PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stergios Grivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michail Vitokin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grivas comes to the cage accompanied by My Curse-Killswitch. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Grivas
vs
Vitokin

189 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stergios Grivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michail Vitokin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitokin blocks a jab.
Vitokin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Grivas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Grivas throws a right hand that misses
and Vitokin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vitokin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grivas is out of range and Vitokin settles back down.
It looked like Grivas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grivas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Vitokin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grivas doesn't seem phased though.
Vitokin lands with a hook. Grivas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vitokin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vitokin throws an overhand right that lands on Grivas's shoulder, as Grivas tries to avoid the shot.
Grivas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Michail Vitokin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grivas.
Grivas thuds his shin into the meat of Vitokin's side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vitokin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Grivas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Grivas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grivas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Grivas scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vitokin looks winded!
Grivas misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grivas scores with a nice body kick.
Grivas throws out a powerful jab.
Grivas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grivas lands with a good body shot.
Grivas feints and then cracks Vitokin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vitokin down.
Grivas scores with a nice body kick.
Grivas lands a front kick.
Grivas lands with an overhand left.
Grivas moves away from the strike by Vitokin.
Grivas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Grivas - that's a beauty! Vitokin is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Grivas can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Stergios Grivas!
Stergios Grivas seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.