PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ares Constantinides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Constantinides comes to the cage accompanied by War by Judas Priest. Ares Constantinides could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rodney Mack's chin.

Constantinides
vs
Mack

184 cm
21
213 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

200 cm
20
218 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 Stam/159 Rec

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Ares Constantinides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodney Mack!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantinides moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Constantinides loads up on a big right hand but Mack slips the punch.
Mack looks to land a combination but Constantinides avoids it well.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Constantinides.
Constantinides throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack throws a shot to the body.
Mack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Constantinides at a distance.
Constantinides blocks a jab.
Mack scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mack slips a jab from Constantinides.
Constantinides looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Constantinides shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Constantinides thowing shots but they're missing.

Constantinides goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Mack turns into him and now he's in Constantinides's guard.
Mack controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides wants to sweep but no luck.
Constantinides is pulling down on Mack's head. It's preventing any offense from Mack, at least for the moment.
Constantinides looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mack not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mack wants to control from the top but Constantinides keeps moving.
Constantinides wants to sweep but no luck.

Constantinides is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Constantinides tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Constantinides lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mack!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack is bucking up trying to escape but Constantinides cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Constantinides raining down shots from the mount!
Constantinides in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Constantinides tries to control but Mack wriggling away.
Constantinides scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mack?

Mack is rocked!

It looks like Rodney Mack has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Constantinides misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Constantinides there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Constantinides throwing strikes but Mack recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Constantinides throws a strike but Mack avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Constantinides trying to control the position from guard on top but Mack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Constantinides dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Mack's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Constantinides shoots in for a double leg but Mack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Constantinides misses with a looping right.
Rodney Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantinides digs a good hook to Mack's body.
The crowd cheers as Mack lands an impressive looking overhand right. Constantinides doesn't seem phased though.
Mack throws a series of strikes that have Constantinides backpedaling.
Mack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides stuns Mack with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mack takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That has opened up Rodney Mack's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Constantinides with a nice cross.

Constantinides shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mack's guard.
Mack is breathing heavily.
Mack trying to control the position.
Constantinides slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Constantinides tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Constantinides wants to control for a moment but Mack uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Constantinides thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mack's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Constantinides sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mack defending well though.
Mack moves into full guard.
Constantinides throwing strikes from guard but Mack blocks nicely.
Constantinides throws and elbow that misses. Mack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Constantinides's guard. Nice move by Mack!
Ares Constantinides overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Constantinides is controlling Mack's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides keeping moving, preventing Mack from controlling successfully.
Constantinides wants to sweep but no luck.
Constantinides looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mack puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Constantinides might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Constantinides is staying active underneath Mack, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mack keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mack passes into side control, despite Constantinides's attempt to control the position.
Mack working away.

That's four 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.
Constantinides tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Constantinides is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mack controlling the pace.
Constantinides wants to improve his position but Mack is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ares Constantinides dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Mack's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Constantinides does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Constantinides tries to clinch up but Mack circles away and keeps his distance.
Mack scores with a nice right hand.
Constantinides takes a jab right on the kisser.
Constantinides pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mack lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mack misses the shot to the body.
Constantinides throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mack uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Constantinides has time to react.
Constantinides uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mack.
Constantinides takes a swing at Mack's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Mack misses
and Constantinides makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Constantinides bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mack's head backwards.
Mack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mack looks to land a right hand but Constantinides moved out of range.
Constantinides throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantinides throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Constantinides throws a leg kick which misses Mack's front leg but catches the back leg as Mack tries to avoid it.
Constantinides scores with a punch to the head.
Constantinides changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mack tries to avoid it but Constantinides manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mack to the ground. Mack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mack ducks right into an uppercut from Constantinides.
Mack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Constantinides is looking to land body kicks.
A jab lands there for Mack.
Mack throws a hook to the side of Constantinides's head but Constantinides sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Constantinides is looking to slow Mack down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Constantinides.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Constantinides misses with a wild body shot.
Constantinides lands with a hook. Mack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

The cut above Rodney Mack's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Constantinides is trying hard to land a takedown here. Mack sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rodney Mack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Mack misses

and Constantinides counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides wants to control from the top but Mack keeps moving.
Constantinides trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Constantinides stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mack swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Constantinides is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mack is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mack has escaped and now he's on top!
Mack controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Constantinides manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Constantinides looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ares Constantinides is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Constantinides throws a wild left hand from mount and Mack manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mack is refusing to be controlled, as Constantinides sits in half guard.
Constantinides is looking to advance position but Mack won't allow it.
Constantinides throwing shots but Mack is blocking nicely.
Rodney Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Constantinides thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ares Constantinides showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Constantinides 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ares Constantinides!