PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stelios Xenos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ting Yan Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wang has chosen Minority - Green Day as his entrance music. Stelios Xenos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ting Yan Wang's chin.

Xenos
vs
Yan Wang

187 cm
23
194 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

185 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stelios Xenos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ting Yan Wang!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xenos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wang moves out of range of the body kick from Xenos.
Wang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xenos on the side of the head.
Xenos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
Wang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wang throws the left hand but Xenos avoids the punch easily.
Wang lands a jab to the head.
Xenos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Xenos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wang. Xenos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xenos throws a head kick that misses.
Ting Yan Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xenos tries to land a front kick but Wang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xenos tries a head kick but it misses.
Xenos throws the kick towards the body but Wang avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xenos throws a leg kick but Wang sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Xenos throws a sloppy head kick and Wang moves out of range easily.
Wang misses the shot to the body.
Wang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Xenos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wang cracks Xenos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Wang takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
Xenos misses with a head kick.
Xenos throws a wild body kick that Wang sees coming a mile off.
Xenos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wang dodges the punch combination from Xenos.
Wang misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xenos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wang.
Xenos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Xenos.
Wang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Xenos needs to keep his hands up - Wang had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Xenos.
Wang connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Wang.
Xenos missing with a left hand there. Wang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by Wang - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos slips under a jab from Wang.
A head kick misses from Xenos.
Xenos cracks Wang with a good jab.
Wang misses with a hook. Xenos ducked under it nicely.
Wang avoids a kick to the body.
Xenos takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Xenos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xenos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Xenos slips under a jab.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Xenos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wang crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Xenos - the referee stops the clock and Wang gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Xenos. Wang manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Xenos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenos misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Xenos connects with a high kick.
Xenos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wang.
Xenos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wang checks it well.
Wang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Xenos lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wang checks a leg kick.
Xenos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang blocks a low kick nicely.
Xenos lands a leg kick that knocks Wang off balance momentarily.
Wang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xenos was well out of range. Poor timing from Wang.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ting Yan Wang dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wang throws a chopping leg kick but Xenos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wang looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wang scores with the left hand. Xenos knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Xenos.
Xenos misses the shot to the body.
Wang swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Xenos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Xenos as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Xenos misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Xenos.
Wang checks the leg kick.
Xenos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos throws a front kick aimed at Wang's knee but Wang avoids it well.
Xenos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Xenos avoids the body shot from Wang.
Xenos lands a nice shot that snaps Wang's head back.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos throws the left hand but Wang avoids the punch easily.
Xenos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wang will feel that in the morning.
Xenos misses with a wild body shot.
Xenos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stelios Xenos is winning the standup battle so far.
Xenos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wang throws a jab but it's blocked by Xenos.
Wang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xenos scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang blocks a head kick by Xenos.
Xenos scores with a spinning back kick!
Wang is breathing heavily.
Wang throws a lazy right hand but Xenos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wang throws a body punch but Xenos moves out of range.
Wang on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Xenos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wang.
Xenos scoring well with a low kick there.
Xenos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xenos.
Xenos lands with a kick to the temple. Wang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wang blocks the body kick.
Xenos throws a head kick that half lands.

Wang is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xenos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Xenos.
Wang takes a swing at Xenos's ribcage but misses.
Xenos thumps Wang with a low kick.
Xenos throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Wang misses with a looping left.
Wang misses with a straight right.
Wang's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xenos.
Wang moves out of range of the leg kick from Xenos.
Xenos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wang is still on wobbly legs! Can Xenos finish him?
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Xenos's shoulder, as Xenos tries to avoid the shot.
Wang seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Xenos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang thows a body shot but no joy.
Xenos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wang if he has to take too many more of those.
Xenos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xenos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wang on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Xenos. Xenos obviously looking to wear him down.
Xenos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xenos lands a nice looking body kick.
Xenos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xenos slips under a jab from Wang.
Nice body kick from Xenos.
Xenos connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelios Xenos dominated that second round.
That's time! Xenos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Xenos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Xenos throws a hook to the side of Wang's head but Wang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Xenos.
Xenos misses with a wild body shot.
Xenos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Xenos slips under a jab from Wang.
That kick from Xenos tenderised Wang's leg. Wang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wang throws a big shot that misses.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Xenos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Xenos.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wang might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Xenos has got the better of the exchanges.
Wang throws a leg kick but Xenos moved away.
Wang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Xenos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Xenos swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Xenos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xenos connects with an inside leg kick.
Xenos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Wang sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Xenos connects with a solid leg kick.
Wang blocks a head kick by Xenos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xenos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Wang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Xenos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Xenos lands a front kick.
Xenos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xenos lands with a straight right. Wang didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xenos lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wang takes a step back to recover.
Xenos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wang back to the cage. Xenos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Xenos scores with a jab. Wang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wang gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xenos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Xenos there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Xenos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wang can do to turn this around?
Wang takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Xenos lands with a kick to the temple. Wang shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Xenos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Xenos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wang on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Xenos slams his shin into Wang's torso.
A good leg kick by Xenos.
Xenos throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Xenos.

Xenos lands a big head kick that sends Wang tumbling to the mat! Xenos takes a step backwards and waves Wang back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wang on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Xenos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wang manages to avoid it.
Xenos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Xenos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Xenos slips under a jab.
Xenos looks to land a body kick but Wang moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xenos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Xenos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Xenos throws a leg kick but Wang checks it.
Xenos misses the shot to the body.
Wang misses with a head kick.
Xenos moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Wang.
Xenos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Xenos.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wang throws the left hand but Xenos avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Xenos. That's going to slow Wang down.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stelios Xenos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Xenos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelios Xenos!