PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qasem Suleimani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Papaioanou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suleimani comes to the cage accompanied by Busta Rhymes - Arab Money. Lefteris Papaioanou is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Suleimani
vs
Papaioanou

186 cm
23
219 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
208 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System

GREEN!160

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Qasem Suleimani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Papaioanou!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papaioanou displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Suleimani throws out the jab.
Papaioanou feints a jab promting Suleimani to slip. Papaioanou then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Suleimani slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Suleimani takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Suleimani tries to keep at a distance but Papaioanou has taken the fight into the clinch.

Suleimani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papaioanou scores with a jab to the head.
Suleimani misses with an uppercut.
Suleimani misses with a shot to the body
and Papaioanou counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Papaioanou there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Papaioanou throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suleimani. Papaioanou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Papaioanou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Suleimani counters with a stiff right hand.
Papaioanou swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Suleimani appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Suleimani scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suleimani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Papaioanou was well out of range. Poor timing from Suleimani.
Suleimani throws a hook but Papaioanou blocks it.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papaioanou ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suleimani walks into a straight right hand from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou tries to clinch up.
Suleimani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Papaioanou misses with a combination
and Suleimani counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Papaioanou connects with the punch.
Papaioanou misses with a two punch combination.
Suleimani throws a lazy uppercut
and Papaioanou counters with a straight right hand.
Papaioanou misses with a looping right.

Papaioanou lands a left and a right that sends Suleimani crashing to the canvas! Papaioanou dives into mount looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suleimani really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioanou wants to control but Suleimani has made it back to half guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suleimani is staying active underneath Papaioanou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Suleimani manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Papaioanou won't allow Suleimani to get back to his feet.
Suleimani working a defensive guard but Papaioanou passes into half guard.
Papaioanou wants to take a breather but Suleimani is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suleimani wants to improve his position but Papaioanou is controlling well.
Papaioanou trying to control the action but Suleimani is working from the bottom.
Papaioanou stops Suleimani from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papaioanou wants to free his trapped foot but Suleimani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Papaioanou content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Papaioanou wants to take a breather but Suleimani is having none of it.
Suleimani trying to control from the bottom.
Suleimani flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Papaioanou is working for a submission of some sort.
Papaioanou moves into full mount! Suleimani won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Suleimani is squirming around, avoiding Papaioanou's attempts to control the action.
Suleimani is trying to escape the mount.
Suleimani stops Papaioanou from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.

Suleimani tries to improve his position but Papaioanou has taken his back! Papaioanou has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Suleimani tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Papaioanou pushes Suleimani away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lefteris Papaioanou!