PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the cage accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. Lesnar has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kokkalis
vs
Lesnar

190 cm
28
245 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

210 cm
34
285 lbs
22 - 27 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Fedor Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good work by Lesnar as he checks the leg kick.
Kokkalis stuffs the takedown attempt from Lesnar. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Kokkalis lands a right hook to the body.
Kokkalis misses with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands an overhand right.
Kokkalis misses with a low kick.
Kokkalis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kokkalis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar shoots in looking for a takedown but Kokkalis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lesnar's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kokkalis can pounce on him.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut. Kokkalis saw that one coming.
Kokkalis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kokkalis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kokkalis is looking to slow Lesnar down with leg kicks.
Lesnar avoids a kick to the body.
Kokkalis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lesnar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kokkalis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kokkalis misses with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good leg kick by Kokkalis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kokkalis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vangelis Kokkalis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis lands with a nice body punch.
Lesnar looks winded!
Kokkalis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lesnar if he has to take too many more of those.
A cross from Kokkalis lands.

Kokkalis bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lesnar! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Lesnar is rocked!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kokkalis wants to pass the guard but Lesnar is keeping the position.

Lesnar isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kokkalis stacks Lesnar 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 Kokkalis!
Lesnar is not content to let Kokkalis control the position.
Kokkalis landing a few strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Kokkalis crashes against the mat.
Lesnar is trying to control Kokkalis's posture but Kokkalis avoids it.
Kokkalis is putting a hurting on Lesnar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lesnar wants to control but Kokkalis postures up.
Kokkalis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kokkalis working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lesnar is still in real trouble! Can Kokkalis finish him?
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!
Lesnar is not content to let Kokkalis control the position.
Lesnar seems to have recovered his senses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to control but Kokkalis postures up.
Kokkalis trying to control the position but Lesnar is working away.
Check out the look on Kokkalis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lesnar can't do much from the bottom here.
Kokkalis lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar parries the strikes from Kokkalis easily there. Kokkalis is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lesnar to escape.
Lesnar is looking for a sweep.
Lesnar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vangelis Kokkalis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A big left from Kokkalis misses.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
Kokkalis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kokkalis tries a head kick but it misses.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kokkalis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kokkalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lesnar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lesnar thows a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kokkalis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kokkalis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
A jab lands there for Kokkalis.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kokkalis. Lesnar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kokkalis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lesnar can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kokkalis thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
Kokkalis looks to score with a jab to the body but Lesnar is just out of range.
Kokkalis connects with a right hand. Lesnar shakes it off.
Kokkalis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Kokkalis waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Lesnar to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kokkalis is in close to Lesnar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnar holds on and takes a little breather.
Kokkalis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kokkalis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Kokkalis from controlling successfully.
Lesnar pulls Kokkalis in close to his closed guard and prevents Kokkalis from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lesnar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kokkalis defends it easily.
Kokkalis lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Kokkalis stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kokkalis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lesnar is trying to keep Kokkalis in close.
Kokkalis postures up in Lesnar's guard and throws a big left but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kokkalis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lesnar landing strikes from the mount and Kokkalis is in trouble!
Lesnar looking to ground and pound but Kokkalis is blocking nicely.
Lesnar raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vangelis Kokkalis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kokkalis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kokkalis controlling the position well.
Kokkalis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kokkalis keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lesnar trying to control from Kokkalis's half guard. Kokkalis has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lesnar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar postures up and lands a big shot to Kokkalis's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vangelis Kokkalis dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kokkalis lands a nice hook to Lesnar's body. Lesnar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Kokkalis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lesnar checks it well.
Lesnar throws a lazy uppercut
and Kokkalis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lesnar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kokkalis scores with a nice right hand.
Lesnar checks a low kick from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Kokkalis connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kokkalis is looking to land body kicks.
Fedor Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis connects with a single shot there.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokkalis.
Nice body punch from Kokkalis.
Kokkalis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lesnar is able to avoid easily.
Kokkalis throws a body punch but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar avoids the head kick by Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Lesnar finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Kokkalis's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Lesnar falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vangelis Kokkalis!
After winning the bout, Vangelis Kokkalis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.