PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jac Baclk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anteros Kakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kakos has chosen You ain't stoppin me as his entrance music. Jac Baclk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anteros Kakos's chin.

Baclk
vs
Kakos

170 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

182 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jac Baclk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anteros Kakos!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kakos gets a double leg takedown into Baclk's guard.
Baclk looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kakos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kakos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kakos throwing strikes from guard but Baclk blocks nicely.
Kakos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kakos is looking to work some ground and pound but Baclk has wrist control.
Kakos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baclk trying to control the position.
Kakos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Baclk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakos wants to pass the guard but Baclk is keeping the position.
Kakos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Baclk is proving hard to escape from.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kakos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kakos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baclk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kakos throwing strikes from guard but Baclk blocks nicely.
Kakos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakos sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Baclk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kakos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baclk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kakos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kakos looking to pass the guard.
Kakos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kakos wants to pass the guard but Baclk is keeping the position.
Kakos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kakos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baclk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kakos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kakos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kakos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kakos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baclk to the ground. Kakos is now in Baclk's guard.
Kakos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kakos throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kakos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kakos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kakos connects with a couple of short punches.
Kakos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kakos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kakos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anteros Kakos dominated that 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.

Kakos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baclk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kakos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baclk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kakos tries to clinch but Baclk is having none of it.

Kakos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kakos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kakos throws an elbow but Baclk slips to the side and avoids it well.

Kakos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baclk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kakos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Anteros Kakos has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baclk wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kakos tries to score with some ground and pound. Baclk controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Baclk parries the strikes from Kakos easily there. Kakos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baclk to escape.
Baclk is being controlled here.
Kakos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kakos throws a strike aimed at the side of Baclk's head but Baclk avoids it well.
Kakos misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baclk defending against the ground and pound.
Baclk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kakos.
Kakos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kakos wants to control but Baclk is keeping him busy.
Baclk parries the strikes from Kakos easily there. Kakos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Baclk to escape.
Kakos controls the position from side control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kakos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakos lands some shots froms side control.
The strikes coming from Kakos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kakos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kakos controls the position from side control.
The ground and pound from Kakos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Kakos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kakos throws a strike aimed at the side of Baclk's head but Baclk avoids it well.
Kakos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Kakos.
Baclk is not content to let Kakos control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Kakos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baclk managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kakos.
Kakos is staying tight to Baclk's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ground and pound from Kakos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Baclk avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kakos.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kakos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baclk keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anteros Kakos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Baclk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Baclk swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakos.
Kakos throws a head kick but Baclk moves out of range.
Kakos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Baclk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baclk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kakos throws out the jab.
Baclk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kakos manages to circle out of the way.
Kakos doesn't manage to clinch there - Baclk circles away.

Kakos scores with a takedown into Baclk's guard.
Kakos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kakos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baclk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Baclk might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Baclk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakos stays in close to Baclk's body and controls the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kakos is looking to work some ground and pound but Baclk has wrist control.
Baclk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kakos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kakos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baclk feinted with a counter takedown.
Kakos is looking to clinch.

Kakos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakos trying to control the position but Baclk is working away.
Kakos scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Kakos crashes against the mat.
Kakos misses with the ground and pound.
Kakos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Baclk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kakos controlling the position from side mount.
Kakos throws a strike aimed at the side of Baclk's head but Baclk avoids it well.
Kakos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kakos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Baclk some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Kakos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kakos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kakos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baclk keeps working.
Kakos controlling the position.
Anteros Kakos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kakos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kakos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Baclk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kakos is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kakos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The strikes coming from Kakos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jac Baclk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kakos moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anteros Kakos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kakos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anteros Kakos!
An out of breath Anteros Kakos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.