PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Attilius
vs
Stamatis

200 cm
33
285 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

176 cm
35
184 lbs
29 - 22 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Attilius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stamatis misses with a looping right.
Stamatis lands a slapping body shot.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a looping overhand right but Attilius ducks down to avoid it.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis strikes.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown but Attilius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stamatis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stamatis misses with a double jab
and Attilius counters with a straight right hand.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stamatis duly obliges.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis lands a leg kick that knocks Attilius off balance momentarily.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis connects with an inside leg kick.
Stamatis goes for a double leg but Attilius avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Attilius continues to drive forward.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis keeps control of Attilius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Stamatis manages to break the clinch.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stamatis connects with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attilius. That did some damage!
Stamatis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stamatis lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis delivers a nice body kick.
Attilius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stamatis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attilius avoids it really well and circles away.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Attilius leaves Stamatis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stamatis duly obliges.
Stamatis digs a good hook to Attilius's body.
Stamatis tries a head kick but it misses.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Attilius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis tries to land a front kick but Attilius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Stamatis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Attilius was covering up waiting for the punch and Stamatis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Stamatis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Attilius trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Stamatis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Stamatis looks to score with a jab to the body but Attilius is just out of range.
Stamatis keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Attilius ducks right into an uppercut from Stamatis.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stamatis. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stamatis chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stamatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stamatis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stamatis keeps Attilius at a distance using the push kick.
Stamatis looks to land a body kick but Attilius moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Stamatis scores with a four punch combination!
Stamatis throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stamatis misses with a left hand
and Attilius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big right from Stamatis misses.
Stamatis scores with a nice body kick.
Attilius moves away from the strike by Stamatis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a three punch combo that has Stamatis backing up. Stamatis nods at Attilius to acknowledge the strikes.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Stamatis lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stamatis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stamatis clobbers Attilius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stamatis misses with a body kick.
Stamatis lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stamatis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stamatis throws a leg kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stamatis.
Stamatis works over Attilius's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Stamatis does no damage.
Stamatis fails to land the takedown.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stamatis is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stamatis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stamatis fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis fails to land the takedown.
Stamatis is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stamatis. Attilius does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stamatis throws a leg kick but Attilius checks it.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Stamatis misses its intended target.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Stamatis really felt that one!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stamatis.
Stamatis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stamatis is looking to land body kicks.
Attilius blocks a low kick nicely.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Stamatis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis has a takedown stuffed.
Stamatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Stamatis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stamatis misses with a kick to the body
and Attilius counters with a big head kick but Stamatis shrugs it off.
Attilius blocks a low kick nicely.
Stamatis throws a looping overhand right but Attilius ducks down to avoid it.
Stamatis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Attilius. That did some damage!
Stamatis throws a shot from downtown. Attilius moves away and avoids it.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stamatis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.
Stamatis shoots in looking for a takedown. Attilius tries to sprawl out of it but Stamatis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Attilius manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Attilius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Athan Stamatis.
Stamatis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stamatis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attilius.
Stamatis feints and then cracks Attilius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Attilius down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a head kick. Attilius tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Stamatis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Attilius did well to prevent Stamatis getting side control.
Attilius pushes Stamatis off looking to stand but Stamatis dives back in and keeps control.
Stamatis content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stamatis in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attilius pushes Stamatis off looking to stand but Stamatis dives back in and keeps control.
Stamatis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Athan Stamatis.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stamatis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Attilius swivels and escapes.
Stamatis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stamatis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Attilius.
Attilius slips under a jab from Stamatis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stamatis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stamatis throws a hook but Attilius avoids it easily.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stamatis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
A very excited looking Athan Stamatis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.