PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 875 p4p, 93 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 1261 p4p, 129 weight class). Sarfraz Ali could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vasilios Megalos's chin.

Ali
vs
Megalos

165 cm
25
155 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

170 cm
25
149 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.

Megalos closes the distance and pushes Ali back into the cage.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Megalos lands a shot to the body.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ali.

Ali breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Megalos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Megalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
As Megalos backs away, Ali returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ali moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Ali uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ali.
A jab from Ali misses.
Megalos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Megalos scores with a spinning back kick!
Megalos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Megalos saw that one coming.
Megalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A jab from Megalos finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megalos.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
Ali pivots, looking for a leg kick but Megalos is out of range and Ali settles back down.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Megalos is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
Ali throws a big counter combination but Megalos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Megalos moves out of range easily.
Megalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos scores with a nice strike.
Megalos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ali scores with a punch to the head.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Megalos moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Megalos. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Megalos.
Jab by Megalos.
Megalos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Megalos slips a straight right by Ali.
Megalos throws out a counter right but Ali avoids it with no problem.
Megalos connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ali uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Megalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ali had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Megalos digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Jab from Megalos.
Megalos lands a head shot.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ali throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos feints a counter leg kick.
Ali thuds a left hand into Megalos's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Megalos!
Ali scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali thuds a left hand into Megalos's body.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Ali swings widly with a right hand
and Megalos counters with a nice leg kick.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Megalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Ali tries to land a leg kick but Megalos saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Megalos blocks the leg kick.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Megalos's head but Megalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megalos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ali throws a push kick but Megalos slaps the foot to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Megalos as he connects with a hook.
Megalos connects with a jab.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Megalos takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target.
Ali throws a low kick but Megalos moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Megalos slips under a jab.
Megalos checks a low kick from Ali.
Ali takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Megalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An inside leg kick from Ali misses.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Megalos swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Megalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali's head.
Megalos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ali looks for the body kick but Megalos saw that one coming.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Ali moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Megalos lands a lovely overhand right.
Ali takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Megalos takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ali throws a body punch but Megalos moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Megalos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Megalos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Megalos tries to clinch up.
Ali throws a low kick but Megalos moves out of range easily.
Ali throws a leg kick that misses.
Megalos is looking to land body kicks.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Megalos.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali throws a push kick but Megalos slaps the foot to one side.
Megalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Megalos is looking to clinch.
Megalos lands with a right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Megalos.
Ali uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Megalos.

Megalos darts in and clinches Ali up against the cage.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ali or not.
Megalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ali lands a left hand that snaps the head of Megalos backwards.
Megalos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ali is leaning against Megalos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.

Megalos manages to break the clinch.
Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ali swings for the body but Megalos moves out of range.
Megalos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ali looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Megalos throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Megalos lunges at Ali with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ali's hand.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Megalos moves out of range as Ali throws a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat.
Ali cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
Ali thows a leg kick but Megalos checks it
and Megalos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Megalos.
Ali quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Megalos drops his hands momentarily and Ali takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Megalos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ali throws a head kick but Megalos moves out of range.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Megalos lands a slapping body shot.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos moves forwards but Ali connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Megalos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Megalos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ali avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ali will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ali!
Ali scores with a jab to the jaw.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Ali misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Megalos checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Megalos at a distance.
Megalos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ali.
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Megalos seems unphased.
Megalos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ali.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
Ali throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Megalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Megalos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali misses with a double jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Megalos.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Megalos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ali if he has to take too many more of those.
Ali misses the jab.
Ali fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Megalos checks it well.
Ali blocks the body kick.
Ali throws a leg kick but Megalos sees it coming and moves out of range.

Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.

Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Megalos throws a leg kick that misses.
Ali ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
Megalos throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Megalos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Megalos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ali throws a half hearted mid kick.
Megalos scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali misses with the body kick
enabling Megalos to counter with a crisp jab.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Megalos lands a glancing blow to the side of Ali's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Megalos as he connects with a hook.
Ali sizes up Megalos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Megalos misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Megalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ali blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ali.
Megalos looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali checks a low kick from Megalos.
Ali half committed to a counter leg kick.
Megalos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Megalos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ali tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megalos moves out of range of the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ali tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ali scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megalos. Megalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ali finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Megalos throws a solid leg kick but Ali takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Megalos.
Megalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Megalos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Megalos throws a hook but Ali avoids it easily.
Ali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megalos.
Megalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ali manages to avoid it.
A cross from Megalos lands.
Megalos needs to keep his hands up - Ali had a free shot at his head there.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Megalos misses.
Ali checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ali scores with a nice strike.
Megalos lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ali swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Megalos.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali checks a low kick from Megalos.
Ali tries to land a front kick but Megalos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Megalos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ali blocks it well.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megalos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ali misses with a hook to the body
and Megalos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Megalos lands a nice shot that snaps Ali's head back.
Megalos throws a body punch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Megalos blocks a head kick by Ali.
Ali throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Megalos! But no joy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megalos, right into the meat.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
Ali takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Megalos cracks Ali with an open hand slap.
Megalos misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Ali.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Megalos cracks the inside of Ali's front leg.
Ali tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
Ali takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A nice inside leg kick there by Megalos. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Megalos checks a leg kick.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Megalos tries to clinch but Ali moves out of range.
Ali looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Megalos loads up on a big right hand but Ali slips the punch.
Megalos throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
Ali blocks a leg kick.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Megalos lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Megalos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Megalos blocks a low kick nicely.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali throws a quick counter head kick but Megalos was just out of range.
Ali keeps the fight on the outside.
Megalos clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Megalos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Megalos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ali does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Ali's shoulder, as Ali tries to avoid the shot.
Ali staying out of range there.
Megalos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ali will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarfraz Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ali misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Megalos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilios Megalos!