PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konstantinos Katsouranis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buck Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: 2NE1: FIRE. Konstantinos Katsouranis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Buck Wilson's chin.

Katsouranis
vs
Wilson

178 cm
23
182 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

179 cm
19
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Konstantinos Katsouranis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buck Wilson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Katsouranis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wilson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson gets back to half guard.
Katsouranis wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Katsouranis is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Katsouranis wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Katsouranis tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.

Wilson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson seems keen to control Katsouranis's posture.
Wilson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Katsouranis stands and throws Wilson's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Katsouranis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Katsouranis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson wants to control but Katsouranis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.

Wilson has one foot on Katsouranis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Katsouranis is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Katsouranis misses.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson cracks the inside of Katsouranis's front leg.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Wilson misses with a leg kick.
Wilson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Katsouranis's sensitive parts.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Katsouranis checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson cracks the inside of Katsouranis's front leg.
Katsouranis checks a leg kick.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick from Wilson misses.

A head kick lands from Wilson that sends Katsouranis to the canvas. Katsouranis tries to scramble back to his feet but Wilson brings him back down into side control.

Katsouranis is rocked!
A big shot lands for Wilson! That's hurt Katsouranis! Will he recover? Wilson fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Wilson!