PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balin Le Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chatzikomninos
vs
Le Savage

188 cm
23
211 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

192 cm
22
220 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Balin Le Savage!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Le Savage gets caught flat footed, as Chatzikomninos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Chatzikomninos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Le Savage's head.
Chatzikomninos wants to control from the top but Le Savage keeps moving.
Chatzikomninos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chatzikomninos trying to control the position from guard on top but Le Savage is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chatzikomninos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Le Savage keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Chatzikomninos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Le Savage working a defensive guard here.
Le Savage seems keen to control Chatzikomninos's posture.
Chatzikomninos stopping the sweep attempt from Le Savage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chatzikomninos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chatzikomninos stopping the sweep attempt from Le Savage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Savage seems keen to control Chatzikomninos's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Balin Le Savage wasn't active enough on the ground.
Chatzikomninos misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Savage lands with a good body shot.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chatzikomninos takes one on the button.
Chatzikomninos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Le Savage counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Savage scores with a jab to the head.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.

Chatzikomninos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Savage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Le Savage keeping moving, preventing Chatzikomninos from controlling successfully.
Le Savage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Le Savage is looking to advance position but Chatzikomninos won't allow it.
Chatzikomninos tries to kick Le Savage off but Le Savage keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Le Savage trying to pass the guard but Chatzikomninos defending well.
Le Savage thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chatzikomninos's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Le Savage in particular looking to stall.
Le Savage wants to take a breather but Chatzikomninos is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Chatzikomninos is looking to control Le Savage's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chatzikomninos avoid being mounted?
Chatzikomninos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Chatzikomninos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Le Savage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Le Savage throws out the jab.
A jab from Chatzikomninos does it's job there.
A jab from Chatzikomninos misses.
Le Savage slaps away a takedown attempt from Chatzikomninos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chatzikomninos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chatzikomninos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chatzikomninos throws a hook but Le Savage avoids it easily.
Chatzikomninos misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Chatzikomninos. Beautiful body shot.
Le Savage throws a hook to the side of Chatzikomninos's head but Chatzikomninos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
A jab from Chatzikomninos does it's job there.
Le Savage lands a jab to Chatzikomninos's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Savage misses with a lunging right hand
and Chatzikomninos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chatzikomninos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Le Savage's head backwards.
Le Savage misses the shot to the body.
Le Savage takes a swing at Chatzikomninos's ribcage but misses.
Chatzikomninos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Le Savage but Le Savage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Balin Le Savage is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Le Savage misses.
Le Savage leaves Chatzikomninos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chatzikomninos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chatzikomninos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Le Savage is rocked!
Chatzikomninos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Le Savage is still on wobbly legs! Can Chatzikomninos finish him?
Le Savage looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Chatzikomninos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Le Savage on his heels. He'll look to pass Le Savage's guard now, I'm sure.
Chatzikomninos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Le Savage covers up, he's hurt! Chatzikomninos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Chatzikomninos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Chatzikomninos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexei Chatzikomninos!
An out of breath Alexei Chatzikomninos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.