PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Malandro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Papantoniou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papantoniou has chosen Phobophobia as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Malandro
vs
Papantoniou

190 cm
26
186 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Malandro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kostas Papantoniou!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malandro.
Sergio Malandro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Papantoniou takes an elbow to the forehead.
Papantoniou fails to pull guard.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malandro.
Papantoniou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Malandro comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Malandro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Papantoniou takes a knee to the side of the body.
Papantoniou wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Malandro has him pressed against the cage.
Papantoniou looking for a takedown.
Sergio Malandro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kostas Papantoniou.
Malandro connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Papantoniou jumps guard and drags Malandro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Malandro stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malandro.
Malandro tries to clinch but Papantoniou moves out of range.
Papantoniou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Malandro forces Papantoniou back against the cage and clinches.
Papantoniou leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malandro scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malandro.
Malandro lands a damaging elbow.
Malandro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Papantoniou's defenses.
Papantoniou looks winded!
Malandro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Papantoniou's face.
Malandro lands a big knee to the head and Papantoniou goes down! Malandro pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergio Malandro!
The defeated Kostas Papantoniou had this to say: 'This fight is not lost for me but,i won experience and i continue stronger for the victory!'.