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Danky.
Sotiris Kakoullis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dom Danky.
Kakoullis misses with a looping left.
Sotiris Kakoullis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Danky shoots in looking for a takedown. Kakoullis tries to sprawl out of it but Danky keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kakoullis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Danky misses with a jab to the body
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kakoullis can pounce on him.
Danky closes the distance and clinches up with Kakoullis, looking for a takedown. Danky pushes Kakoullis against the cage but Kakoullis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Danky misses.
Good work by Kakoullis as he checks the leg kick.
Danky throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Danky tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kakoullis swivels and escapes.

Kakoullis drives through and clinches with Danky against the cage.
Kakoullis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dankys head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakoullis digs a right hand into Danky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Danky's gas tank.
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
Danky trying to stall but Kakoullis improves his position.
Danky stalling against the cage.
Sotiris Kakoullis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kakoullis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Kakoullis misses with some punches.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakoullis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danky can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakoullis scores with a hook to the body.
Danky just leaning against Kakoullis, taking a breather.
Kakoullis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Danky.
Danky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Kakoullis.
Danky is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kakoullis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Kakoullis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danky.
Danky prevents a body shot from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kakoullis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Danky is rocked!
Danky misses with a body punch.
Kakoullis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Danky is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
The referee calls for Danky to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kakoullis drops Danky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Danky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Danky has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kakoullis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danky blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Danky blocks an uppercut.
Kakoullis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danky backwards.
Danky drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kakoullis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danky looks to land a left hand but Kakoullis moved out of range nicely.
Kakoullis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Danky.
Kakoullis looks to score with a jab to the body but Danky is just out of range.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick but Danky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kakoullis misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sotiris Kakoullis clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Danky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Danky seems to have recovered his senses.
Kakoullis moves out of range of the leg kick from Danky.
Danky takes a swing at Kakoullis's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Danky lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kakoullis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kakoullis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kakoullis with a jab.
Kakoullis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Danky counters with an inside leg kick.
Kakoullis misses with a few strikes there.
Kakoullis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Danky to score with a decent uppercut.
Danky misses with a hook. Kakoullis ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Danky misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kakoullis 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kakoullis.
Danky dives in for a single leg takedown but Kakoullis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kakoullis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kakoullis stalling.
Kakoullis lands a shot to the body.
Kakoullis works on Danky's body with a couple of short punches.
Danky is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Danky is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kakoullis lands a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Danky prevents a body shot from Kakoullis.
Danky's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kakoullis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Kakoullis drops Danky onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Danky is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis pushes Danky against the cage. Kakoullis is working some dirty boxing. Kakoullis pushes off with a quick right hook! Danky goes down! Danky tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kakoullis moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Sotiris Kakoullis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.