PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Koulouraki Souvlaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phat Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Souvlaki's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Greek Anthem. Ho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water. Phat Ho is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Souvlaki
vs
Ho

174 cm
29
135 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

175 cm
24
141 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Koulouraki Souvlaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phat Ho!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souvlaki throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Souvlaki's head back.
Souvlaki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Souvlaki throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ho was covering up waiting for the punch and Souvlaki finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Souvlaki throws an elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souvlaki's guard. Nice move by Ho!

Souvlaki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ho defends well.
Souvlaki wants to sweep but no luck.
Souvlaki looking to control.
Souvlaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ho's guard.

Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souvlaki throws a big elbow that misses.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Souvlaki wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
Ho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki is stalling in the full guard.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Souvlaki trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Souvlaki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souvlaki postures up.
Ho really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Souvlaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Souvlaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ho keeping moving, preventing Souvlaki from controlling successfully.
Souvlaki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Souvlaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho misses with a head kick.
Souvlaki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Souvlaki throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho counters with a nice body shot.
Ho has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Souvlaki is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ho.
Ho throws a push kick but Souvlaki slaps the foot to one side.
Souvlaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho tries to land a body kick

and Souvlaki counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ho won't be happy with that.

Ho explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Ho slips under a jab.
Souvlaki tries to clinch up.
Souvlaki throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Souvlaki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Souvlaki avoids it.
Ho lands with a slapping head kick.
Phat Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Souvlaki avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ho connects with a nice looking jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho is looking to land body kicks.
Souvlaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Souvlaki ducks under a wild hook from Ho.
Ho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Ho.
Souvlaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.

Souvlaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ho's half guard.

Ho manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Souvlaki keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the ropes.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Souvlaki is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Ho can't fight it off and eventually Souvlaki manages to take the fight to the floor. Ho looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Souvlaki advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phat Ho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jab, jab by Ho - just one landing.
Souvlaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ho as he jumps to the side.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Souvlaki.

Ho tries to sprawl but Souvlaki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Souvlaki is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Souvlaki throwing shots but Ho is blocking nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho is trying to get back to full guard.
Souvlaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Souvlaki is working for a submission of some sort.
Koulouraki Souvlaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Souvlaki is working for a kimura but Ho is defending it quite comfortably.
Souvlaki thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ho's head.
Souvlaki lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ho is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ho taking some punishment here, with Souvlaki in his half guard.
Souvlaki is trying to control. Ho wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Souvlaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Souvlaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Souvlaki missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki passes to side control.
Souvlaki in side control, throwing shots but Ho defends.
Ho regains half guard, as Souvlaki was trying to land strikes.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souvlaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Souvlaki is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Souvlaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Souvlaki is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho is looking to improve his position.
Souvlaki seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ho does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ho wants to improve his position but Souvlaki is controlling well.
Souvlaki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Souvlaki is looking for a kimura but Ho is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Souvlaki to get the leverage.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Souvlaki.
Souvlaki stalling away here and it's allowed Ho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Souvlaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Souvlaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souvlaki postures up in Ho's guard and throws a big left but Ho blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Souvlaki throws a strike but Ho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Souvlaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Ho has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Souvlaki to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ho is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Souvlaki pulls down on the head and he's put Ho to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Koulouraki Souvlaki!
Koulouraki Souvlaki made sure to mention his sponsor, My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) in his post fight interview.
Phat Ho spoke after the fight, saying 'maybe i should switch to vapes?'.