PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vangelis Kokkalis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Maslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kokkalis comes to the cage accompanied by Promises - Nero ft. Skrillex. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vladislav Maslow was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kokkalis
vs
Maslow

190 cm
35
245 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

213 cm
28
257 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

GREEN!160
Perkele!

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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vangelis Kokkalis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladislav Maslow!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maslow staying out of range there.
Kokkalis has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kokkalis defending well as Maslow loads up on a big left hand.
Maslow lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Maslow feints and then cracks Kokkalis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kokkalis down.
Maslow misses with a body kick.
Kokkalis takes one on the button.
Kokkalis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maslow moves away.
Kokkalis throws a head kick but Maslow moves out of range.
Kokkalis slips a straight right by Maslow.
Kokkalis moves away from the strike by Maslow.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Kokkalis half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Maslow connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kokkalis's hands.
Kokkalis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maslow to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis lands a right hook to the body.
Kokkalis motions for Maslow to come forward. Kokkalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow misses with a straight left.
Maslow has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good work by Maslow as he checks the leg kick.
Kokkalis misses with a head kick.
Maslow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maslow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kokkalis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maslow looks to score with a jab to the body but Kokkalis is just out of range.
Maslow wants to slow Kokkalis down by chopping away at his legs.
Kokkalis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Maslow.
Kokkalis connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maslow slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Maslow.
Maslow connects with a body shot.
Maslow throws a jab but it's blocked by Kokkalis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maslow lands with an overhand left.
Maslow jabs at Kokkalis's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kokkalis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maslow moves away.
A big left from Maslow misses.
Kokkalis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maslow. That did some damage!
Maslow misses with a body shot.
Kokkalis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maslow.
Kokkalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kokkalis lands a right hook to the body.
Maslow throws a sloppy head kick and Kokkalis moves out of range easily.
Kokkalis throws a body punch but Maslow moves out of range.
Kokkalis avoids the head kick by Maslow.
The fighters circling - Kokkalis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An inside leg kick lands from Kokkalis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow lands with an uppercut that bounces Kokkalis off the cage and back into range.
Maslow connects with the punch.
Kokkalis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Maslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maslow has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kokkalis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maslow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick
and Maslow counters with a leg kick.
Maslow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kokkalis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maslow scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maslow fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kokkalis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Maslow throws a push kick but Kokkalis slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis connects with a leg kick. Maslow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maslow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maslow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maslow moves out of range of the leg kick from Kokkalis.
Nice body kick there by Kokkalis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maslow steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kokkalis tries a low kick but Maslow avoids it.
Maslow scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kokkalis in his tracks.
Kokkalis tries a low kick but Maslow avoids it.
Maslow scores with a jab.
Maslow 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.
Kokkalis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kokkalis thuds his right hand into Maslow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kokkalis throws a wild body kick that Maslow sees coming a mile off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Maslow - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokkalis.
Maslow tries to land a front kick but Kokkalis steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maslow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maslow thuds his right hand into Kokkalis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladislav Maslow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kokkalis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kokkalis misses the shot to the body.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Maslow misses.
Maslow comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Kokkalis.
Maslow works Kokkalis's body with a nice hook.
Kokkalis throws a low kick, looking for Maslow's leg but Maslow calmly moves out of range.
Vladislav Maslow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokkalis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kokkalis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maslow. Kokkalis does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kokkalis.
Maslow is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Maslow lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokkalis throws a sloppy head kick and Maslow moves out of range easily.
Maslow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kokkalis blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokkalis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kokkalis thows a leg kick but Maslow checks it
and Maslow counters with a low kick, right behind Kokkalis 's knee.
Maslow is looking to score with low kicks.
Kokkalis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maslow.
Maslow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kokkalis throws out the jab.
Kokkalis wants to land a leg kick but Maslow is out of range.
Kokkalis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maslow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kokkalis.
Kokkalis looks for the body kick but Maslow saw that one coming.
Kokkalis wants to slow Maslow down by chopping away at his legs.
Maslow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maslow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kokkalis connects with the punch.
Kokkalis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis motions for Maslow to come forward. Kokkalis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maslow thows a leg kick but Kokkalis checks it

and Kokkalis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Maslow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kokkalis trying to control the position but Maslow is working away.
Maslow struggling a bit here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Maslow is not content to let Kokkalis control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maslow manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Maslow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kokkalis keeps working.
Kokkalis tries to roll over but Maslow keeps him under control.
Kokkalis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kokkalis is working hard here to advance position.
Kokkalis works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kokkalis keeping moving, preventing Maslow from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kokkalis is keeping the position for now.
Kokkalis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Maslow's guard.

Maslow has Kokkalis pulled in close to control his posture.
Kokkalis wants to control from the top but Maslow keeps moving.
Maslow is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vangelis Kokkalis will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Kokkalis throws a good cross that connects.
Maslow throws a head kick but Kokkalis moves out of range.
Maslow misses with a hook

and Kokkalis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Maslow has hold of Kokkalis's hands but Kokkalis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kokkalis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maslow is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maslow is still trying to improve position.
Maslow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maslow trying to control from the bottom.
Maslow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kokkalis.
Maslow keeping control of the position.
Kokkalis looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kokkalis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maslow throws a hook but Kokkalis blocks it.
Kokkalis throws a front kick that sends Maslow stumbling back into the cage.
Maslow throws a leg kick but Kokkalis checks it.
Maslow misses the shot to the body.
Maslow cracks Kokkalis with an open hand slap.
Kokkalis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maslow can pounce on him.
Maslow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Kokkalis connects with a right hand. Maslow shakes it off.
Kokkalis thows a leg kick but Maslow checks it
and Maslow counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kokkalis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kokkalis scores with a leg kick.
Kokkalis avoids the head kick by Maslow.
It looked like Kokkalis was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokkalis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Maslow throws a body shot but no joy.
Kokkalis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Maslow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kokkalis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Maslow lands a really nice looking cross but Kokkalis seems unphased.
Maslow throws an overhand right that lands on Kokkalis's shoulder, as Kokkalis tries to avoid the shot.
Kokkalis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maslow. That did some damage!
Kokkalis misses with a body shot.
Maslow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kokkalis avoids the body shot from Maslow.
Kokkalis misses with a hook
and Maslow counters with a nice uppercut.
Kokkalis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maslow counters with a body kick.
Maslow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kokkalis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maslow. That one must have hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maslow moves out of range of the body kick from Kokkalis.
Maslow connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kokkalis takes a swing at Maslow's ribcage but misses.
Maslow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kokkalis ducks under a wild hook from Maslow.
Kokkalis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kokkalis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow checks it.
Maslow slips a straight right by Kokkalis.
Kokkalis lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kokkalis takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maslow lands a lovely overhand right.
Kokkalis throws the left hand but Maslow avoids the punch easily.
Kokkalis throws a leg kick but Maslow moved away.
Maslow connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladislav Maslow.
I think Maslow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Vladislav Maslow!
A very excited looking Vladislav Maslow made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.