PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Brkic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacinto Koutras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brkic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dubioza kolektiv - Kažu. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Brkic
vs
Koutras

183 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
28
210 lbs
5 - 12 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dario Brkic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jacinto Koutras!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koutras checks a leg kick.
Koutras 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.
Brkic looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Brkic dives in and scores a takedown into Koutras's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Koutras throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koutras working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brkic.
Brkic throws a strike but Koutras rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Koutras loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koutras throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Brkic being controlled here, momentarily.
Koutras throwing strikes from guard but Brkic blocks nicely.
Koutras throws a big right hand that misses.
Brkic keeping full guard, as Koutras tries to pass.
Koutras is pushing down on Brkic's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brkic is fighting to maintain full guard but Koutras has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koutras not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koutras is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koutras working the ground and pound effectively.
Koutras cracks Brkic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Koutras looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Koutras cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Koutras with good strikes from the mount here!
Koutras has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brkic's face.
Koutras landing shots from mount.
Koutras raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koutras takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Koutras is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Koutras gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Koutras gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Koutras apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Brkic gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Koutras sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koutras throwing strikes from guard but Brkic blocks nicely.
Koutras sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brkic's guard.
Koutras uses his free foot to push down on Brkic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Brkic.
Koutras looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koutras landing strikes, looking to finish!
Koutras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Brkic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Koutras.
Koutras really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brkic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koutras lands with some strikes.
Brkic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koutras.
Koutras controlling from mount.

Koutras working for a guillotine from mount but Brkic is in no mood to give up.
Koutras lands a heavy elbow.
Koutras controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koutras landing strikes from the mount.
Koutras controlling the pace for now.
Koutras lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koutras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Koutras is working for a guillotine from mount but Brkic frees his head quite easily.
Koutras working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Koutras has control of Brkic's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brkic regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Koutras is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brkic is surviving well by controlling Koutras's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacinto Koutras dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brkic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Koutras looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Koutras drops back looking for a leg! Brkic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brkic manages to kick Koutras off! Koutras jumps back into Brkic's guard.

Brkic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brkic can't keep his opponent in guard - Koutras advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Koutras thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Koutras wants to pass to mount but Brkic is defending the position.
Koutras thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koutras perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Koutras throwing shots but Brkic is blocking nicely.
Koutras passes to full mount!
Koutras looking to control and managing it successfully.
Koutras has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koutras postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brkic looks a forlorn figure.
Koutras controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brkic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Koutras tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brkic in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koutras punishing his opponent with strikes.
The referee warns Brkic that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Koutras is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Brkic is surviving well by controlling Koutras's body position as best he can.

Koutras is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brkic has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Koutras in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Koutras has hold of Brkic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brkic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Koutras can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brkic is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koutras takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Koutras with a couple of short strikes.
Koutras sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jacinto Koutras has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koutras scoring with strikes but Brkic is staying in there.

Koutras looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Koutras tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koutras with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koutras punching from mount but Brkic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koutras punishing his opponent with strikes.
Brkic is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Koutras looking to secure an arm triangle but Brkic defends it well.
Koutras lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brkic hang on?
Koutras is landing with some decent strikes but Brkic is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Brkic is rocked!
Koutras landing punches.
Oh Brkic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Koutras drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brkic! More shots from Koutras and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacinto Koutras!
Jacinto Koutras is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jacinto Koutras seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.