PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ergazakis
vs
Kahn

187 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

188 cm
26
213 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ergazakis moves into the clinch.
Ergazakis pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ergazakis.
Kahn gets through Ergazakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis taking a breather.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Ergazakis tries to stall but Kahn uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kahn is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Ergazakis cracks Kahn with a nice body shot.
Kahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis tries to land a knee to the head but Kahn blocks with his arms.
Ergazakis trying to stall but Kahn improves his position.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kahn.

Kahn breaks the clinch.
Ergazakis darts in trying to clinch
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahn finds it's way round the side to connect with Ergazakis's head.

Kahn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Ergazakis misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ergazakis.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahn misses with some punches.
Ergazakis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ergazakiss head.
Kahn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ergazakis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ergazakis fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Ergazakis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kahn avoids it.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Ergazakis.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ergazakis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Ergazakis is looking to control Kahn's arms but Kahn gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ergazakis has his back to the cage.
A body shot lands from Kahn.
Kahn stops a takedown attempt from Ergazakis.
Kahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ergazakis controls his hands.
Ergazakis landing knees to the body.
Ergazakis connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Solomon Kahn has been cut.
Ergazakis tries to work over Kahn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Ergazakis controls his hands.
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Ergazakis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahn blocks it with crossed arms.
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ergazakis is rocked!
Ergazakis tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Ergazakis back against the cage.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ergazakis trying to stall but Kahn improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Kahn fails to land.
Ergazakis blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Ergazakis misses with a knee to the head.
Kahn throws a head punch that misses.
Ergazakis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kahn lands a body punch.
Ergazakis takes a shot to the head.
Ergazakis is breathing heavily.
Ergazakis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kahn after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Kahn.
Kahn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Kahn throws a big uppercut that drops Ergazakis! More strikes from Kahn and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ergazakis lies dazed against the cage as Kahn celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Kahn!
A victorious Solomon Kahn thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.