PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and A J Hearts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros comes to the cage accompanied by 卍卍卍. Leonidas Katsaros could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to A J Hearts's chin.

Katsaros
vs
J Hearts

193 cm
28
217 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

179 cm
29
222 lbs
21 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, A J Hearts!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsaros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Hearts misses.

Hearts rushes Katsaros and presses him up against the cage.
Katsaros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Katsaros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Katsaros lands an uppercut.
Katsaros struggles to land a body shot inside as Hearts controls his hands.
Katsaros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hearts misses with a body punch.
Hearts can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Katsaros tries to throw a body punch but Hearts avoids it by throwing Katsaros back against the cage.
Hearts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katsaros tries to work over Hearts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katsaros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Katsaros blocks an uppercut.
Katsaros lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Hearts gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Katsaros trying to control here.
Katsaros is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hearts's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hearts's back!
Hearts trying to control the position but Katsaros manages to sink in the hooks.
Hearts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Katsaros haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Katsaros is trying to control but Hearts is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Hearts tries to lock up and control but Katsaros gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hearts manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Hearts trying to hold on to Katsaros's head to control him but Katsaros postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hearts is looking for a sweep. Katsaros is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Katsaros trying to pass the guard but Hearts defending well.
Hearts wants to get back to full guard.
Katsaros is controlling the pace.
Katsaros is thwarting Hearts's attempts to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hearts takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hearts, right into the meat.
Katsaros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hearts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hearts lands with a good body shot.
Hearts tries to clinch but Katsaros moves out of range.
Katsaros misses with a low kick.
Katsaros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Leonidas Katsaros is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts connects with an inside leg kick.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hearts tries to score with a low kick but Katsaros moves his leg out of the way.
Hearts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Hearts.
Hearts tries to clinch but Katsaros is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts shoots in looking for a takedown but Katsaros manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hearts's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Katsaros getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but A J Hearts will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hearts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hearts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Katsaros manages to avoid it.
Katsaros lands a head kick!

It looks like A J Hearts has been cut.
Hearts digs a good hook to Katsaros's body.
Hearts lands a really nice looking cross but Katsaros seems unphased.
Katsaros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katsaros misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a chopping leg kick but Hearts manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hearts tries to clinch up
and Hearts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hearts misses with an uppercut.
Hearts dodges the punch combination from Katsaros.
Hearts fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A J Hearts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hearts takes a swing at Katsaros's ribcage but misses.
Hearts misses with a left hand
enabling Katsaros to counter with a crisp jab.
Hearts thows a leg kick but Katsaros checks it
and Katsaros counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Katsaros. Hearts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Katsaros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Hearts. That snapped Katsaros's head back.
Hearts misses with an uppercut
and Katsaros counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hearts gets a double leg takedown into Katsaros's guard.
Hearts throwing strikes but missing.
Katsaros pulls Hearts in close to prevent any damage.
Hearts trying to control but Katsaros is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hearts being controlled here momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by A J Hearts.
Hearts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsaros swings widly with a right hand

so Hearts counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hearts with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but A J Hearts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Katsaros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Katsaros - just one landing.
Hearts takes a jab right on the kisser.
Katsaros is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hearts is looking to slow Katsaros down with leg kicks.

Hearts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hearts showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hearts wants to control but Katsaros is keeping him busy.
Katsaros has hold of Hearts's hands but Hearts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hearts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hearts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hearts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Hearts is thwarting Katsaros's attempts to control the position.
A J Hearts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hearts wants to take a breather but Katsaros is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Katsaros is looking to improve his position.
Hearts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Katsaros does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

OK we're going to have a standup here. A J Hearts hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Good exchange - Hearts coming out on top.
Hearts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Katsaros slaps away a takedown attempt from Hearts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Katsaros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearts connects with a looping right hand.
Katsaros keeps Hearts at a distance using the push kick.
Katsaros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Katsaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Hearts.
Hearts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Katsaros.
Hearts cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hearts throws a body punch but Katsaros moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hearts. Katsaros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hearts walks into a left hand.
Hearts lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hearts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A J Hearts really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fighters circling - Hearts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Katsaros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hearts. That did some damage!
Hearts tests Katsaros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Katsaros has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hearts.
Hearts fails in his attempt to clinch.
Katsaros scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros walks into a straight right hand from Hearts.
Katsaros tries to bum rush Hearts with a series of wild strikes but Hearts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Katsaros has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hearts finds it's way round the side to connect with Katsaros's head.
A J Hearts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hearts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hearts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hearts misses with a wild body shot.
Katsaros takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hearts misses with a right hand
and Katsaros counters with a left to the body.
Hearts throws a low kick, looking for Katsaros's leg but Katsaros calmly moves out of range.
Katsaros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hearts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsaros doesn't seem bothered though.
Hearts shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Katsaros as he avoids it easily.
No joy there for Hearts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Katsaros does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katsaros gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hearts to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Katsaros wants to control but Hearts passes easily into half guard.
Katsaros manages to get to full guard.
Katsaros pulls Hearts in close to prevent any damage.
Hearts looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros is controlling Hearts's posture.
Katsaros's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Hearts showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Katsaros looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hearts connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but A J Hearts will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on A J Hearts's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Hearts connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Katsaros takes one on the button.

Hearts clinches up with Katsaros and pushes him back against the cage.
Katsaros prevents a body shot from Hearts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hearts.
Hearts tries a body shot but Katsaros blocks it.
Hearts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hearts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hearts.
Hearts lands a hook that snaps the head of Katsaros backwards.
Katsaros tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Katsaros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Katsaros tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Katsaros.
Hearts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hearts is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Katsaros misses with a knee strike.
Hearts tries a body shot but Katsaros blocks it.
Katsaros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katsaros tries to break the clinch but Hearts is controlling the position.
Leonidas Katsaros has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Katsaros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katsaros throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Heartss head.
Katsaros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katsaros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katsaros working aggressively here.
Leonidas Katsaros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A J Hearts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Katsaros has a couple of punches blocked by Hearts.
Katsaros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Katsaros tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hearts blocks an uppercut.
Katsaros tries to work over Hearts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Katsaros.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hearts avoiding damage as Katsaros throws knees to the body.
Hearts dodges an elbow strike from Katsaros.
Katsaros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Katsaros misses with some punches.
Katsaros misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katsaros misses with a punch on the inside.
Katsaros lands with a right to the head.
Hearts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katsaros tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Katsaros throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearts.
Katsaros swings wildly with an uppercut but Hearts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a punch but it's blocked by Hearts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hearts prevents a body shot from Katsaros.
Katsaros lands a hook that snaps the head of Hearts backwards.
Hearts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katsaros can't find room to land a body shot as Hearts controls the action.
Katsaros tries a body shot but Hearts blocks it.
Hearts scores with a hook to the body.
Katsaros stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros misses with a shot to the kidneys.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Katsaros misses with a punch to the body.
Hearts keeps control of Katsaros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Katsaros throws an elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonidas Katsaros showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hearts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A J Hearts!
A very excited looking A J Hearts 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.