PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the cage accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Vengrio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Muay Thai kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kokkalis
vs
Vengrio

190 cm
25
245 lbs
12 - 2 - 0

190 cm
32
287 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Happy Pills
Brute

Ultimate Fighting Gear
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokkalis scores with a push kick.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vengrio. That did some damage!
Kokkalis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vengrio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokkalis misses with a body kick.
Vengrio connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokkalis dives in and grabs Vengrio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Vengrio pushes down on Kokkalis's head and hops out.
Vengrio connects with a right hand. Kokkalis shakes it off.
A swing and a miss from Vengrio.
Kokkalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Vengrio is just out of range.
Kokkalis lands a nice shot that snaps Vengrio's head back.
Vengrio tries to bum rush Kokkalis with a series of wild strikes but Kokkalis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kokkalis lands a really nice looking cross but Vengrio seems unphased.
Vengrio throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.
Vengrio misses with a double jab
and Kokkalis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokkalis. Vengrio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokkalis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kokkalis.
Vengrio misses with the combination.
Vengrio gets cracked there but stands up to it.

It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vengrio misses with a hook
and Kokkalis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kokkalis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vengrio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vengrio looks gassed!
Kokkalis lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vengrio will feel that in the morning.
Kokkalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vengrio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kokkalis looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vengrio tries to move into range but Kokkalis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kokkalis drops Vengrio with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kokkalis follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
Vangelis Kokkalis is the new heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Vangelis Kokkalis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.