PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 734 p4p, 112 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 949 p4p, 140 weight class). Cairo Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kakoullis
vs
Silva

184 cm
45
206 lbs
54 - 21 - 0

194 cm
30
218 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 54 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kakoullis slips under a jab.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva 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.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Silva has Kakoullis up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakoullis tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kakoullis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
A short right from Kakoullis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kakoullis manages to break the clinch.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kakoullis.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kakoullis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kakoullis throws a big counter combination but Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kakoullis sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kakoullis throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakoullis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UnderGround Boxing Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Kakoullis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kakoullis.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Kakoullis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kakoullis digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kakoullis misses with a looping right.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a hook but Kakoullis avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kakoullis to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kakoullis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Kakoullis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Kakoullis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kakoullis throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Kakoullis gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Kakoullis moves away
and Kakoullis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a right and a left that Kakoullis avoids nicely.
Kakoullis blocks a jab.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva works the jab nicely.

It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Kakoullis counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakoullis jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Kakoullis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.

Silva is rocked!
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kakoulliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kakoullis finish him?
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Kakoullis slips the punch.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Kakoullis moved out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Kakoullis.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva looks to land a combination but Kakoullis avoids it well.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kakoullis counter with a right hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kakoullis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kakoullis misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Kakoullis counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakoullis drops Silva with a huge uppercut! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kakoullis is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sotiris Kakoullis!