PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Angelos Karagounis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lil Wyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Karagounis
vs
Wyte

174 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angelos Karagounis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lil Wyte!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyte misses with a straight left.

Wyte looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wyte is in close to Karagounis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wyte won't allow Karagounis to get back to his feet.
Wyte working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wyte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karagounis wants to stand but Wyte is controlling the position.
Wyte lands a couple of digs.
Karagounis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wyte.
Wyte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wyte is working Karagounis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wyte wants to control from the top but Karagounis keeps moving.
Wyte wants to pass the guard but Karagounis is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karagounis wants to stand and escape but Wyte is having none of it.
Wyte trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wyte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wyte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karagounis is breathing heavily.
Karagounis wants to get back to his feet but Wyte is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wyte landing with the ground and pound.
Wyte landing with the ground and pound.
Wyte stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karagounis swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte trying to control but Karagounis is working from the bottom.
Wyte must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wyte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyte advances to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wyte lands a nice short elbow.
Wyte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karagounis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wyte drops an elbow to the side of Karagounis's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Karagounis taking some punishment here, with Wyte in his half guard.

It looks like Angelos Karagounis has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wyte lands a nice short elbow.
Wyte looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karagounis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karagounis wants to control but Wyte is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wyte in particular looking to stall.
Wyte lands strikes from half guard.
Karagounis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wyte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Wyte.
Wyte working over Karagounis with some ground and pound. Karagounis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wyte drops an elbow to the side of Karagounis's head.
Wyte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Wyte there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte controlling the action here.
Wyte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wyte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wyte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karagounis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wyte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wyte is nestled in close to Karagounis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wyte scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wyte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wyte working Karagounis over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Wyte dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Angelos Karagounis'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.

Wyte shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wyte looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Wyte is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wyte is taking a breather. Karagounis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wyte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wyte lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wyte lands a nice short elbow.
Wyte misses with a head shot. Karagounis uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyte lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Karagounis looking for a sweep. Not yet Karagounis, not yet.
Wyte works over Karagounis with some ground and pound from guard.
Wyte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyte throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wyte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wyte passes Karagounis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wyte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte working over Karagounis with some ground and pound. Karagounis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Karagounis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wyte scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wyte slips a nice elbow through Karagounis's hands, connecting with Karagounis's forehead.
Wyte trying to control the action but Karagounis is working from the bottom.
Wyte is nestled in close to Karagounis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Karagounis is refusing to be controlled, as Wyte sits in half guard.
Wyte takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Karagounis is staying active underneath Wyte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karagounis is trying to stand up here but Wyte is controlling him well.
Wyte scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Karagounis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karagounis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wyte content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wyte with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wyte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Karagounis working for a triangle but Wyte defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte cracks Karagounis with a solid left hand.
Wyte loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wyte thows a big elbow that misses.
Wyte wants to pass the guard but Karagounis is keeping the position.
Wyte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wyte is looking to work some ground and pound but Karagounis has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lil Wyte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Angelos Karagounis'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. And we move into the final round!

Wyte shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Karagounis manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Karagounis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyte is controlling him.
Wyte trying to control but Karagounis is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wyte's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wyte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wyte postures up and lands a big shot to Karagounis's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karagounis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wyte is controlling him.
Wyte lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wyte lands a couple of elbows.
Wyte is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Karagounis has momentary wrist control but Wyte slips an elbow through the middle.
Wyte postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karagounis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wyte makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Karagounis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wyte looking to pass the guard.
Wyte passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Karagounis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wyte is working Karagounis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karagounis is trying to control Wyte's posture but Wyte avoids it.
Karagounis pushes Wyte away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Wyte gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karagounis tries to improve position but can't.
Wyte working the ground and pound from side control.
Wyte is working Karagounis over with some ground and pound from side control.
Karagounis avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wyte.
Wyte cracks Karagounis with a big right hand but Karagounis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Karagounis managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wyte.
Karagounis is looking for a sweep.
Lil Wyte has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wyte connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Karagounis some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wyte is looking to take a break and control but Karagounis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wyte working the body and head with strikes.
Wyte tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Wyte landing strikes.
Karagounis is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wyte asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wyte lands a nice forearm strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Wyte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wyte has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Wyte!