PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ernst Stavro Blofeld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ergazakis
vs
Stavro Blofeld

187 cm
27
220 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

187 cm
26
206 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 6 - 10 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blofeld thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blofeld lands a slapping body shot.
Ergazakis looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ergazakis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blofeld.
Blofeld throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ergazakis tries to counter by clinching up but Blofeld breaks away and moves out of range.
Blofeld lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Ergazakis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ergazakis'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.
Ergazakis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Blofeld managing to block the knees to the body from Ergazakis.
Ergazakis tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Blofeld on the inside.
Blofeld tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Ergazakis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blofeld won't allow Ergazakis to pass to mount.

Ergazakis looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ergazakis seems to be working for a kimura but Blofeld defends the submission attempt.

Ergazakis is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blofeld sees it coming and defends easily.

Ergazakis is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ergazakis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blofeld defending well though.

Blofeld has one foot on Ergazakis's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ergazakis clinches up against the cage.
Ergazakis looking to throw knees to the head but Blofeld is blocking nicely.

Blofeld breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blofeld. Ergazakis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blofeld throws the left hand but Ergazakis avoids the punch easily.
Ergazakis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Ergazakis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blofeld is defending well for now.
Blofeld on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Blofeld manages to break the clinch.
Ergazakis staying out of range there.
Blofeld throws a jab when Ergazakis was well out of range.
Blofeld looks to throw the jab but Ergazakis is out of range.
Ergazakis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blofeld lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ergazakis tries to close the distance and clinch but Blofeld swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ergazakis tries for a takedown but Blofeld circles away easily
and Blofeld counters with a left and a right that stings Ergazakis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis moves in looking to clinch but Blofeld pushes him off.
Blofeld throws a shot to the body.
Blofeld scores with the left hand. Ergazakis knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Blofeld.
Blofeld lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ergazakis's sensitive parts.
Ergazakis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ergazakis moves out of range of the strikes.
Blofeld ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ergazakis moves away.
Ergazakis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blofeld connects with a nice looking jab.

Ergazakis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blofeld to the ground. Ergazakis is now in Blofeld's guard.

Blofeld has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Ergazakis has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Blofeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ergazakis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blofeld counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evangelos Ergazakis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ergazakis moves into the clinch.
Blofeld avoiding damage as Ergazakis throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blofeld.
Ergazakis is trying to drag Blofeld to the mat but Blofeld just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ergazakis is working for takedown but Blofeld is calmly controlling the position for now.

Blofeld breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blofeld.
Ergazakis tries to clinch but Blofeld moves out of range.
Ergazakis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blofeld as he jumps to the side.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Blofeld turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ernst Stavro Blofeld dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slow jab from Blofeld misses its intended target.
Ergazakis punishes Blofeld's body with a nice straight punch.
Blofeld throws a head kick that half lands.

Ergazakis rushes Blofeld and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ergazakis tries to pull guard but Blofeld won't allow it.

Blofeld escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ergazakis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ergazakis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Blofeld manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ergazakis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blofeld lands a leg kick that knocks Ergazakis off balance momentarily.
Ergazakis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blofeld connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ergazakis momentarily.
Ergazakis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blofeld counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ergazakis thinking.
Evangelos Ergazakis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ergazakis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blofeld.
Ergazakis walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis wants to clinch
and Blofeld counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Ergazakis is rocked!
Ergazakis is looking to clinch.
Oh Ergazakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blofeld lands with an uppercut that bounces Ergazakis off the cage and back into range.
Blofeld throws a sloppy head kick and Ergazakis moves out of range easily.
Ergazakis gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Blofeld gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Ergazakis is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernst Stavro Blofeld!
Our winner, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, 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.