PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Mavrouleas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiagong Akyat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiagong Akyat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mavrouleas
vs
Akyat

187 cm
23
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Mavrouleas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiagong Akyat!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mavrouleas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mavrouleas moves in looking to clinch but Akyat pushes him off.
Akyat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mavrouleas.
Akyat shoots and misses

and Mavrouleas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akyat won't be happy with that.
Mavrouleas is breathing heavily.
Akyat tries to improve position but can't.
Akyat tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Mavrouleas wants to control but Akyat is keeping him busy.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mavrouleas wants to stand but Akyat is controlling his arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akyat is looking to reverse the position.

Mavrouleas goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Akyat has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Mavrouleas but great work by Akyat.
Akyat working the ground and pound from side control.
Akyat working the ground and pound.

Akyat has hold of Mavrouleas's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Mavrouleas tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Akyat cranks the arm and Mavrouleas screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Mavrouleas, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tiagong Akyat!