PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damon Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Panayiotis Stavros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Douglas
vs
Stavros

178 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damon Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Panayiotis Stavros!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stavros feints and then cracks Douglas's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Douglas down.
Stavros 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.
Stavros connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Stavros finds it's way through Douglas's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Stavros follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Stavros misses with a head kick.
Stavros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
Stavros throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Douglas moves out of range as Stavros throws a body kick.
Douglas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stavros tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Douglas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A punch lands to the side of Douglas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stavros throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Stavros tries to work over Douglas's front leg with a kick but Douglas checks it.
Douglas appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stavros throws a poor cross that misses
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Stavros backing up. Stavros nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Panayiotis Stavros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Douglas rushes Stavros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Douglas manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Some wild striking there from Douglas.
Stavros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Douglas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stavros.
Stavros turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stavros lands a head shot.
Stavros with a nice cross.
Douglas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Douglas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stavros misses with an uppercut. Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
Stavros throws a leg kick but Douglas sees it coming and moves out of range.
As Stavros looks to move away, Douglas throws a big counter combo but Stavros just gets out of the way.
Stavros looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Stavros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Douglas misses with a two punch combination.
Douglas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stavros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Stavros looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Stavros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stavros throws out a leg kick but Douglas moves out of range and Stavros only half commits.
Stavros lands a slapping body shot.
Douglas throws a leg kick but Stavros checks it.
Stavros missing with a left hand there. Douglas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Stavros.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stavros misses with a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Douglas misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros throws a jab but it's blocked by Douglas.
Stavros lands with a shot to the body.
Stavros lands a body shot.
Douglas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stavros.
Stavros scoring well with a low kick there.
Stavros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Douglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab lands there for Stavros.
Stavros lands a jab-cross combination.
Stavros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stavros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stavros throws a jab when Douglas was well out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stavros misses with a low kick.
Douglas throws an overhand right that lands on Stavros's shoulder, as Stavros tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Stavros both land. Nice combination.
Stavros looks to land a body kick but Douglas moved away.
Douglas misses with a series of wild punches.
Douglas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Douglas is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stavros.
A lazy left from Douglas finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Stavros.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stavros scores with a body shot.
Douglas avoids a kick to the body.
Douglas misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panayiotis Stavros dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stavros throws a low kick but Douglas moves out of range easily.
Douglas seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stavros throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick misses from Stavros.

Douglas instigates a clinch.
Stavros has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
Stavros looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas clobbers Stavros with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Douglas moves out of range as Stavros strikes.
Stavros misses with a low kick.
Douglas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Stavros. Beautiful body shot.
Stavros tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Douglas rushes Stavros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Douglas breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Douglas. Those never looked like landing.
Stavros just misses with a punch to the body.
Stavros looks to throw a body kick
and Stavros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Douglas gets a clinch.
Douglas blocking some punches.

Douglas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stavros misses with a head kick.
Stavros with a nice cross.
Douglas has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Stavros cracks the inside of Douglas's front leg.
Stavros dodges the punch combination from Douglas.
Stavros throws a low kick but it's checked well by Douglas.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stavros misses the shot to the body.
Douglas takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stavros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Stavros catches Douglas right on the button with a cross.
Stavros scores with a hook.
Stavros thuds his shin into the meat of Douglas's side.
Stavros lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Douglas tries to clinch there but Stavros circles away.
A punch combination from Douglas misses.
Stavros throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Stavros is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Douglas.
A head kick by Douglas misses
and Douglas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stavros throws a hook but Douglas avoids it easily.
Douglas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros works Douglas's body with a nice hook.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Douglas is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Douglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Stavros throws a body shot but no joy.

Douglas rushes Stavros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stavros has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Douglas after a bit of a struggle.
Stavros lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Douglas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stavros lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Douglas circles away quickly and effectively.
Stavros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stavros misses with a head kick.
Stavros throws an overhand right that lands on Douglas's shoulder, as Douglas tries to avoid the shot.
Panayiotis Stavros seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stavros misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Douglas was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stavros throws a looping overhand right but Douglas ducks down to avoid it.
Damon Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Stavros avoids them all with ease.
Stavros misses with a leg kick
and Douglas counters with a left and a right that stings Stavros.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stavros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Douglas blocks a jab.
Douglas looks to land a combination. Stavros sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stavros scoring well with a low kick there.
Stavros throws a right hand that misses
and Douglas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stavros digs a good hook to Douglas's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panayiotis Stavros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Douglas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stavros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Stavros throws a right and a left that Douglas avoids nicely.
Douglas fails to land with a series of punches.
Stavros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Douglas wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Stavros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stavros scores with a push kick.
Douglas defending well as Stavros loads up on a big left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Douglas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stavros misses with a head kick.
Douglas throws a series of strikes that have Stavros backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stavros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stavros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Douglas tries to counter by clinching up but Stavros breaks away and moves out of range.
Douglas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stavros.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stavros misses with a low kick.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Stavros.
Stavros is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stavros 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 Douglas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Douglas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Stavros looks to move away, Douglas throws a big counter combo but Stavros just gets out of the way.
Douglas darts in trying to clinch
and Stavros counters with a straight right hand.
Douglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Stavros.
Decent striking displayed by Stavros there.
Douglas tries to clinch up but Stavros circles away and keeps his distance.
Stavros throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Stavros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Douglas misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Douglas duly obliges.
Douglas ducks under a wild hook from Stavros.
Douglas changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Douglas takes one on the button.
Stavros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Nice body kick there by Stavros.
Nice uppercut lands for Stavros. That snapped Douglas's head back.
Douglas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Douglas scores with a three punch combo!
Stavros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Douglas with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stavros scores with a push kick.
Douglas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stavros throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stavros takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Douglas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stavros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas is looking for a counter combo.
Stavros throws a body kick that misses.
Stavros is looking to land body kicks.

Douglas moves into range and clinches up with Stavros.

Douglas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stavros throws a lazy right hand but Douglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stavros slips a jab and a cross from Douglas.
Stavros lands the left hand.
Stavros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stavros tries to bum rush Douglas with a series of wild strikes but Douglas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Stavros tries to land a front kick but Douglas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Douglas's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Douglas duly obliges.
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!
Stavros tries a head kick but it misses.
Douglas went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Stavros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panayiotis Stavros is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Stavros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stavros looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Douglas throws a big counter combination but Stavros scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Douglas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stavros looks for the body kick but Douglas saw that one coming.
Douglas feints a jab promting Stavros to slip. Douglas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Stavros slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Damon Douglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stavros lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Panayiotis Stavros.
I've got Stavros winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panayiotis Stavros!