PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Illias Illiadis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Hielscher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Illiadis
vs
Hielscher

178 cm
24
189 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
198 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Illias Illiadis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Konrad Hielscher!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hielscher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Illiadis scores with a nice body kick.
Illiadis lands a jab.

Illiadis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Illiadis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Illiadis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hielscher being controlled against the cage.
Illiadis misses with a punch on the inside.
Illiadis misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Illiadis.

It looks like Konrad Hielscher has been cut.
Hielscher is looking to control Illiadis's arms but Illiadis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hielscher has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis goes for a takedown attempt but Hielscher pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Illiadis moves into the clinch successfully.
Illiadis misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Illiadis.
Illiadis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hielscher prevents it.
Illiadis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hielscher is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Illiadis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Illiadis throws a head punch that misses.
Hielscher just leaning against Illiadis, taking a breather.
Illiadis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Illiadis content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Illiadis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Illiadis scores with a shot to the side of Hielscher's head.
Hielscher looking to stall.
Illiadis misses with a punch to the body.
Illiadis misses with a body punch.
Illiadis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Illiadis has a couple of punches blocked by Hielscher.
Illiadis throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Illiadis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hielscher prevents it.
Hielscher taking a breather.
Illiadis is working Hielscher over against the cage.
Hielscher is trying to stall.
Illiadis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hielscher backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A shot in the inside from Illiadis.
The referee calls for Illiadis to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Illiadis.
Hielscher looking to slow down the pace here.
Illiadis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Illiadis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hielscher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Illiadis connects with a single shot there.
Illiadis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
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.

Illiadis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hielscher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illias Illiadis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hielscher slaps away a takedown attempt from Illiadis, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Illiadis moves into the clinch.
Illiadis lands a nice uppercut.
Hielscher blocks a body shot from Illiadis.
Hielscher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Illiadis misses with a punch on the inside.
Illiadis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Illiadis wants to take the fight to the mat but Hielscher manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Illiadis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hielscher is keeping busy.
Hielscher is trying to break the clinch but Illiadis has him pressed against the cage.
Illiadis working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Illiadis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hielscher up against the cage.
Illiadis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hielscher backwards.
Illias Illiadis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Illiadis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hielscher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Illiadis misses with a punch on the inside.
Illiadis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hielscher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Illias Illiadis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Illiadis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Illiadis misses with a wild combination.
Hielscher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Illiadis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hielscher ducks under a wild hook from Illiadis.
A nice combination there by Hielscher.
Illiadis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hielscher sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Illiadis closes the distance and clinches.
Hielscher prevents a body shot from Illiadis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Illiadis.
Illiadis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hielscher backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Illiadis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Illiadis trying to stall but Hielscher improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Illiadis wants the takedown. Hielscher is fighting it off but Illiadis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hielscher's guard against the cage.
Illiadis stops Hielscher from standing up.
Illiadis stopping the sweep attempt from Hielscher.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hielscher being controlled here, momentarily.
Hielscher keeping moving, preventing Illiadis from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher trying to keep a closed guard but Illiadis is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Illias Illiadis just wasn't active enough.
A swing and a miss from Hielscher.
Hielscher walks into a jab.
Illiadis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Illiadis shoots in but Hielscher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illiadis throws the left hand but Hielscher avoids the punch easily.
Illiadis throws out a leg kick but Hielscher moves out of range and Illiadis only half commits.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Illias Illiadis dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Konrad Hielscher's cut.
That's time! Illiadis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Illiadis misses with a hook. Hielscher ducked under it nicely.
Illiadis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Illiadis throws a hook but Hielscher avoids it easily.

Illiadis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hielscher's guard.
Hielscher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Illiadis looking to pass the guard.
Illiadis trying to control but Hielscher is working from the bottom.
Illiadis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hielscher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hielscher is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Illiadis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hielscher dives on top into guard.

Illiadis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Illiadis has his foot on Hielscher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hielscher works his way back into a safe position though.
Hielscher trying to control the position from guard on top but Illiadis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hielscher is looking to stand up but Illiadis won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Illiadis looking for a guillotine here but Hielscher defends easily.

Hielscher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Konrad Hielscher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hielscher stopping the sweep attempt from Illiadis.

Illiadis looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Illiadis looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hielscher has picked Illiadis up and slammed him! Illiadis can't keep hold of the triangle and Hielscher manages to pass to side control!
Hielscher wants to control but Illiadis is keeping him busy.
Illiadis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Illias Illiadis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Illiadis controls the position for a moment.
Illiadis struggling a bit here.
Hielscher tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Illiadis manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

And that's the end of the fight!
Illias Illiadis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Illiadis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Illias Illiadis!
Illias Illiadis thanked the fans post fight for their support.