PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonidas Katsaros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Public Enemy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsaros's entrance music is 卍卍卍. A fine choice. Enemy has chosen (Silence) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Katsaros
vs
Enemy

193 cm
33
215 lbs
26 - 6 - 0

190 cm
35
210 lbs
34 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

Perkele!
VIRAL COMBAT

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 26 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leonidas Katsaros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Public Enemy!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katsaros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Enemy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Katsaros misses
and Enemy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Katsaros thinking.
Katsaros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Enemy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Enemy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Enemy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsaros doesn't seem bothered though.
Katsaros throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katsaros 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.
Katsaros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Enemy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katsaros throws out a loose jab but Enemy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a nice looking combination but Enemy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Enemy jabs at Katsaros's body.
Katsaros avoids the head kick by Enemy.
Enemy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Katsaros connects with an inside leg kick.
Katsaros misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katsaros throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katsaros misses with a hook.
Katsaros thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Enemy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Enemy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Katsaros.
The fighters circling - Katsaros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Enemy lands with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Katsaros.
Enemy tests Katsaros's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enemy misses with a straight right.
Enemy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Enemy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Katsaros throws a body kick that misses

so Enemy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Enemy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Enemy wants to control from the top but Katsaros keeps moving.
Katsaros trying to control the position.
Enemy works over Katsaros with some ground and pound from guard.
Katsaros working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Enemy.
Katsaros keeping moving, preventing Enemy from controlling successfully.
Enemy postures up and lands a big shot to Katsaros's brow.
Katsaros is pulling down on Enemy's head to control his posture.
Katsaros is trying to keep Enemy in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enemy throwing strikes but missing.
Enemy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Enemy is fighting to break Katsaros's control of his arms but Katsaros is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Enemy throws a big elbow that misses.
Enemy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Katsaros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Enemy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Enemy engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Leonidas Katsaros.
Katsaros throws a leg kick which misses Enemy's front leg but catches the back leg as Enemy tries to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a sloppy body shot
and Enemy counters with an inside leg kick.
Katsaros throws a wild body kick that Enemy sees coming a mile off.
Katsaros takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Enemy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros misses with an uppercut
and Enemy counters with a good, hard body kick but Katsaros shrugs it off.
Katsaros is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Enemy.
Katsaros throws a half hearted mid kick.
Enemy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Enemy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Katsaros thuds his right hand into Enemy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Enemy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Katsaros keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Public Enemy dominated that round.
That's time! Katsaros's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Enemy.
Good leg kick by Katsaros there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Katsaros moves out of range of the body kick.
Enemy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Katsaros thows a body kick. Enemy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Enemy lands a nice hook to Katsaros's body. Katsaros takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Katsaros throws a lazy right hand but Enemy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Katsaros throws a quick inside leg kick.
Enemy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katsaros was well out of range. Poor timing from Enemy.
Katsaros thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Katsaros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Katsaros throws a hook to the side of Enemy's head but Enemy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enemy lands a jab to Katsaros's midsection.
Katsaros throws a leg kick that misses.
Enemy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Katsaros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enemy digs a good hook to Katsaros's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Enemy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Katsaros on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A chopping leg kick lands by Enemy.
A lazy body kick from Katsaros
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A good leg kick by Enemy.
Enemy moves out of range of the body kick.
Enemy lands a body shot.
Enemy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Katsaros counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Katsaros moves out of range of the body kick.
Enemy digs a good hook to Katsaros's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Katsaros motions for Enemy to come forward. Katsaros throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Enemy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Enemy moves out of range of the strikes.
Katsaros fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Enemy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros throws a shot from downtown. Enemy moves away and avoids it.
Enemy misses with a body shot.
Enemy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Enemy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Enemy takes a swing at Katsaros's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body
and Enemy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Enemy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Katsaros connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Enemy scrambles back to his feet.
Enemy dips to his left and cracks Katsaros with an uppercut!
Enemy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Katsaros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katsaros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Katsaros takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Katsaros throws a combination that misses
and Enemy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Katsaros looks to score with a jab to the body but Enemy is just out of range.
Enemy thumps Katsaros with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Enemy, right into the meat.
Enemy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Enemy lands a body shot.
Enemy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Enemy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Enemy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Enemy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Katsaros throws a body shot but no joy.
Public Enemy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Enemy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katsaros misses with a hook. Enemy ducked under it nicely.
Katsaros thows a leg kick but Enemy checks it
and Enemy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Enemy misses the shot to the body.
Katsaros takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Enemy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Katsaros avoids a kick to the body.
Enemy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katsaros. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enemy digs a good body shot into Katsaros's ribs.
Katsaros swats away the attempt to clinch by Enemy.

Enemy takes the fight into the clinch.
Enemy takes a shot to the head.
Enemy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Katsaros blocking some punches.
Katsaros swings wildly with an uppercut but Enemy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katsaros throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros misses with the head strike.
Enemy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Enemy can't find room to land a body shot as Katsaros controls the action.
Enemy lands a shoulder strike.

Enemy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Public Enemy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Katsaros ducks right into an uppercut from Enemy.
Enemy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Katsaros lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Enemy is looking to clinch.
Katsaros takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Enemy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Enemy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Katsaros scores with the left hand. Enemy knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enemy just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsaros throws a leg kick that is checked
and Enemy counters with a stiff right hand.
Enemy thuds his shin into the meat of Katsaros's side.
Enemy lands a nice looking body kick.
Katsaros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enemy is out of range and Katsaros settles back down.
Leonidas Katsaros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enemy swings for the body but Katsaros moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katsaros pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katsaros tries to land a front kick but Enemy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Katsaros keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Enemy looks to score with a jab to the body but Katsaros is just out of range.
Katsaros lands a jab to Enemy's midsection.
Katsaros tries a head kick but it misses.
Enemy throws a body shot but no joy.
Katsaros avoids the body shot from Enemy.
Katsaros just misses with a punch to the body.
Katsaros scores with a punch to the head.
Katsaros connects with a looping right hand.
Katsaros 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.
Katsaros misses with a kick to the body.
Enemy punishes Katsaros's body with a nice straight punch.
Enemy moves away from the strike by Katsaros.
Good leg kick by Enemy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Leonidas Katsaros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katsaros is looking to chop away at Enemy's legs.
Katsaros fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enemy is out of range.
Enemy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enemy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Katsaros momentarily.
Katsaros with a jab.
Enemy scores with a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Katsaros.
Katsaros takes a swing at Enemy's ribcage but misses.
Katsaros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enemy.
Enemy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Katsaros has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Enemy, right into the meat.
Enemy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Enemy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Enemy rushes Katsaros and presses him up against the cage.

Enemy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katsaros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Enemy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Katsaros doesn't seem bothered though.
Enemy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Enemy cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.
Enemy works Katsaros's body with a nice hook.
Enemy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Katsaros at a distance.
Enemy digs a good hook to Katsaros's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enemy cracks a nice hook into Katsaros's ribs.
Enemy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Katsaros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A good leg kick by Enemy.
Enemy thuds a left hand into Katsaros's body.
Enemy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enemy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Katsaros has time to react.
Katsaros falls off balance throwing a combination
and Enemy counters with a right hand to the body.
Enemy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Katsaros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Enemy sizes up Katsaros with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Katsaros pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enemy is out of range and Katsaros settles back down.
Katsaros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Public Enemy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Katsaros throws a hook but Enemy avoids it easily.
Enemy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Enemy.
Katsaros throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Enemy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Katsaros thinking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Katsaros goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enemy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Katsaros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enemy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Public Enemy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Enemy 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Public Enemy!
Public Enemy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.