PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 2290 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Ram Rocker (ranked 320 p4p, 356 weight class). Rocker has chosen Feuer Frei! as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Papadopoulos
vs
Rocker

187 cm
36
183
28 - 15 - 1

187 cm
42
178
18 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Avraam Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ram Rocker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rocker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Papadopoulos connects with a nice looking jab.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Nice defenses there by Rocker.
Rocker misses with a leg kick.
Rocker scores with a punch to the head.
Papadopoulos lands the left hand.
Papadopoulos throws a big shot that misses.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Rocker misses with a looping right.
Papadopoulos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papadopoulos takes a swing at Rocker's ribcage but misses.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rocker lands a nice looking body kick.
Rocker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rocker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Papadopoulos misses with a few strikes there.
Papadopoulos with a nice cross.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick
enabling Rocker to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.

Papadopoulos closes the distance and pushes Rocker back into the cage.
Rocker tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rocker tries to work over Papadopoulos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Rocker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papadopoulos or not.

Rocker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Papadopoulos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rocker throws a hook but Papadopoulos avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Papadopoulos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rocker throws a hook to the side of Papadopoulos's head but Papadopoulos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Papadopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rocker keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopoulos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch there but Rocker circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a hook but Rocker blocks it.
Avraam Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rocker attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rocker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Papadopoulos moves out of range of the body kick.
Papadopoulos throws a chopping leg kick but Rocker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping right.
Rocker lands a nice looking body shot.
Rocker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rocker throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Papadopoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - Rocker circles away.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Rocker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Papadopoulos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rocker scrambles back to his feet.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick, looking for Rocker's leg but Rocker calmly moves out of range.
Rocker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rocker lands with a right hand.
Rocker misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rocker. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker misses with a body punch
and Papadopoulos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rocker throws a body shot but no joy.
Rocker lands a nice shot that snaps Papadopoulos's head back.
Rocker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Papadopoulos.
Rocker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Papadopoulos.

Papadopoulos clinches up with Rocker and pushes him back against the cage.
Rocker tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.

