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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alkandros Vasilios (ranked 1597 p4p, 1100 weight class) and Tim Bits (ranked 140 p4p, 89 weight class). Tim Bits has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Alkandros Vasilios's chin.
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7 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alkandros Vasilios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Bits!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilios lands an overhand right.
Bits walks into a left hand.
Bits lands a nice hook to Vasilios's body. Vasilios takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilios moves away.
Vasilios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasilios is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bits.
Vasilios uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bits lands a glancing blow to the side of Vasilios's head.
It looks like Alkandros Vasilios has been cut.
Vasilios loads up on a big right hand but Bits slips the punch.
Bits throws a body shot but no joy.
Bits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bits is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vasilios rather than just go for the knockout.
Bits scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bits throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasilios counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bits!
Vasilios creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bits sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Vasilios misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Vasilios wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bits keeps working.
Bits tries to buck Vasilios off but Vasilios is having none of it.
Bits regains half guard there - taking advantage of Vasilios's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Bits manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bits lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasilios throws a hook but Bits avoids it easily.
Vasilios swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bits throws a big counter head kick but Vasilios avoids it with no problem.
Vasilios throws a right hand that misses
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been hearing reports that Vasilios has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bits scoring well with a low kick there.
Bits lands with a nice combination. Vasilios backs away looking to recover.
Vasilios pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tim Bits is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Vasilios.
Vasilios scores with a jab. Bits acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bits lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios misses with a takedown
and Bits connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Vasilios throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasilios misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Bits throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bits throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bits lands with a cross.
Bits lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bits throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bits throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vasilios's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bits connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasilios scrambles back to his feet.
Bits throws a nice inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits throws an overhand right that lands on Vasilios's shoulder, as Vasilios tries to avoid the shot.
Vasilios half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vasilios is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bits connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vasilios momentarily.
Vasilios dips to his left and cracks Bits with an uppercut!
Bits swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasilios counters with a takedown into side control.
Bits is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Vasilios is controlling him well.
Bits is not content to let Vasilios control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bits manages to get back to half guard.
Bits trying to control here.
Bits is pressing down on Vasilios's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vasilios sitting in guard here, content to control.
Vasilios makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vasilios working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios throwing strikes but missing.
Vasilios stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bits swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bits keeping moving, preventing Vasilios from controlling successfully.
Bits working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vasilios.
Bits isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Vasilios stacks Bits on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Vasilios!
Vasilios in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bits can't do much from the bottom here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios trying to control the position but Bits is working away.
Vasilios is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bits knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bits dodges the ground and pound from Vasilios.
Bits bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Vasilios ducks under a wild hook from Bits.
Vasilios feinted with a counter takedown.
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bits.
Bits scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Vasilios misses its intended target.
Bits throws a lazy right hand but Vasilios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vasilios appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vasilios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bits.
Vasilios tries to counter with a takedown but Bits is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Vasilios misses.
Bits swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bits is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bits dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vasilios. That did some damage!
Vasilios shoots and misses
and Bits cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bits lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bits lands a nice looking body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vasilios misses with a hook
and Bits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alkandros Vasilios's cut is getting worse.
Vasilios misses with a left hand
and Bits counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bits scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bits changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bits wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bits connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bits cracks Vasilios with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasilios swings widly with a right hand
and Vasilios takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice jab there from Bits.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Bits dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alkandros Vasilios's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bits throws a sloppy head kick and Vasilios moves out of range easily.
Vasilios misses with a hook. Bits ducked under it nicely.
Vasilios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bits lands a nice looking body shot.
Bits has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vasilios throws a hook to the side of Bits's head but Bits sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasilios takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch combination from Bits misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasilios feinted with a counter takedown.
Vasilios looks to clinch
and Bits counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bits lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilios is looking to clinch.
Tim Bits seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vasilios shoots in looking for a takedown. Bits tries to sprawl out of it but Vasilios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bits manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Donk. Bits catches Vasilios right on the button with a cross.
Alkandros Vasilios's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bits lands a big head kick that sends Vasilios to the canvas! Bits follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Bits!
A very excited looking Tim Bits made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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