PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frederic Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laurent comes to the cage accompanied by Tropa de Elite. Frederic Laurent could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kostas Charalabous's chin.

Laurent
vs
Charalabous

180 cm
26
190 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
195 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frederic Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kostas Charalabous!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laurent manages to avoid it.
Charalabous swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Charalabous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charalabous fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Laurent.
Charalabous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Charalabous throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Charalabous lands the left hand.
Charalabous lands with a right hand.
Kostas Charalabous seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charalabous misses with a few strikes there.
Laurent slips a jab and a cross from Charalabous.
Laurent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Laurent throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Laurent pushes Charalabous up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurent lands an uppercut.
Charalabous scores with a shoulder strike.
Laurent blocking some punches.
Laurent throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laurents head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Laurent blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laurent's elbow.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
Laurent is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charalabous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Laurent misses with some punches.
Charalabous lands a shoulder strike.
Laurent scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Laurent controls his hands.
Laurent lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurent.
Laurent lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurent backwards.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Laurent avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Charalabous tries a body shot but Laurent blocks it.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laurent working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laurent lands with a light punch inside.
Charalabous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laurent.
Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laurent is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Laurent.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Charalabous lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Laurent - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurent lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charalabous.

Laurent is rocked!
Charalabous creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Laurent with a big uppercut! Laurent tries to clinch up but Charalabous pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Laurent to the mat! Laurent covers up and Charalabous unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kostas Charalabous!
During a confident post fight interview, Kostas Charalabous thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.