PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stelio Kontos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hossein Vaziri Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . Kontos comes to the cage accompanied by 2 Unlimited - No Limit. Vaziri Jr. has chosen Iron Sheik Theme as his entrance music. Stelio Kontos has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kontos
vs
Vaziri Jr.

197 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

181 cm
36
209 lbs
26 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
GREEN!160

Voodoo Nutrition
Hellbent

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stelio Kontos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hossein Vaziri Jr.!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kontos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've been hearing reports that Kontos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Kontos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vaziri Jr. on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaziri Jr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a hook to the body. Kontos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kontos looks to land a right hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range.
Kontos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kontos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kontos misses with a wild body shot.
Vaziri Jr. uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kontos.
Kontos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaziri Jr..

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kontos manages to avoid it.
A combination from Kontos does no damage.
Kontos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
Kontos throws a jab but it's blocked by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kontos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vaziri Jr. looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vaziri Jr. ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kontos moves away.
Kontos misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kontos. Vaziri Jr. does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kontos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vaziri Jr. missing with a left hand there. Kontos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stelio Kontos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kontos misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Kontos - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaziri Jr. throws a shot to the body.
A big left from Kontos misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. defending well as Kontos loads up on a big left hand.
And Vaziri Jr. tries to counter it with a takedown but Kontos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vaziri Jr. throws a jab when Kontos was well out of range.
Kontos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kontos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vaziri Jr. throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kontos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. moves out of range as Kontos strikes.
Nice body punch from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kontos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaziri Jr. moves away.
Vaziri Jr. drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kontos defends it well.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vaziri Jr. will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stelio Kontos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Kontos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kontos lands with a nice body punch.
Kontos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaziri Jr. can pounce on him.
Vaziri Jr. takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kontos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kontos scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. fakes the leg kick and cracks Kontos in the body.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaziri Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Kontos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vaziri Jr. momentarily.
Jab, jab by Kontos - just one landing.
Kontos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kontos missing with a left hand there. Vaziri Jr. was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vaziri Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos swings for the body but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range.
We've been informed that Vaziri Jr. has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kontos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vaziri Jr. fails to land the takedown.
Kontos misses with a left hand

and Vaziri Jr. counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kontos pushes Vaziri Jr. off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kontos throws out the jab.
Kontos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri Jr. is just out of range.
Vaziri Jr. drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kontos defends it well.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kontos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kontos slips a jab from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vaziri Jr. throws a body shot but no joy.
Vaziri Jr. avoids the body shot from Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vaziri Jr. cracks a nice hook into Kontos's ribs.
Kontos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaziri Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kontos rather than just go for the knockout.
Kontos throws the left hand but Vaziri Jr. avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vaziri Jr. swings for the body but Kontos moves out of range.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a straight right.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Kontos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelio Kontos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kontos defending well as Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big left hand.
Kontos throws a hook to the side of Vaziri Jr.'s head but Vaziri Jr. sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kontos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kontos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaziri Jr..
Kontos looks to throw the jab but Vaziri Jr. is out of range.
Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Kontos avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. lands with an uppercut that bounces Kontos off the cage and back into range.
Kontos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kontos as he avoids it easily.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kontos connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontos jabs Vaziri Jr. to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheers as Kontos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vaziri Jr. doesn't seem phased though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaziri Jr. misses with a looping right.
Vaziri Jr. slips a straight right by Kontos.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Vaziri Jr. swings for the body but Kontos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos lands with a cross.
Vaziri Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Stelio Kontos is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaziri Jr. avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vaziri Jr. throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. is looking to chop away at Kontos's legs.
Stelio Kontos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vaziri Jr. keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos throws a series of punches but Vaziri Jr. avoids them all with ease.
Kontos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaziri Jr. is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vaziri Jr. moves forwards but Kontos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaziri Jr. misses the jab.
Kontos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vaziri Jr. steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kontos.
Kontos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vaziri Jr. moves away from the strike by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kontos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kontos defends well and Vaziri Jr. ends up having to push Kontos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kontos looks to land a right hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range.
Kontos throws out a loose jab but Vaziri Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Kontos swings for the body but Vaziri Jr. moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kontos misses its intended target.
Vaziri Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kontos.
Kontos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaziri Jr. can do to turn this around?
Kontos misses with an uppercut.
Vaziri Jr. feints the counter takedown.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaziri Jr. bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kontos misses with a hook. Vaziri Jr. ducked under it nicely.
Vaziri Jr. misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Kontos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. tries to move into range but Kontos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Kontos has Vaziri Jr. up against the cage in a clinch.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vaziri Jr. breaks from the clinch.
Vaziri Jr. throws a sloppy body shot
and Kontos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kontos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vaziri Jr. - the referee stops the clock and Kontos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vaziri Jr.. Kontos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vaziri Jr. tries to move into range but Kontos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kontos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaziri Jr. manages to avoid it.
Vaziri Jr. takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vaziri Jr. buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kontos at a distance.
Kontos throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaziri Jr. is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kontos.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kontos looks to throw the jab but Vaziri Jr. is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kontos lands a slapping body shot.
Vaziri Jr. shoots in but no luck this time.
Stelio Kontos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hossein Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. lands a right hook to the body.
Kontos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kontos just misses with a punch to the body.
Donk. Kontos catches Vaziri Jr. right on the button with a cross.
Kontos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kontos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A combination from Vaziri Jr. does no damage.
Kontos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vaziri Jr. under the eye.
Kontos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kontos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vaziri Jr. at a distance.
Kontos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vaziri Jr. can pounce on him.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kontos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kontos misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stelio Kontos 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!

