PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Stamatis
vs
Attilius

176 cm
36
184 lbs
46 - 24 - 0

200 cm
34
285 lbs
18 - 27 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 46 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Dean Styles and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis throws a hook but Attilius avoids it easily.
Stamatis tries a low kick but Attilius avoids it.
Attilius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stamatis misses with a double jab
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Stamatis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stamatis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stamatis lands the left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Attilius as Stamatis shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Attilius tries to avoid it but Stamatis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Attilius to the ground. Attilius escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stamatis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a left and a right that stings Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Stamatis misses
and Attilius counters with a two punch combo.
Stamatis throws a hook to the side of Attilius's head but Attilius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stamatis fails with the takedown.
Stamatis misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stamatis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Attilius is fending him off so far but Stamatis persists. Nope, Attilius circles away and we're back to standing.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Attilius as he jumps to the side.
Stamatis is breathing heavily.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stamatis connects with a crisp jab.
Attilius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis dives in and grabs Attilius's left leg, looking for a takedown. Attilius pushes down on Stamatis's head and hops out.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stamatis throws a low kick but Attilius moves out of range easily.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attilius manages to avoid it.
A low kick from Stamatis is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stamatis is looking to score with low kicks.
Attilius slips a straight right by Stamatis.
Attilius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stamatis swings for the body but Attilius moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Attilius. No joy for Stamatis on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws an off balance right hand
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Attilius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stamatis.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis throws a body kick.
Attilius slips a jab from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Stamatis throws a head kick but Attilius moves out of range.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Attilius enables Stamatis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Attilius manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Attilius wants to get back to his feet but Stamatis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stamatis wants to control from the top but Attilius keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Stamatis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Attilius moves away.
Stamatis shoots in but no luck this time.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis throws a wild body kick that Attilius sees coming a mile off.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick from Stamatis.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Attilius avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis sizes up Attilius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Stamatis cracks a nice hook into Attilius's ribs.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis throws an off balance right hand
and Attilius counters with a stiff right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stamatis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws out a loose jab but Attilius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stamatis misses with a head kick.
Stamatis throws a push kick but Attilius slaps the foot to one side.
Attilius moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Stamatis is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a low kick, right behind Stamatis 's knee.
Stamatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Attilius's head.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attilius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius takes one to the side of the head.
Stamatis throws a lazy head kick
and Attilius counters with a thumping low kick.
Attilius blocks a head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a low kick.
A leg kick checked by Attilius.
Stamatis throws a jab but it's blocked by Attilius.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stamatis swings widly with a right hand
and Attilius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Attilius avoids the head kick by Stamatis.
Stamatis takes a swing at Attilius's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Stamatis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Attilius checks it well.
Stamatis bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Attilius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stamatis.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Attilius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stamatis throws out the jab.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Stamatis.
Attilius defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis swinging wildly here.
Stamatis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attilius.
Stamatis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stamatis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stamatis looks to throw the jab but Attilius is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Attilius.
Stamatis looks to throw a body kick
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Attilius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Stamatis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attilius's sensitive parts.
Attilius moves out of range as Stamatis throws a body kick.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Stamatis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Attilius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Stamatis is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis throws a lazy body kick
and Attilius counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Stamatis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stamatis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Attilius counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stamatis pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Stamatis misses with a right hand
and Attilius counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Stamatis badly! Attilius follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Stamatis out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Attilius finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Marcus Attilius!
A relieved looking Marcus Attilius thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.