PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vatanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vatanen comes to the cage accompanied by Kalmah - Heros to Us. Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vatanen
vs
Kwnstantoulakis

200 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Vatanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwnstantoulakis misses with an uppercut. Vatanen saw that one coming.
Kwnstantoulakis swings for the body but Vatanen moves out of range.

Vatanen takes the fight into the clinch.
Vatanen crunches a lovely knee into Kwnstantoulakis's ribcage.
Vatanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Vatanen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kwnstantoulakis blocks it with crossed arms.
Vatanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Vatanen on the inside.
Vatanen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kwnstantoulakis looks winded!
Kwnstantoulakis misses with a punch on the inside.
Vatanen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Thanasis Kwnstantoulakis has been cut.
Vatanen lands an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vatanen using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vatanen lands a knee to the head.
Kwnstantoulakis takes a knee right on the jaw!

Vatanen drops Kwnstantoulakis with a big knee straight up the middle! Kwnstantoulakis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kwnstantoulakis is rocked!

Vatanen pushes Kwnstantoulakis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kwnstantoulakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Vatanen finish him?
Kwnstantoulakis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Vatanen obliges.
Vatanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kwnstantoulakis misses with the head strike.
Kwnstantoulakis seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kwnstantoulakis takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vatanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vatanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Vatanen.
Vatanen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Vatanen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kwnstantoulakis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vatanen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kwnstantoulakis or not.
Vatanen lands a good knee to the midsection. Kwnstantoulakis won't want to take too many of those.
Vatanen is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Vatanen working Kwnstantoulakis over with knees to the body.
Vatanen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kwnstantoulakis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vatanen blocking some punches.

Vatanen drops Kwnstantoulakis with a big knee straight up the middle! Kwnstantoulakis is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Vatanen drops Kwnstantoulakis with a huge uppercut! Kwnstantoulakis drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vatanen is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Vatanen!
Our winner, Sami Vatanen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.