PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aries Dacir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kokkalis's choice of entrance music: Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dacir
vs
Kokkalis

185 cm
24
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
244 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *
SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aries Dacir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis throws a leg kick
and Dacir counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokkalis looks to land a right hand but Dacir moved out of range.
Dacir tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dacir lands a jab to Kokkalis's midsection.
Dacir misses with a low kick.
Kokkalis thows a body kick. Dacir tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dacir throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dacir tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kokkalis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dacir sizes up Kokkalis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dacir fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokkalis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a big shot that misses.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis misses the shot to the body.
Kokkalis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Aries Dacir has been cut.
Kokkalis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dacir checks it well.
Dacir ducks under a wild hook from Kokkalis.
Dacir throws a sloppy head kick
and Kokkalis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by Dacir.
Kokkalis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dacir is out of range and Kokkalis settles back down.
That kick from Kokkalis tenderised Dacir's leg. Dacir is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kokkalis throws a body kick that misses.
Kokkalis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dacir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kokkalis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dacir throws the left hand but Kokkalis avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kokkalis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dacir with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kokkalis to score with a decent uppercut.
Dacir takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dacir tries to clinch there but Kokkalis circles away.
Dacir looks to clinch
and Kokkalis counters with a good low kick that Dacir was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis loads up on a big right hand but Dacir slips the punch.
Dacir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dacir is breathing heavily.
Kokkalis swings for the body but Dacir moves out of range.
Kokkalis connects with a solid leg kick.
Kokkalis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dacir takes a step back to recover.
Kokkalis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kokkalis drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kokkalis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dacir works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kokkalis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dacir's head.
Kokkalis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kokkalis works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kokkalis slips a nice elbow through Dacir's hands, connecting with Dacir's forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokkalis thows a huge punch but Dacir dodges it nicely.
Kokkalis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dacir defending well though.
Kokkalis lands strikes from half guard.
Kokkalis working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis tries to pass to full mount but Dacir defends it.
Ground and pound from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kokkalis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kokkalis winds up and cracks Dacir with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kokkalis moves into full mount! Dacir won't be happy about that!
A nice elbow there by Kokkalis.

Dacir is rocked!

Aries Dacir's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kokkalis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Dacir wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Kokkalis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
An out of breath Vangelis Kokkalis thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.