Rocker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papadopoulos takes one to the chin there.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocker.
Papadopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Papadopoulos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Rocker.
Papadopoulos looks to land a left hand but Rocker moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rocker throws a hook but Papadopoulos blocks it.
A big left from Rocker misses.
It looked like Papadopoulos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.
Rocker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rocker throws an overhand right that lands on Papadopoulos's shoulder, as Papadopoulos tries to avoid the shot.
Rocker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rocker connects with a right hand. Papadopoulos shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Papadopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Papadopoulos misses its target.
Rocker blocks a jab.
Papadopoulos cracks Rocker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Papadopoulos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rocker.
Rocker avoids the body shot from Papadopoulos.
Rocker throws out a counter right but Papadopoulos avoids it with no problem.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos lands a head shot.
Papadopoulos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Papadopoulos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Papadopoulos duly obliges.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Avraam Papadopoulos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Rocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Rocker as he connects with a hook.
Papadopoulos misses with a looping left.
Papadopoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos throws a good cross that connects.
Rocker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut. Rocker saw that one coming.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rocker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Rocker.
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Papadopoulos.
Rocker misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker misses with an uppercut.
Papadopoulos walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Papadopoulos. Rocker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rocker misses with a wild body shot.
Rocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rocker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Papadopoulos misses its intended target.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the body
and Rocker counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rocker was well out of range. Poor timing from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Rocker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rocker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rocker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rocker slips a jab from Papadopoulos.
Rocker keeps the fight on the outside.
Papadopoulos misses with a straight right.
A lazy body kick from Rocker
and Papadopoulos counters with an inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rocker bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Avraam Papadopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
Rocker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Papadopoulos sizes up Rocker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rocker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Rocker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Papadopoulos cracks Rocker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papadopoulos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papadopoulos throws a jab when Rocker was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rocker.
Papadopoulos tries to score with a low kick but Rocker moves his leg out of the way.
Rocker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Papadopoulos can pounce on him.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rocker circles away quickly and effectively.
Papadopoulos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rocker.
Papadopoulos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Papadopoulos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rocker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rocker throws a hook but Papadopoulos avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Rocker slips the punch.
Rocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos defending well as Rocker loads up on a big left hand.
Papadopoulos is looking to clinch.
Rocker throws a lazy uppercut
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice body shot.
Papadopoulos lunges at Rocker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rocker's hand.
Rocker looks to throw a body kick
and Papadopoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Papadopoulos throws a leg kick but Rocker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Papadopoulos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rocker scores with a hook to the body. Papadopoulos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Papadopoulos lands a jab.
Papadopoulos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rocker lands with a straight right. Papadopoulos didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rocker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Papadopoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rocker.
Papadopoulos works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos lands a glancing blow to the side of Rocker's head.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rocker.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rocker is looking to score with low kicks.
Papadopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Rocker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rocker looks to land a right hand but Papadopoulos moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Papadopoulos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Papadopoulos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Papadopoulos lands with a straight right. Rocker didn't see that one coming.
Rocker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Papadopoulos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rocker lands a lovely overhand right.
Rocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papadopoulos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Papadopoulos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rocker scores with the left hand. Papadopoulos knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Papadopoulos.
Rocker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A good leg kick by Rocker.
Papadopoulos misses with a body shot.
Rocker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Avraam Papadopoulos dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice shot by Rocker.
Rocker misses with an uppercut. Papadopoulos saw that one coming.
Papadopoulos is looking to clinch.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Papadopoulos throws the left hand but Rocker avoids the punch easily.
Papadopoulos stuns Rocker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Papadopoulos ducks under a wild hook from Rocker.
Rocker slips under a jab from Papadopoulos.
Rocker slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocker drops his hands momentarily and Papadopoulos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rocker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Papadopoulos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Rocker swats away the attempt to clinch by Papadopoulos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocker lands a jab.
Papadopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rocker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rocker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rocker circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rocker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rocker connects with a right hand. Papadopoulos shakes it off.
Papadopoulos tries to close the distance and clinch but Rocker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Papadopoulos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rocker.
Nice jab there from Rocker.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papadopoulos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papadopoulos tests Rocker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rocker swings for the body but Papadopoulos moves out of range.
Papadopoulos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Rocker.
Papadopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rocker throws a shot from downtown. Papadopoulos moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos connects with a body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook.
Rocker misses with a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Papadopoulos. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos misses with a double jab.
Papadopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos scores with a body shot.

Papadopoulos has closed the distance and engaged Rocker in a clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos lands with a short shot to the head.
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Papadopoulos lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rocker blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Rocker breaks the clinch.
Papadopoulos misses with an uppercut
and Rocker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left lands for Papadopoulos.
Rocker digs a good body shot into Papadopoulos's ribs.
Rocker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos tries to clinch up.
Rocker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Papadopoulos walks into a stiff left hand from Rocker.
Rocker throws a hook but Papadopoulos avoids it easily.
Papadopoulos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rocker manages to avoid it.
Papadopoulos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rocker moves out of range as Papadopoulos strikes.
Rocker ducks under a wild hook from Papadopoulos.
Rocker cracks Papadopoulos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rocker cracks a nice hook into Papadopoulos's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocker misses with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Papadopoulos avoids the head kick by Rocker.
A decent looking cross lands there for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Rocker lands with a good body shot.
Papadopoulos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Papadopoulos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rocker throws a front kick that sends Papadopoulos stumbling back into the cage.
Ram Rocker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papadopoulos misses with a combination
and Rocker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Papadopoulos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rocker digs a good body shot into Papadopoulos's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rocker lands with a kick to the temple. Papadopoulos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Papadopoulos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ram Rocker.
Well Papadopoulos 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avraam Papadopoulos!
Post fight, Avraam Papadopoulos stared into the camera and said 'It's time to leave my gloves in the cage, thanks for the support on my journey, it was all a dream when i started'.