PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 8 p4p, 2 weight class) and Avraam Papadopoulos (ranked 115 p4p, 20 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Avraam Papadopoulos enters the cage!

Steve
vs
Papadopoulos

175 cm
26
181 lbs
25 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
181 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Steve!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Avraam Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice side step and Papadopoulos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Papadopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Papadopoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papadopoulos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steve thinking.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.
Steve misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Papadopoulos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve throws a body punch but Papadopoulos moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Papadopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Steve rushes Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve throws a head punch that misses.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papadopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Steve scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.

Papadopoulos manages to break the clinch.
Chris Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Steve rushes Papadopoulos and presses him up against the cage.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Steve prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Steve presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steve lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos is trying to break free.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a shot to the side of Steve's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Papadopoulos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steve tries to clinch up but Papadopoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve scores with a decent looking hook.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Papadopoulos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Steve throws a poor cross that misses
and Papadopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Chris Steve has been cut.
We've been told by Steve's head coaches at Captain Turturro`s Pirate Ship that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Papadopoulos gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Papadopoulos avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Steve.
Papadopoulos blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Papadopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Papadopoulos scores with a hook to the body.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Papadopoulos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Steve seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Papadopoulos can turn it around.
Papadopoulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Papadopoulos or not.
Papadopoulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Papadopoulos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
Nice body punch from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Steve dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A telegraphed right hand from Papadopoulos misses the target.

Steve clinches up with Papadopoulos and pushes him back against the cage.
Papadopoulos gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steve backwards.
A right hand to the body from Papadopoulos.
Steve misses with some punches.
Chris Steve has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Papadopoulos - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos misses with a body punch.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Papadopoulos.
Steve misses with some punches.
Steve lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve digs a right hand into Papadopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Papadopoulos's gas tank.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Papadopoulos can do to turn this around?
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
A nice left hand lands by Steve.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Steve pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Steve lands with a short shot to the head.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Papadopoulos.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Papadopoulos controls the action.
Steve throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Papadopoulos backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Papadopoulos.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve lands a left hand.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve scores with a shoulder strike.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve throws a punch but it's blocked by Papadopoulos.
A short right from Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch to the body.
Papadopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Papadopoulos presses Steve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos misses with some punches.
Papadopoulos tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Papadopoulos back against the cage.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Steve prevents a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Steve - that landed with a thud.
Steve blocking some punches.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Steve.
Papadopoulos prevents a body shot from Steve.
Papadopoulos lands a body shot.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Steve.
Steve tries a body shot but Papadopoulos blocks it.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Papadopoulos blocks an uppercut.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Papadopoulos struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice left hand lands by Papadopoulos.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Papadopoulos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve pushes Papadopoulos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Steve.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Papadopouloss head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve blocks a body shot from Papadopoulos.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papadopoulos's elbow.
Steve presses Papadopoulos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Papadopoulos takes a shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Steve.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Steve's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Papadopoulos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve tries to clinch there but Papadopoulos circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Papadopoulos! But no joy.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve works the jab nicely.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Avraam Papadopoulos has been cut.
Papadopoulos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Steve feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Papadopoulos sprawling to the canvas! Papadopoulos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Steve finish him?!

Papadopoulos is rocked!
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!
Steve works Papadopoulos's body with a nice hook.
Papadopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Steve throws a monster overhand right that drops Papadopoulos! Steve follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Steve!
Chris Steve retains his welterweight title!
Chris Steve tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.