PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros comes into the arena with 卍卍卍 blaring out of the sound system. Mercer has chosen Kid CuDi - Wylin Cuz I'm Young as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Katsaros
vs
Mercer

193 cm
29
215 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

189 cm
28
219 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Merciless Gladiators
LOD: Affordable Quality

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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clay Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a good cross that connects.
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katsaros moves away.
Katsaros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Katsaros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katsaros swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer stuns Katsaros with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Katsaros keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mercer.
Katsaros defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
Katsaros scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Clay Mercer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer moves out of range as Katsaros throws a body kick.
Mercer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Mercer rushes Katsaros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mercer tries to stall but Katsaros uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Katsaros tries to land a knee to the head but Mercer blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Mercer scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Katsaros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Katsaros as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros lands a shot to the body.
Mercer looks winded!
Mercer wants to break free but Katsaros has control.
Katsaros prevents Mercer from breaking the clinch.
Katsaros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Mercer.
Katsaros tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Katsaros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Katsaros breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katsaros misses with a wild body shot.
Katsaros throws the kick towards the body but Mercer avoids it.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Katsaros.
Katsaros misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mercer throws a head kick but Katsaros moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a nice inside leg kick.
Katsaros throws a right hand that misses
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer loads up on a big right hand but Katsaros slips the punch.
Katsaros avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mercer swinging wildly here.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Katsaros counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mercer thinking.
Mercer is looking to clinch but Katsaros is avoiding it.
Mercer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Katsaros counters with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Katsaros.
Katsaros misses the shot to the body.
Katsaros gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Mercer counters with an outside leg kick.
Katsaros moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a body shot.
Katsaros thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mercer if he has to take too many more of those.
Katsaros scores with a push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katsaros with a nice cross.
Katsaros ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Katsaros there.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mercer misses with a lunging right hand
and Katsaros counters with a nice body kick.
Katsaros lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Mercer is rocked!

That has opened up Clay Mercer's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws an uppercut from hell that sends Mercer clean off his feet! He's out cold! Katsaros stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonidas Katsaros!
After winning the bout, Leonidas Katsaros thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.