PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim The German (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. The key to victory for Tim The German has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

The German
vs
Kakos

205 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
218 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim The German!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anteros Kakos!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kakos gets tackled into the cage by The German. The German maintains the clinch.
Kakos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The German pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The German has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kakos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The German just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kakos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The German smiles and moves away.
Tim The German has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anteros Kakos.
Kakos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The German.
Kakos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakos wants to clinch up but The German keeps it at a distance.
Kakos fails in his attempt to clinch.
The German will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kakos tries a quick counter leg kick but The German is wise to it.
Kakos misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The German misses with a double jab.
The German tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kakos was well out of range. Poor timing from The German.

The German moves into range and clinches up with Kakos.
Kakos throws an elbow that misses.
The German lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kakos.
The German can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakos throws a punch but it's blocked by The German.
Kakos taking a breather.
The German is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kakos jumps guard but The German stands there with Kakos around his waist. Kakos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The German looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kakos tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kakos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

The German's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The German swinging wildly here.

The German pushes Kakos up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kakos is trying to pull guard but The German turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Kakos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The German tries to bum rush Kakos with a series of wild strikes but Kakos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The German moves into the clinch.
The German is trying to break free.
Kakos tries to stall but The German uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kakos misses with a hook from the clinch.
The German with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kakos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite The German's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kakos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kakos is looking to control The German's arms but The German gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kakos has his back to the cage.
The German wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The German wants to break free but Kakos has control.
Kakos misses with some punches.

Kakos breaks from the clinch.
Kakos tries to clinch but The German is having none of it.

The German pushes Kakos up against the cage in a clinch.

Kakos breaks the clinch.
The German lands a nice shot to the body.
The German lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kakos at a distance.
A combination from The German does no damage.
The German misses with a body shot

and Kakos counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The German!
Kakos wants to control but The German is keeping him busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The German is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kakos is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kakos looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kakos has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Amsterdam Spar and CT. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Kakos trying to control the position but The German is working away.
Kakos prevents The German from escaping the position.
Kakos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The German. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kakos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
An elbow from Kakos crashes against the mat.
The German tries to escape but Kakos is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim The German dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kakos tries to close the distance and clinch but The German swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The German connects with a crisp jab.
The German ducks under a wild hook from Kakos.
The German misses with a few strikes there.
Tim The German is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kakos tries to clinch but The German moves out of range.
The German swats away the attempt to clinch by Kakos.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kakos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The German working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The German creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The German has Kakos pushed against the cage.
Kakos fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakos tries to pull guard but The German forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kakos taking a breather.

The German escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The German has managed to clinch.
Kakos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The German is trying to break the clinch but Kakos has him pressed against the cage.

The German escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The German throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kakos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The German lands a jab-cross combination.

The German has managed to clinch.
Kakos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The German avoids it.

Kakos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kakos wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The German avoids the head kick by Kakos.
Tim The German is winning the standup battle so far.
The German misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kakos throws a head kick that misses.
The German circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakos tries to score a power double leg takedown but The German sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kakos somewhat.
Tim The German has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anteros Kakos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The German gets caught flat footed, as Kakos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kakos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The German utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The German keeping moving, preventing Kakos from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The German will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The German wants to stand but Kakos is controlling the position.
Kakos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. The German is keeping the position for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tim The German seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The German avoids the head kick by Kakos.
Some wild striking there from The German.
Kakos is looking to clinch.
The German lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kakos circles away quickly and effectively.
Kakos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but The German defends well and Kakos ends up having to push The German into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakos wants to clinch.
The German misses with a combination

and Kakos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The German tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kakos manages to move to mount!
Kakos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The German is looking to escape.
The German is trying to stand up.
Kakos controlling the position easily from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The German wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kakos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim The German dominated that second round.
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!

The German circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kakos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

The German moves into the clinch.
The German wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kakos jumps guard but The German stands there with Kakos around his waist. Kakos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kakos.
Tim The German has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kakos looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on The German's face as he tries to break the clinch.

The German breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The German connects with a jab.
Kakos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The German ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The German is fending him off so far but Kakos persists. Nope, The German circles away and we're back to standing.
The German is looking for a counter combo.
Tim The German has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anteros Kakos.
The German rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kakos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakos shoots in for a takedown but The German shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kakos slips a jab and a cross from The German.
Kakos tries to close the distance and clinch but The German swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The German throws a series of punches but Kakos avoids them all with ease.
Kakos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The German connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The German swinging wildly here.
Kakos wants to clinch up but The German keeps it at a distance.
Kakos shoots in for a takedown but The German shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The German tries to bum rush Kakos with a series of wild strikes but Kakos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

The German takes the fight into the clinch.
Kakos misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kakos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kakos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The German throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kakos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kakos tries to clinch up.
The German is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kakos can do to turn this around?
Donk. The German catches Kakos right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The German swinging wildly here.
The German checks the leg kick.
The German is looking to wear down Kakos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

The German has Kakos up against the cage in a clinch.
The German tries to circle away but Kakos has him pinned against the cage.
Kakos tries to throw a body punch but The German avoids it by throwing Kakos back against the cage.
The German looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kakos is trying to maintain a safe position but The German gets an underhook and turns Kakos into the cage.

Kakos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The German circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tim The German is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakos throws a head kick but The German moves out of range.
The German will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The German lands with a nice body punch.
The German misses with a wild combination.
Anteros Kakos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kakos dodges the punch combination from The German.
Kakos feints the counter takedown.
The German lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kakos circles away quickly and effectively.
The German throws a series of punches but Kakos avoids them all with ease.
A nice side step and Kakos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The German misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

The German instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Kakos manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The German.
The German throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kakos.
The German swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kakos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The German preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kakos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kakos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kakos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kakos passes The German's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kakos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but The German does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kakos seems to be working for a kimura but The German defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim The German showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The German, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim The German!