PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgil Mays (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sotiropoulos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Humbling River. Mays has chosen Wretches & Kings as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Sotiropoulos
vs
Mays

175 cm
24
162 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

174 cm
28
167 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgil Mays!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Leandro Rodrigues and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mays with a jab.
Sotiropoulos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mays throws out the jab.
Mays misses the body punch
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Virgil Mays has been cut.
Sotiropoulos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mays takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Mays is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sotiropoulos circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Mays tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Sotiropoulos wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Sotiropoulos!