PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 510 p4p, 442 weight class) and Malaki Fiso (ranked 67 p4p, 58 weight class). Fiso is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Lord's Prayer (In Samoan). Vasilios Megalos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Malaki Fiso's chin.

Megalos
vs
Fiso

170 cm
32
149
25 - 13 - 0

172 cm
28
141
17 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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HELLS BALLS RECOVERY
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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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malaki Fiso!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiso misses with a straight right.
Fiso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Megalos.
We've been told by Megalos's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Megalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fiso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiso looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
A good leg kick by Fiso.
Fiso throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Fiso misses with a double jab.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Megalos jabs Fiso right on the nose. Fiso blinks but takes it well.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiso moves away.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Fiso.

Fiso has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fiso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fiso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos cracks Fiso with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.
Megalos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fiso blocks a body shot from Megalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but Megalos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Megalos lands a left hand.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Fiso's ribcage. Fiso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Fiso on the inside.

Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Fiso checks a leg kick nicely.
Megalos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fiso just misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megalos swings for the body but Fiso moves out of range.
Fiso misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fiso takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Nice shot lands for Fiso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos blocks the body kick.
Megalos thuds his shin into the meat of Fiso's side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Megalos.
Megalos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Fiso moved away.
Megalos lands with a hook. Fiso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Megalos.
Fiso throws a jab when Megalos was well out of range.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiso takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fiso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Megalos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Megalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Fiso.
Megalos throws a leg kick but Fiso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Megalos misses with a kick to the body.
Fiso shapes to counter with a head kick.
Megalos takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Megalos is looking to wear down Fiso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a nice looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fiso, as that shot connected.
Megalos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Megalos scores with a jab. Fiso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Megalos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fiso is out of range and Megalos settles back down.

Megalos pushes Fiso up against the cage in a clinch.
Fiso jumps guard but Megalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A shot in the inside from Fiso.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fiso is trying to pull guard but Megalos has him pressed against the cage.
Vasilios Megalos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Malaki Fiso.
Fiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fiso or not.
Fiso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos pushes Fiso back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a head punch that misses.

Megalos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fiso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Megalos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fiso doesn't seem bothered though.
Fiso connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Megalos's hands.
Fiso throws a hook to the side of Megalos's head but Megalos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fiso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fiso moves forwards but Megalos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Megalos scores with a hook.
Fiso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Megalos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fiso moves in looking to clinch but Megalos pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos misses the body punch
and Fiso counters with a good low kick that Megalos was not able to check.

Fiso takes the fight into the clinch.
Megalos pushes Fiso back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Fiso ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Fiso no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
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.

Fiso moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Megalos lands the left hand.
Megalos throws a looping overhand right but Fiso ducks down to avoid it.
Fiso missing with a left hand there. Megalos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fiso ducks right into an uppercut from Megalos.
Fiso takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Megalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fiso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Megalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Megalos has closed the distance and engaged Fiso in a clinch.
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fiso can do to turn this around?
Megalos working aggressively here.
Megalos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fiso backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Megalos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos gets through Fiso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megalos is working Fiso over against the cage.
Fiso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Megalos blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Fiso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fiso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fiso fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Megalos is out of range.
Fiso throws a leg kick but Megalos moved away.
It looked like Megalos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fiso.
A left lands for Megalos.
Megalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiso on the side of the head.
Fiso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fiso takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Megalos slips under a jab.
Megalos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fiso checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fiso looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fiso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Megalos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Fiso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Megalos pushes Fiso up against the cage in a clinch.
Megalos lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiso blocking some punches.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fiso blocks a body shot from Megalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Fiso misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos prevents a body shot from Fiso.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Megalos.
Fiso scores with a shoulder strike.

Fiso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos wants to clinch.
Megalos misses with a low kick.
Fiso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fiso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fiso swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
Megalos misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Megalos with a jab.
Fiso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Megalos.
Megalos avoids a kick to the body.
Fiso misses with a leg kick.

Fiso gets tackled into the cage by Megalos. Megalos maintains the clinch.
Megalos tries to throw a body punch but Fiso avoids it by throwing Megalos back against the cage.
Megalos swings wildly with an uppercut but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Fiso controls his hands.
Fiso tries a body shot but Megalos blocks it.
Megalos is working Fiso over against the cage.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Megalos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fiso backwards.
Fiso tries to work over Megalos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiso tries to throw a body punch but Megalos avoids it by throwing Fiso back against the cage.
Fiso misses with the head strike.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Fiso prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a body punch.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos misses with some punches.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fiso has a couple of punches blocked by Megalos.
Fiso blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Megalos.
Megalos lands with a right to the head.

Fiso manages to pull guard.
Fiso tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fiso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Megalos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Megalos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fiso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Megalos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Megalos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fiso on the side of the head.
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Fiso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megalos lands with a nice body punch.
Fiso misses with a kick to the body.
Fiso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Megalos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Megalos thumps Fiso with a low kick.
Fiso misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Megalos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fiso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos lands a lovely overhand right.
Good work by Megalos as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Megalos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Megalos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiso scores with a jab to the body.
Fiso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fiso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Megalos was well out of range. Poor timing from Fiso.
A big left from Megalos misses.
Fiso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Fiso misses.
Megalos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fiso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiso.
Megalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fiso moves away.
Fiso looks to land a combination but Megalos avoids it well.
A jab from Fiso misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Megalos misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fiso.
Megalos throws the kick towards the body but Fiso avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Fiso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiso works Megalos's body with a nice hook.
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Fiso's head but Fiso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Megalos scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Fiso. That snapped Megalos's head back.
Fiso finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fiso with a jab.
Fiso blocks a jab.
Megalos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Megalos.
Megalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Megalos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fiso. That did some damage!

Fiso closes the distance and clinches.
Fiso lands with a right to the head.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fiso.
Fiso misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiso working aggressively here.

Fiso jumps into guard, dragging Megalos to the mat.
Megalos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Megalos won't allow Fiso to sweep him here.

Fiso has his foot on Megalos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Megalos works his way back into a safe position though.
Malaki Fiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos content to stall in guard here.

Fiso looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiso is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Megalos advances to half guard.
Megalos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Fiso won't allow Megalos to pass to mount.
Fiso gets full guard.
Megalos postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilios Megalos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Megalos, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

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