Kontos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a head kick.
Kontos moves out of range of the body kick from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. slips under a jab.
Kontos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vaziri Jr..
Kontos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kontos with a hook.
Kontos misses with a hook

and Vaziri Jr. counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kontos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vaziri Jr. is working away from the top position though.
Kontos blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vaziri Jr..
Kontos is pressing down on Vaziri Jr.'s left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vaziri Jr. postures up in Kontos's guard and throws a big left but Kontos blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaziri Jr. lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vaziri Jr. is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vaziri Jr. accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kontos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Vaziri Jr. fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kontos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A bone on bone clash there as Kontos blocks the leg kick.
Vaziri Jr. staying out of range there.
Kontos throws an overhand right that lands on Vaziri Jr.'s shoulder, as Vaziri Jr. tries to avoid the shot.
Kontos misses with a wild combination.
Hossein Vaziri Jr. has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. feints and then cracks Kontos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kontos down.
Kontos looks to land a left hand but Vaziri Jr. moved out of range nicely.
Vaziri Jr. lands a slapping body shot.
Vaziri Jr. scores with a nice right hand.
Vaziri Jr. takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaziri Jr. tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kontos was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaziri Jr..
Vaziri Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Kontos is just out of range.
Kontos takes a swing at Vaziri Jr.'s ribcage but misses.
Vaziri Jr. fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vaziri Jr. throws a hook but Kontos blocks it.
Kontos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vaziri Jr. slips a straight right by Kontos.
Kontos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaziri Jr. with the counter takedown but Kontos avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaziri Jr. takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Kontos misses the target.
Vaziri Jr. lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vaziri Jr. uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kontos.
The fighters circling - Kontos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kontos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kontos cracks Vaziri Jr. with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kontos misses the shot to the body.
Vaziri Jr. tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stelio Kontos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaziri Jr.. Kontos does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Kontos misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kontos.
Kontos lands a nice shot that snaps Vaziri Jr.'s head back.
Vaziri Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Kontos.
Kontos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kontos connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaziri Jr. has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaziri Jr. lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kontos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kontos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kontos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vaziri Jr. looks to land a left hand but Kontos moved out of range nicely.
Kontos blocks a jab.
Vaziri Jr. loads up on a big right hand but Kontos slips the punch.
Kontos lands a body shot.
Kontos connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kontos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vaziri Jr. throws a big shot that misses.
Kontos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vaziri Jr. is just out of range.
Kontos checks a leg kick.
It looked like Kontos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kontos misses with a looping left.
Kontos throws a hook but Vaziri Jr. blocks it.
Kontos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vaziri Jr. throws a hook to the side of Kontos's head but Kontos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stelio Kontos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kontos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stelio Kontos!
Stelio Kontos made sure to mention his sponsor, Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Hossein Vaziri Jr. stepped up to the mic, saying 'Iran #1! USA - HA, ptooey!'.