PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Baccalieri (ranked 2252 p4p, 285 weight class) and Christos Eskenpopoludopulos (ranked 5628 p4p, 529 weight class). Bobby Baccalieri could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Christos Eskenpopoludopulos's chin.

Baccalieri
vs
Eskenpopoludopulos

185 cm
31
196 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
31
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bobby Baccalieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Christos Eskenpopoludopulos!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eskenpopoludopulos takes one to the chin there.
Christos Eskenpopoludopulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baccalieri bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baccalieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Eskenpopoludopulos slips under a jab from Baccalieri.

Eskenpopoludopulos gets a clinch.
Baccalieri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Eskenpopoludopulos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Eskenpopoludopulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to throw a body punch but Baccalieri avoids it by throwing Eskenpopoludopulos back against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a hook that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eskenpopoludopulos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos controlling the action here for a moment.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands an uppercut.
Baccalieri misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baccalieri.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to throw a body punch but Baccalieri avoids it by throwing Eskenpopoludopulos back against the cage.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eskenpopoludopulos.
A head punch on the inside from Baccalieri fails to land.
Eskenpopoludopulos tries to work over Baccalieri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baccalieri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos swings wildly with an uppercut but Baccalieri uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri misses with some punches.
Baccalieri working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eskenpopoludopulos misses with a body punch.
Eskenpopoludopulos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baccalieri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eskenpopoludopulos can't find room to land a body shot as Baccalieri controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eskenpopoludopulos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos digs a right hand underneath Baccalieri's ribcage. Baccalieri let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Baccalieri lands an uppercut.
A short right from Baccalieri on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Eskenpopoludopulos trying to control the position but instead, Baccalieri has worked for underhooks and has pushed Eskenpopoludopulos into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baccalieri lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baccalieri lands a hook to the side of the head.

Eskenpopoludopulos is rocked!
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baccalieri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eskenpopoludopulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Baccalieri finish him?
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baccalieri throws a head punch that misses.
Baccalieri misses with a punch on the inside.
Baccalieri swings wildly with an uppercut but Eskenpopoludopulos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eskenpopoludopulos seems to have recovered his senses.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri throws a punch but it's blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baccalieri fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eskenpopoludopulos blocks an uppercut.
Baccalieri prevents a body shot from Eskenpopoludopulos.
Eskenpopoludopulos has a couple of punches blocked by Baccalieri.
Baccalieri misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Baccalieri dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eskenpopoludopulos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baccalieri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Eskenpopoludopulos rushes Baccalieri and presses him up against the cage.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baccalieri has a couple of punches blocked by Eskenpopoludopulos.
Baccalieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eskenpopoludopulos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Baccalieri backwards.
Baccalieri is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eskenpopoludopulos can do to turn this around?
Eskenpopoludopulos working aggressively here.
Baccalieri creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Eskenpopoludopulos's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Eskenpopoludopulos drops to his knees and Baccalieri pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Baccalieri!
After winning the bout, Bobby Baccalieri thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.