PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 2655 p4p, 2355 weight class) and Robert Munson (ranked 336 p4p, 305 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Giannopoulos
vs
Munson

184 cm
41
184
18 - 11 - 0

184 cm
33
178
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Vegan Gains
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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 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikos Giannopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Ben Watson and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos misses with a right hand
and Munson counters with a one-two to the body.
Giannopoulos throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Giannopoulos.
Munson moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Munson slips a jab from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos throws a head kick but Munson moves out of range.
Munson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Munson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Munson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Munson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos thows a leg kick but Munson checks it
and Munson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Giannopoulos loads up on a big right hand but Munson slips the punch.
Giannopoulos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice body punch.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Munson's ribcage but misses.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight left.
Munson unleashes a big counter combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giannopoulos eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Munson throws a right hand that Giannopoulos ducks under and follows up with a left that Giannopoulos also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Giannopoulos misses the target.
Giannopoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Giannopoulos circles away quickly and effectively.
Munson slips a jab and a cross from Giannopoulos.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Munson.
Giannopoulos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Munson unleashes a big counter combination but Giannopoulos bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos thuds his right hand into Munson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munson is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giannopoulos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munson is looking for the big counter here.
Munson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good work by Munson as he checks the leg kick.
Munson defending well as Giannopoulos loads up on a big left hand.
Giannopoulos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Munson throws a series of strikes that have Giannopoulos backpedaling.
Munson misses with a double jab.
Giannopoulos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Giannopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
Munson misses with a combination
and Giannopoulos counters with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Munson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giannopoulos finds it's way round the side to connect with Munson's head.

Munson is rocked!
Giannopoulos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Munson.
Giannopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Munson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson takes one on the button.
Giannopoulos attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Giannopoulos throws the left hand but Munson avoids the punch easily.
Giannopoulos throws a jab but it's blocked by Munson.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Giannopoulos misses.
Munson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Giannopoulos misses with an uppercut.
Munson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Giannopoulos eats them both and turns towards Munson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Giannopoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Munson.
Giannopoulos misses the jab.
Giannopoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Giannopoulos backs off Munson throws a huge counter combo but Giannopoulos manages to avoid it all.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Giannopoulos throws out a loose jab but Munson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giannopoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Giannopoulos misses its intended target.
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 Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Giannopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Munson moves out of range of the strikes.
Munson swinging wildly here.
Munson fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Giannopoulos with a jab.

It looks like Robert Munson has been cut.

Giannopoulos lands a big head kick that sends Munson tumbling to the mat! Giannopoulos takes a step backwards and waves Munson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Munson is still on wobbly legs! Can Giannopoulos finish him?
Nikos Giannopoulos is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giannopoulos looks to land a left hand but Munson moved out of range nicely.
Munson moves out of range as Giannopoulos strikes.
Giannopoulos is stalking Munson. Munson circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Giannopoulos, and it's lights out! Munson really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikos Giannopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikos Giannopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.