PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calvin King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tycho Kostopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Calvin King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Calvin King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

King
vs
Kostopoulos

200 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calvin King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tycho Kostopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kostopoulos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. King did well to prevent Kostopoulos getting side control.
King looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kostopoulos wants to pass to mount but King is defending the position.
Kostopoulos trying to control the pace.
Kostopoulos works his way into full mount!
Kostopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostopoulos throws some wild stikes that King manages to avoid easily.
Kostopoulos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kostopoulos controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kostopoulos controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kostopoulos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kostopoulos showed some decent athleticism there.
Kostopoulos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kostopoulos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kostopoulos passes to full mount!
Kostopoulos controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kostopoulos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. King can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kostopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.
King holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kostopoulos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kostopoulos controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tycho Kostopoulos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kostopoulos looks to land a combination but King avoids it well.

Kostopoulos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kostopoulos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
King gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kostopoulos looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kostopoulos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tycho Kostopoulos was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Kostopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kostopoulos works his way into full mount!
Kostopoulos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kostopoulos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tycho Kostopoulos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Kostopoulos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Kostopoulos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kostopoulos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kostopoulos controlling the position from side mount.
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.

Tycho Kostopoulos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kostopoulos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kostopoulos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Let's hope that Kostopoulos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kostopoulos postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.
Kostopoulos slips nicely into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kostopoulos takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Tycho Kostopoulos wasn't active enough on the ground.

Kostopoulos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kostopoulos is in King's guard.
Kostopoulos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kostopoulos pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kostopoulos controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kostopoulos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocking the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostopoulos controlling the pace for now.
Tycho Kostopoulos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Tycho Kostopoulos hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kostopoulos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging King to the ground. Kostopoulos is now in King's guard.
Calvin King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kostopoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tycho Kostopoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kostopoulos 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tycho Kostopoulos!
Tycho Kostopoulos thanked the fans post fight for their support.