PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorge Domingo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chatzikomninos
vs
Domingo

188 cm
34
211 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

188 cm
34
216 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorge Domingo!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chatzikomninos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Domingo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chatzikomninos was well out of range. Poor timing from Domingo.
Chatzikomninos throws a shot from downtown. Domingo moves away and avoids it.
Domingo scores with a three punch combo!
Chatzikomninos closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Domingo counter with a right hand.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up.
Domingo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chatzikomninos misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Domingo.
Chatzikomninos throws a lazy head kick
and Domingo counters with a left and a right that stings Chatzikomninos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos missing with a left hand there. Domingo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chatzikomninos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Domingo counters with a nice uppercut.
Domingo scores with a body shot.

Chatzikomninos instigates a clinch.
Domingo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.

Domingo breaks the clinch.
Domingo lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Chatzikomninos finds it's target.
Chatzikomninos throws a left and a right that both miss

and Domingo counters with a nice right hand that sends Chatzikomninos toppling to the canvas! Chatzikomninos scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Domingo finish him?!

Chatzikomninos is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Chatzikomninos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oh Chatzikomninos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a body shot.
Chatzikomninos seems to have got his legs back now.

Chatzikomninos looking to score a takedown here. Domingo is defending well but Chatzikomninos drives through and ends up in Domingo's guard.
Domingo is trying to keep Chatzikomninos in close.
Domingo being controlled here, momentarily.
Domingo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chatzikomninos being controlled here momentarily.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Domingo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Domingo keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Domingo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Domingo swings widly with a right hand

and Chatzikomninos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Domingo dodges an elbow strike from Chatzikomninos.

Domingo breaks from the clinch.
Domingo throws a nice looking combination but Chatzikomninos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chatzikomninos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Domingo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo misses with a hook.
Chatzikomninos moves out of range as Domingo strikes.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
The crowd cheers as Chatzikomninos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Domingo doesn't seem phased though.
Domingo defending well as Chatzikomninos loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Domingo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Domingo! But no joy.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
Domingo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chatzikomninos throws out the jab.

Oooooh!!! Domingo has knocked Chatzikomninos down with a huge combo! Domingo steps away and waves a wobbly Chatzikomninos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Alexei Chatzikomninos has been cut.
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!
No joy there for Chatzikomninos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Domingo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chatzikomninos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Domingo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Chatzikomninos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Domingo throws a shot from downtown. Chatzikomninos moves away and avoids it.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Domingo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Domingo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice right hand.
Domingo throws a hook but Chatzikomninos blocks it.
Chatzikomninos looks to clinch
and Domingo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Domingo back to the cage. Chatzikomninos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chatzikomninos throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo takes one to the chin there.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chatzikomninos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Domingo moves away.

Chatzikomninos pushes Domingo up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Domingo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos pushes off an throws an elbow but Domingo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Domingo blocks a body shot from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Domingo breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Domingo.
Domingo scores with a hook.
Domingo avoids the head kick by Chatzikomninos.
Domingo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chatzikomninos moves away.
Chatzikomninos connects with a looping right hand.

Chatzikomninos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Domingo tries to break free but Chatzikomninos pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Domingo.
Domingo lands a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chatzikomninos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Domingo backwards.
Chatzikomninos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Domingo or not.
Domingo lands a hook that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Domingo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chatzikomninos lands an elbow inside.
Chatzikomninos misses with a punch to the body.

Domingo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chatzikomninos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Domingo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Domingo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chatzikomninos throws a body shot but no joy.
Domingo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Chatzikomninos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Domingo was covering up waiting for the punch and Chatzikomninos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Chatzikomninos throwing strikes from guard but Domingo blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo trying to keep a closed guard but Chatzikomninos is proving a slippery customer.
Domingo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Domingo trying to keep a closed guard but Chatzikomninos is proving a slippery customer.
Chatzikomninos working some strikes from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Domingo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Domingo keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses.
Chatzikomninos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Domingo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chatzikomninos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Domingo.

It looks like Jorge Domingo has been cut.
Chatzikomninos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Domingo stuns Chatzikomninos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Chatzikomninos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Chatzikomninos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Domingo.
Chatzikomninos punishes Domingo's body with a nice straight punch.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chatzikomninos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chatzikomninos throws a combination that misses
and Domingo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chatzikomninos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chatzikomninos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Domingo counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Chatzikomninos misses.
Domingo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chatzikomninos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Domingo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Domingo.
Chatzikomninos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chatzikomninos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Domingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance but Domingo moves to the side
and Domingo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Domingo throws out a loose jab but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Domingo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Domingo tries to get set, Chatzikomninos tries to push him back and clinch up but Domingo manages to avoid the attempt.
Domingo staying out of range there.
Chatzikomninos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chatzikomninos throws a jab when Domingo was well out of range.
Jorge Domingo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Domingo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chatzikomninos tries for a takedown but Domingo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chatzikomninos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Domingo looks to land a left hand but Chatzikomninos moved out of range nicely.
Chatzikomninos ducks under a wild hook from Domingo.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos cracks Domingo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chatzikomninos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Domingo was well out of range. Poor timing from Chatzikomninos.
Domingo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chatzikomninos.
A little jabbing left from Domingo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chatzikomninos tries to close the distance and clinch but Domingo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chatzikomninos scores with a jab to the body.
Chatzikomninos slips a jab from Domingo.
A counter left hand to the body from Chatzikomninos misses its target.
Chatzikomninos moves away from the strike by Domingo.
Domingo swats away the attempt to clinch by Chatzikomninos.
Nice straight punches there by Chatzikomninos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Chatzikomninos.
Domingo slips under a jab.
Domingo misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Domingo.
Domingo missing with a left hand there. Chatzikomninos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chatzikomninos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Domingo manages to circle out of the way.
Chatzikomninos moves to clinch but Domingo breaks away
enabling Domingo to counter with a crisp jab.
Domingo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chatzikomninos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chatzikomninos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Domingo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Chatzikomninos instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Domingo breaks the clinch.
Chatzikomninos lands with an uppercut that bounces Domingo off the cage and back into range.
Domingo throws a jab but it's blocked by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos lunges at Domingo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Domingo's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexei Chatzikomninos.
I think Chatzikomninos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexei Chatzikomninos!
Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked the fans post fight for their support.