PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theo Apostolou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Sliva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apostolou comes to the cage accompanied by "Deep" by Nine Inch Nails. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Apostolou
vs
Sliva

177 cm
25
199 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
205 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Theo Apostolou!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Sliva!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apostolou wants to clinch.
Apostolou is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apostolou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sliva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sliva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Apostolou tries to avoid it but Sliva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Apostolou to the ground. Apostolou escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostolou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apostolou wants to clinch up but Sliva keeps it at a distance.
Theo Apostolou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apostolou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sliva is defended easily by Apostolou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sliva closes the distance and clinches up with Apostolou, looking for a takedown. Sliva pushes Apostolou against the cage but Apostolou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Theo Apostolou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Sliva.
Apostolou tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apostolou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Apostolou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Apostolou moves in looking to clinch but Sliva pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sliva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Apostolou tries to clinch up but Sliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sliva shoots in and drives through. Apostolou sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Apostolou dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Apostolou doesn't manage to clinch there - Sliva circles away.
Sliva closes the distance and clinches up with Apostolou, looking for a takedown. Sliva pushes Apostolou against the cage but Apostolou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sliva shoots for a double leg takedown but Apostolou sprawls well. He's pushed Sliva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apostolou tries to clinch up but Sliva circles away and keeps his distance.
Sliva closes the distance and clinches up with Apostolou, looking for a takedown. Sliva pushes Apostolou against the cage but Apostolou circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Theo Apostolou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Sliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva shoots in but no luck this time.
Apostolou tries to clinch there but Sliva circles away.
Apostolou wants to clinch.
Apostolou wants to clinch up but Sliva keeps it at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sliva shoots for a takedown but Apostolou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Apostolou looks to throw the jab but Sliva is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apostolou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sliva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Apostolou tries to close the distance and clinch but Sliva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sliva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Apostolou is fending him off so far but Sliva persists. Nope, Apostolou circles away and we're back to standing.
Theo Apostolou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Apostolou is looking to clinch but Sliva is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sliva moves out of range of the body kick from Apostolou.
Apostolou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apostolou tries to clinch there but Sliva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Apostolou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sliva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Apostolou as he jumps to the side.
Sliva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Apostolou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sliva somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Apostolou as he avoids it easily.
Theo Apostolou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Sliva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostolou tries to clinch but Sliva moves out of range.
Apostolou tries to clinch but Sliva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Apostolou tries to close the distance and clinch but Sliva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Apostolou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Apostolou wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Apostolou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Apostolou's waist but Apostolou gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sliva off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Apostolou.
Apostolou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sliva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Apostolou swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Theo Apostolou clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sliva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Apostolou looks for the body kick but Sliva saw that one coming.
Apostolou wants to clinch up but Sliva keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apostolou fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apostolou is looking to clinch.
Apostolou misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Apostolou.
Sliva avoids the head kick by Apostolou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sliva looks for a takedown but Apostolou sprawls well.
Apostolou doesn't manage to clinch there - Sliva circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Sliva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Apostolou was covering up waiting for the punch and Sliva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sliva passes into half guard.

Sliva is working for a submission of some sort.
Apostolou is trying to stand.
Apostolou knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sliva on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sliva is looking for a kimura here.
Apostolou wants to get back to his feet.

Sliva seems to be working for a kimura but Apostolou defends the submission attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Sliva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Sliva dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Sliva keeps the fight on the outside.
Sliva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sliva circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sliva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Apostolou sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sliva somewhat.
Sliva swats away the attempt to clinch by Apostolou.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sliva is defended easily by Apostolou.
Apostolou tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Apostolou as he jumps to the side.
Theo Apostolou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Sliva.
Apostolou doesn't manage to clinch there - Sliva circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Apostolou is looking to clinch.
No luck for Sliva with that takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Apostolou stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Apostolou wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theo Apostolou showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Apostolou 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theo Apostolou!
Theo Apostolou is the new light heavyweight champion!