PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kokkalis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Hopo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Gers Pardoel - Ik Neem Je Mee . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kokkalis
vs
Hopo

190 cm
24
245 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

185 cm
27
275 lbs
20 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis tried to score with a low kick but Hopo checks it.
Kokkalis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopo misses the body punch
and Kokkalis counters with a leg kick.
Kokkalis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hopo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hopo misses with a looping left.
Hopo scores with a nice right hand.
Kokkalis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis with a jab.

It looks like Hessu Hopo has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kokkalis. Hopo shrugs it off though.
Kokkalis misses with a double jab.
A big right from Kokkalis misses.
Kokkalis lands with a kick to the temple. Hopo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking cross lands there for Kokkalis.
Hopo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kokkalis swings for the body but Hopo moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kokkalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopo's sensitive parts.
Kokkalis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hopo will feel that in the morning.
Kokkalis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hopo looks gassed!
Kokkalis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hopo checks a leg kick.
Kokkalis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Hopo.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo wants to clinch up but Kokkalis keeps it at a distance.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hopo. That did some damage!
Kokkalis throws a chopping leg kick but Hopo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hopo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kokkalis as he connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopo misses with a hook.
Kokkalis tries to work over Hopo's front leg with a kick but Hopo checks it.
Kokkalis connects with a right hand. Hopo shakes it off.

That has opened up Hessu Hopo's cut even more.
Hopo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kokkalis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kokkalis misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hopo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hopo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kokkalis.
Hopo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kokkalis scores with a jab. Hopo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kokkalis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hopo avoids it really well and circles away.
Hopo misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kokkalis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Hopo gets caught napping as Kokkalis dives in and scores a takedown. Hopo manages to retain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kokkalis throws a big elbow that misses.
Kokkalis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kokkalis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kokkalis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hopo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kokkalis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kokkalis working some strikes from top position.
Hopo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kokkalis!
Hopo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kokkalis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hopo.
Kokkalis manages to get to full guard.
Hopo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hopo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kokkalis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kokkalis seems keen to control Hopo's posture.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hopo's guard.
Hopo working a defensive guard here.
Kokkalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hopo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hopo controls Kokkalis momentarily but Kokkalis frees himself.
Hopo keeping full guard, as Kokkalis tries to pass.
Hopo wants to sweep here but Kokkalis controlling him for the moment.
Kokkalis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A slow jab from Hopo misses its intended target.
Hopo throws out a powerful jab.
Hopo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hopo tries to clinch up.
Hopo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kokkalis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hopo scrambles back to his feet.

The cut above Hessu Hopo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
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!
Hopo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kokkalis's waist but Kokkalis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hopo off to one side.
Hopo throws a jab when Kokkalis was well out of range.
Hopo misses with a hook.
Hopo takes a swing at Kokkalis's ribcage but misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kokkalis.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is looking to clinch but Kokkalis is avoiding it.
Hopo misses with a hook. Kokkalis ducked under it nicely.
Kokkalis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopo on the side of the head.
Kokkalis cracks the inside of Hopo's front leg.
Kokkalis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hopo's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hopo is defended easily by Kokkalis.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis punishes Hopo's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopo.
Kokkalis lands a really nice looking cross but Hopo seems unphased.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopo moves away.
A swing and a miss from Kokkalis.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kokkalis stuns Hopo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kokkalis lands a nice looking body shot.
Kokkalis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hopo on the side of the head.

Hessu Hopo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Hessu Hopo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Vangelis Kokkalis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.