PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ave Maria. Sotiropoulos has chosen Fuck you Jacky I hope you get run over by a bus as his entrance music. Victor Le has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Le
vs
Sotiropoulos

188 cm
30
160 lbs
16 - 1 - 1

175 cm
27
162 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Victor Le!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, George Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotiropoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Le counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Donk. Le catches Sotiropoulos right on the button with a cross.

It looks like George Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Sotiropoulos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Sotiropoulos there.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sotiropoulos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sotiropoulos throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Le moves out of range as Sotiropoulos strikes.
Le takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a shot to the body.
Le walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Victor Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sotiropoulos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Le connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sotiropoulos. Sotiropoulos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Sotiropoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
Le throws out a loose jab but Sotiropoulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Le is looking to wear down Sotiropoulos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sotiropoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sotiropoulos is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le jabs at Sotiropoulos's body.
Sotiropoulos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotiropoulos drops his hands momentarily and Le takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sotiropoulos swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sotiropoulos throws a lazy head kick
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping left.
Le jabs Sotiropoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sotiropoulos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sotiropoulos throws a sloppy head kick
and Le counters with a nice uppercut.
Le moves forwards but Sotiropoulos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sotiropoulos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sotiropoulos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sotiropoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and Le counters with a right hand to the body.
Le throws a nice outside leg kick.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le misses the shot to the body.
Le ducks under a wild hook from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos dodges the punch combination from Le.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Le looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sotiropoulos throws a poor cross that misses
and Le counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le dips to his left and cracks Sotiropoulos with an uppercut!
Le takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos'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.

A slapping leg kick lands for Le.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Le is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sotiropoulos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook but Le blocks it.
Le stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good leg kick by Le there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sotiropoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Le's shoulder, as Le tries to avoid the shot.
Sotiropoulos throws out a powerful jab.
Le throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Victor Le is winning the standup battle so far.
Le feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sotiropoulos's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Decent striking displayed by Le there.
Le connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Sotiropoulos.
Le smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sotiropoulos throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Le bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sotiropoulos throws the left hand but Le avoids the punch easily.
Le's corner calls for a 1-2. Le obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le lands with a slapping head kick.
Sotiropoulos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Le catches Sotiropoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Le scores with a jab to the head.
Le lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Le keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotiropoulos.
Le really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le slips under a jab from Sotiropoulos.
Le works over Sotiropoulos's head and body with a nice combination.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotiropoulos can do to turn this around?
Le closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and Le counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Le. That snapped Sotiropoulos's head back.
Le throws a leg kick which misses Sotiropoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Sotiropoulos tries to avoid it.
Sotiropoulos throws a head kick that misses.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le throws a leg kick but Sotiropoulos sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Le connects with a solid leg kick.
Sotiropoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sotiropoulos moves away from the strike by Le.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le's corner calls for a 1-2. Le obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That has opened up George Sotiropoulos's cut even more.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sotiropoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Le counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le lands with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Le motions for Sotiropoulos to come forward. Le throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Le jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sotiropoulos might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Le has got the better of the exchanges.
Le scores with a jab to the jaw.
Le jabs Sotiropoulos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sotiropoulos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Le looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Le with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Le is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Le checks a leg kick.
Sotiropoulos connects with a crisp jab.
Le throws a head kick that half lands.
Sotiropoulos blocks a jab.
Le cracks the inside of Sotiropoulos's front leg.
Sotiropoulos might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Le misses with a hook.
Sotiropoulos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a shot from downtown. Le moves away and avoids it.
Sotiropoulos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sotiropoulos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Le.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Le lands a nice hook to Sotiropoulos's body. Sotiropoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sotiropoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut lands for Le. That snapped Sotiropoulos's head back.
Sotiropoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Le lands a front kick.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot lands for Le.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a solid leg kick but Sotiropoulos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le.
Sotiropoulos walks into a left hand.
Le throws a body punch but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Sotiropoulos misses with a body kick.
Sotiropoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sotiropoulos takes one on the button.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Sotiropoulos throws a head kick but Le moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sotiropoulos's head.
Sotiropoulos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sotiropoulos tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotiropoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le.
Le connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sotiropoulos momentarily.

The cut above George Sotiropoulos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le scores with a nice head shot.
Le lands with a shot to the body.
Sotiropoulos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos'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.

Le cracks Sotiropoulos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sotiropoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Le counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab by Le.
Le swings widly with a right hand
and Sotiropoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
Sotiropoulos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le slips under a jab from Sotiropoulos.
Le scores with a body shot.
Sotiropoulos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Sotiropoulos is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sotiropoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Le finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le dips to his left and cracks Sotiropoulos with an uppercut!
Sotiropoulos tries to move into range but Le moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Le throws a leg kick but Sotiropoulos checks it.
Sotiropoulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice shot by Le.
A jab from Le misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Le.
Nice body kick from Le.
Le scores with a sloppy right hand. Sotiropoulos should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Le.
Sotiropoulos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sotiropoulos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Les jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A cross from Sotiropoulos lands.
Le bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sotiropoulos's head backwards.
Le lands a right hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a lazy uppercut
and Le cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Le lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le cracks Sotiropoulos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Le swings for the body but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
Le throws a push kick but Sotiropoulos slaps the foot to one side.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook but Le avoids it easily.
Le tries to land a front kick but Sotiropoulos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le jabs Sotiropoulos right on the nose. Sotiropoulos blinks but takes it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a head kick that misses.
Sotiropoulos avoids a kick to the body.
Sotiropoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Le scores with a hook to the body. Sotiropoulos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Le wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sotiropoulos lands with a cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and Le counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Victor Le had his way with George Sotiropoulos in that round.
The cut man is working on George Sotiropoulos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sotiropoulos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sotiropoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotiropoulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Le ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A shot to the liver by Le. Beautiful body shot.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and Le counters with a good low kick that Sotiropoulos was not able to check.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a chopping leg kick but Sotiropoulos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le moves out of range as Sotiropoulos throws a body kick.
Le works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Le scores with a head kick.
A big left from Sotiropoulos misses.
Le thuds his right hand into Sotiropoulos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Le digs a good hook to Sotiropoulos's body.
Sotiropoulos loads up on a big right hand but Le slips the punch.
Sotiropoulos ducks under a wild hook from Le.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A lazy body kick from Sotiropoulos
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Le blocks a head kick by Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Donk. Le catches Sotiropoulos right on the button with a cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Le lands a jab to the head.

George Sotiropoulos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Sotiropoulos misses with a looping left.
Sotiropoulos throws a front kick that sends Le stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Le.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sotiropoulos's calf.
Le misses with a body kick.
Le throws out a powerful jab.
Le lands a jab to Sotiropoulos's midsection.
Sotiropoulos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Le counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sotiropoulos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sotiropoulos is defended easily by Le.
Victor Le is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sotiropoulos misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le catches Sotiropoulos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Le is looking to slow Sotiropoulos down with leg kicks.
Le throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le counters with a left to the body.
Sotiropoulos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Le.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sotiropoulos.
A big left from Sotiropoulos misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Le showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Le 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:45
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Le!
Victor Le retains his lightweight title!
Victor Le decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.