PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Adler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angelos Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Audiomachine - Earth Shaker as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Adler
vs
Stamatis

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

KAISER

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{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Adler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angelos Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stamatis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Adler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adler moves away from the strike by Stamatis.
Stamatis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Dan Adler has been cut.
Stamatis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adler throws out the jab.
Stamatis blocks a leg kick.
Stamatis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Adler finds it's target.
Stamatis tries to land a front kick but Adler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Adler. That snapped Stamatis's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stamatis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Adler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Adler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stamatiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stamatis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stamatis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Adler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stamatis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Adler misses the body punch

and Stamatis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Adler is trying to get back to full guard.
Adler controlling the position well.
Stamatis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis prevents Adler from improving his position.
Adler desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stamatis trying to control from half guard but Adler is working away.
Stamatis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stamatis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adler's head.
Stamatis working Adler over with strikes.
Stamatis throws a strike but Adler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Adler keeping full guard, as Stamatis tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis distracts Adler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stamatis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stamatis throws a big right hand that misses.
Adler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stamatis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stamatis throwing strikes but missing.
Stamatis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stamatis scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelos Stamatis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Adler's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Stamatis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Adler uses good head movement to avoid it.

Stamatis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Adler to the ground. Stamatis is now in Adler's guard.
Stamatis trying to control the position from guard on top but Adler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Adler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stamatis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stamatis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Angelos Stamatis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Adler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adler keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis throwing strikes from guard but Adler blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adler is trying to hold Stamatis in close to prevent damage but Stamatis has managed to pass into half guard.
Adler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stamatis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stamatis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stamatis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stamatis works over Adler with some ground and pound from guard.
Stamatis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stamatis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stamatis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis tries to free his leg and advance position but Adler is retaining full guard.
Stamatis is looking to work some ground and pound but Adler has wrist control.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Stamatis sitting in guard here, content to control.
Adler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adler has Stamatis pulled in close to control his posture.
Stamatis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stamatis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Adler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stamatis postures up and lands a big shot to Adler's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Stamatis throwing strikes from guard but Adler blocks nicely.
Stamatis throws a big elbow that misses.
Adler keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis throws an elbow that misses. Adler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stamatis's guard. Nice move by Adler!
Stamatis wants to sweep here but Adler controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stamatis looking for a sweep. Not yet Stamatis, not yet.
Adler looking to sit in guard and control but Stamatis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Stamatis passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Adler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stamatis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stamatis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Adler keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Angelos Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Adler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Adler stuffs the takedown.
Stamatis moves forwards but Adler connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Stamatis shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Adler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Adler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stamatis is one step ahead there.
Stamatis is looking to work some ground and pound but Adler has wrist control.
Stamatis postures up in Adler's guard and throws a big left but Adler blocks it.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis stands and throws Adler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Stamatis working the ground and pound from side control.
Stamatis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Adler takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stamatis working the head and body with strikes.
Adler wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis scores with a couple of short elbows.
Stamatis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis working the head and body with strikes.
Stamatis working the head with strikes.

Adler is rocked!
Stamatis lands a strong strike to the head of Adler. That's dazed him! Stamatis looking to finish here. Adler is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Stamatis lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Angelos Stamatis!
Post fight, Angelos Stamatis took to the microphone: 'I could go out of cage either with shield or on shield- there wasn't third option. And none of those two is dishonor. I'm glad it went this way.'.