PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sven Artur (ranked 2591 p4p, 362 weight class) and Evangelos Ergazakis (ranked 3857 p4p, 505 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Artur
vs
Ergazakis

191 cm
32
209 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

187 cm
28
220 lbs
6 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Fast

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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Artur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evangelos Ergazakis!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Artur. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Artur.

Ergazakis clinches up with Artur and pushes him back against the cage.
Artur blocks an elbow strike from Ergazakis.
Ergazakis looking to throw knees to the head but Artur is blocking nicely.
Artur taking a breather.
Ergazakis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Artur lands with a light punch inside.
Artur is struggling to control the position.
Ergazakis trying to land knees to the body.
Ergazakis blocks a body shot from Artur.
Ergazakis tries for a takedown. No joy.
Artur misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Artur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ergazakis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ergazakis wants to clinch
and Artur counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Ergazakis moves into range and clinches up with Artur.
Ergazakis tries a knee to the head but Artur blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Artur stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Artur will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ergazakis up against the cage.
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur prevents a body shot from Ergazakis.
Artur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Artur is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ergazakis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artur lands with a light punch inside.
Artur gets underhooks to prevent Ergazakis's takedown attempt.

Artur breaks the clinch.
Ergazakis tries to clinch up
and Artur counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy left from Artur finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Artur misses.
Artur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Ergazakis has managed to clinch.
Artur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ergazakis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Artur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ergazakis backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Artur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ergazakis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Artur avoiding damage as Ergazakis throws knees to the body.
Artur looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ergazakis pushes Artur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ergazakis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ergazakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artur.

Artur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ergazakis dives in for a single leg takedown but Artur sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evangelos Ergazakis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ergazakis tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ergazakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Artur, which made it look bad.
Artur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ergazakis.
Ergazakis wants to clinch but Artur slips to the side
and Artur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Artur looks to land a left hand but Ergazakis moved out of range nicely.

Ergazakis has closed the distance and engaged Artur in a clinch.
Ergazakis tries to work over Artur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ergazakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artur.
Artur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artur lands a left hand.
Ergazakis stalling.
Ergazakis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis landing knees to the body.
Ergazakis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Artur has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Artur managing to block the knees to the body from Ergazakis.
Artur blocking some punches.
Artur blocks an uppercut.
Ergazakis lands a nice uppercut.
Artur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ergazakis jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Artur walks away with a smile on his face. Ergazakis gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ergazakis.
Ergazakis with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Artur counter with a right hand.
Evangelos Ergazakis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ergazakis looks to clinch
and Artur connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ergazakis or perhaps it was just good defense by Artur, which made it look bad.
Ergazakis looks winded!
Artur lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Artur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Ergazakis.
Artur seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Artur swings for the body but Ergazakis moves out of range.
Artur throws a shot from downtown. Ergazakis moves away and avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Artur.
Ergazakis tries to clinch up
and Artur makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ergazakis is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ergazakis instigates a clinch.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Artur misses with a punch to the body.
Artur gets through Ergazakis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ergazakis crunches a lovely knee into Artur's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ergazakis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Artur.
Ergazakis struggles to land a body shot inside as Artur controls his hands.
Ergazakis stalling in the clinch but Artur improves position.
Ergazakis tries a body shot but Artur blocks it.
Ergazakis keeps control of Artur as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ergazakis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Artur.
Ergazakis can't find room to land a body shot as Artur controls the action.
Artur wants to break the clinch but can't.
Artur throws a head punch that misses.
Ergazakis tries for a takedown but Artur manages to get underhooks.
Ergazakis tries to land knees in the clinch but Artur avoids the damage to the body.
Artur trying to stall but Ergazakis improves his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Artur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ergazakis.
Ergazakis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ergazakis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ergazakis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ergazakis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Artur is defending well for now.
Artur lands a right hand.
Ergazakis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Evangelos Ergazakis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Artur tries to stall but Ergazakis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ergazakis tries to land knees in the clinch but Artur avoids the damage to the body.
Ergazakis tries a knee to the head but Artur blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Artur.
Artur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ergazakis can do to turn this around?
Artur lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ergazakis is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artur can't find room to land a body shot as Ergazakis controls the action.
A short left from Artur.
Ergazakis looking for a takedown.
Sven Artur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evangelos Ergazakis.
Artur softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Ergazakis is rocked!
A short right from Artur on the inside.
Ergazakis is still on wobbly legs! Can Artur finish him?
Artur blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ergazakis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Artur.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Artur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ergazakis is looking to clinch but Artur is avoiding it.

Ergazakis pushes Artur up against the cage in a clinch.
Artur makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Artur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ergazakis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Artur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Come on Artur - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Artur unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ergazakis! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Artur is unloading with more strikes now! Ergazakis drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Artur!
After the big win, Sven Artur made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.