PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lens Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kontos comes to the cage accompanied by Stelio Kontos. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kontos
vs
Adams

198 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
27
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stelio Kontos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lens Adams!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kontos circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kontos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adams digs a good body shot into Kontos's ribs.
Kontos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Kontos as he checks the leg kick.
Kontos lands a nice hook to Adams's body. Adams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kontos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Lens Adams has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kontos misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Adams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on Kontos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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Kontos being controlled for a moment.
Adams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kontos is trying to improve his position.
Kontos regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos wants to get back to full guard.
Adams is looking to advance position but Kontos won't allow it.

Kontos actively working from the bottom here.
Kontos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like Adams is going to stand back up.
Adams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kontos's head.
Adams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kontos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kontos avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Adams.
Kontos trying to get back to full guard but Adams takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams content just to control the position here.
Kontos tries to hold on but Adams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams looking to control but Kontos is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kontos is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Adams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kontos regains half guard.
Adams trying to mount his opponent but Kontos defends it.
Kontos is trying to maintain the position but Adams is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontos tries to roll over but Adams keeps him under control.
Kontos trying to control from the bottom.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Kontos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Adams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kontos tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.

Adams decides to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adams wants to clinch
and Kontos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Kontos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelio Kontos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lens Adams'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.

Adams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kontos. Kontos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kontos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kontos connects with the punch.

That has opened up Lens Adams's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Adams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kontos sprawls well initially but Adams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Kontos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.

Kontos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Kontos trying to control but Adams postures up.
Kontos is looking to improve his position.
Adams wants to control but Kontos is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Kontos wants to control but Adams is keeping busy.

Kontos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Adams is trying to control. Kontos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Kontos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.
Adams wants to control but Kontos is keeping him busy.

Kontos is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Adams pulls his head out easily.

Kontos actively working from the bottom here.
Lens Adams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kontos tries to get to full guard but Adams has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos is staying active underneath Adams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kontos regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kontos keeping moving, preventing Adams from controlling successfully.

Kontos has his foot on Adams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adams works his way back into a safe position though.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kontos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kontos is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Adams looking to pass the guard.
Adams throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kontos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Adams's guard.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Kontos from controlling successfully.
Kontos looking to pass the guard.
Adams is trying to keep Kontos in close.
Kontos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kontos passes into half guard.
Kontos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams is trying to get back to full guard.

Kontos is looking for a kimura here.
Adams is looking to improve his position.
Adams gets back to full guard.

Kontos drops back, looking for a kneebar! Adams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Adams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Adams!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kontos tries to buck Adams off but Adams is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelio Kontos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lens Adams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adams wants to land a leg kick but Kontos is out of range.

Adams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kontos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kontos is holding Adams down, trying to stall.
Kontos is trying to control Adams's posture but Adams avoids it.

Adams stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Adams scores with a takedown into Kontos's guard.
Adams wants to control from the top but Kontos keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Adams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kontos has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Adams has managed to get both his arms back between Kontos's legs - danger averted.

Kontos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Adams stacks Kontos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Adams!
Adams tries to advance to mount but Kontos denies him.
Adams misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Adams gets to mount! Kontos was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Adams tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Kontos is looking to improve his position but Adams isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kontos sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Adams wants to control but Kontos is keeping him busy.
Adams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adams seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kontos is looking for a sweep. Adams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kontos moves into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kontos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Kontos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kontos throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Adams escapes and throws Kontos's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Adams has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Kontos tries to sprawl but Adams drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stelio Kontos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kontos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kontos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Adams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Adams's back!
Adams can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adams rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kontos prevents Adams from improving his position.
Kontos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kontos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kontos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kontos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kontos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Adams works his way to full guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lens Adams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kontos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelio Kontos!
Stelio Kontos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.