PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Fatman (ranked 24924 p4p, 208 weight class) and Giannis Souvlakias (ranked 4083 p4p, 148 weight class). Giannis Souvlakias is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Fatman
vs
Souvlakias

195 cm
22
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kendrick Fatman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Giannis Souvlakias!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Souvlakias looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fatman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Souvlakias circles away.
Fatman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fatman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Souvlakias keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Fatman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Souvlakias sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Despite the aggression on Souvlakias's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fatman misses with a takedown attempt
and Souvlakias counters with a big head kick but Fatman shrugs it off.
Fatman fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatman fails to land with a series of punches.
Souvlakias keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fatman instigates a clinch.
Fatman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Souvlakias lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Souvlakias gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fatman.

Souvlakias breaks from the clinch.
Souvlakias slips a jab and a cross from Fatman.

Souvlakias has Fatman up against the cage in a clinch.
Fatman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Souvlakias's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Souvlakias slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Souvlakias throws a counter combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Souvlakias has managed to clinch.
Fatman looking to slow down the pace here.
Fatman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Souvlakias manages to break the clinch.
Fatman shoots in but Souvlakias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fatman tries to clinch up.
Fatman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Souvlakias but Souvlakias pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Souvlakias defends it nicely.
Fatman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Souvlakias sprawls well. Souvlakias wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fatman gets slowly back to his feet.
Fatman goes for a double leg but Souvlakias avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Souvlakias continues to drive forward.

Souvlakias closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fatman trying to get back to full guard but Souvlakias takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souvlakias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Fatman wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Souvlakias controlling from the full mount.
Fatman tries to hold on but Souvlakias pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souvlakias raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giannis Souvlakias dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Fatman.
Souvlakias wants to counter the offense by Fatman and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Souvlakias has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Souvlakias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Souvlakias shoots for a double leg takedown but Fatman sprawls well. He's pushed Souvlakias's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fatman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kendrick Fatman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souvlakias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souvlakias tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fatman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Giannis Souvlakias has been cut.
A cross from Fatman lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souvlakias pinned against the cage. Souvlakias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlakias defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fatman.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Fatman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fatman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Souvlakias stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Fatman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Souvlakias trying to strike off his back.
Fatman passes Souvlakias's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fatman throws a strike but Souvlakias avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fatman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Souvlakias tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fatman wants to control from the top but Souvlakias keeps moving.
Fatman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fatman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Souvlakias's head.
Fatman trying to control the position from guard on top but Souvlakias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fatman shoots for a double leg takedown but Souvlakias sprawls well. He's pushed Fatman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Souvlakias looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Souvlakias slaps away a takedown attempt from Fatman, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Souvlakias moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatman is looking to break free of the clinch but Souvlakias has double underhooks.
Fatman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Souvlakias after a bit of a struggle.

Souvlakias escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fatman scores with the left hand. Souvlakias knows he should have avoided that one.
Fatman doesn't manage to clinch there - Souvlakias circles away.

Souvlakias has closed the distance and engaged Fatman in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Souvlakias takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fatman looking to slow down the pace here.
Souvlakias's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatman wants to get back to striking at distance but Souvlakias won't allow it.
Souvlakias keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fatman's efforts to push away.

Souvlakias pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fatman.
Fatman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Souvlakias enables Fatman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Souvlakias manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Souvlakias kicks Fatman off and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kendrick Fatman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Giannis Souvlakias's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fatman shoots in for a takedown but Souvlakias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Fatman jabs at Souvlakias's body.
Fatman throws a combination. Souvlakias tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Souvlakias gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fatman.
Souvlakias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fatman shoots for a takedown but Souvlakias saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Souvlakias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fatman is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souvlakias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fatman shoots in and drives through. Souvlakias sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Fatman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlakias keeps the fight on the outside.
Fatman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Souvlakias as he jumps to the side.
Fatman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fatman tries a head kick but it misses.

Souvlakias gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Fatman manages to pull guard.
Fatman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souvlakias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souvlakias postures up and lands a big shot to Fatman's brow.
Fatman looking for a sweep. Not yet Fatman, not yet.
Giannis Souvlakias has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souvlakias seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Souvlakias drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Souvlakias jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Souvlakias looking to pass the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Souvlakias's waist but Souvlakias gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatman off to one side.
Souvlakias steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fatman. That one must have hurt.

Souvlakias shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Souvlakias is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souvlakias lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatman is looking to control Souvlakias's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fatman avoid being mounted?
Fatman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souvlakias.
Fatman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souvlakias on the ground.
Souvlakias is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Fatman won't allow Souvlakias to pass to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fatman wants to control but Souvlakias is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giannis Souvlakias comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Souvlakias has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giannis Souvlakias!