PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsakos Lidellos (ranked 4659 p4p, 4470 weight class) and Gergen Press (ranked 0 p4p, 525 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.

Lidellos
vs
Press

190 cm
25
207
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tsakos Lidellos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gergen Press!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lidellos has Press up against the cage in a clinch.
Lidellos misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Press.
Lidellos throws a head punch that misses.
Lidellos lands with a short shot to the head.
Press takes a shot to the head.
Lidellos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lidellos has a couple of punches blocked by Press.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lidellos lands a shoulder strike.
Lidellos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Press blocking some punches.
Lidellos misses with a punch on the inside.
Lidellos throws a punch but it's blocked by Press.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Press.
A short left from Lidellos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Press is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Press looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lidellos swings wildly with an uppercut but Press uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Press blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Press blocks an uppercut.
Press wants to break free but Lidellos has control.
Lidellos working aggressively here.
Press wants to break free but Lidellos has control.
Lidellos lands a right hand.
Lidellos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Press wants to get back to striking at distance but Lidellos won't allow it.
Press blocks an uppercut.
Lidellos has a couple of punches blocked by Press.
Lidellos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidellos.
Lidellos working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Lidellos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Press.
Press wants to stall.
Lidellos is working Press over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidellos throws a punch but it's blocked by Press.
Press is trying to push Lidellos away but Lidellos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Press breaks the clinch.
Press scoring well with a low kick there.
Press with a nice calf kick.

Lidellos closes the distance and clinches.
Lidellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Lidellos fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lidellos.
Press looking to slow down the pace here.
Press wants to break free but Lidellos has control.
Lidellos throws a head punch that misses.
Lidellos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lidellos working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lidellos.
Lidellos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Press backwards.
Lidellos lands an uppercut.
Press goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Press wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lidellos misses with the head strike.
Lidellos gets through Press's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lidellos.
Press blocks an uppercut.
Lidellos lands a hook that snaps the head of Press backwards.
A short right from Lidellos.
Press tries to break free but Lidellos pushes him back against the cage.
Lidellos lands a shoulder strike.
Lidellos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lidellos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
A short right from Lidellos.
Press looks winded!
Lidellos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Lidellos on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidellos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lidellos misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lidellos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lidellos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Press backwards.
Lidellos misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Press.
Lidellos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Press blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lidellos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Press blocking some punches.
Press blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lidellos lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Gergen Press has been cut.
Lidellos scores with a shoulder strike.

Press is rocked!
Press misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Press is still on wobbly legs! Can Lidellos finish him?
Lidellos lands with a light punch inside.
Lidellos scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lidellos creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Press with a big uppercut! Press tries to clinch up but Lidellos pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Press to the mat! Press covers up and Lidellos unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tsakos Lidellos!