PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilios Megalos (ranked 285 p4p, 164 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 32 p4p, 18 weight class). Vilson has chosen Haiti Voodoo Music as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Megalos
vs
Vilson

170 cm
34
149
28 - 14 - 0

182 cm
38
146
34 - 8 - 3

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vasilios Megalos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos is looking to clinch.
Vilson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vilson misses the shot to the body.
Megalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vilson manages to avoid it.
Megalos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Megalos looks for the body kick but Vilson saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Megalos.
Vilson misses with an uppercut.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson cracks Megalos with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Vilson misses.
Junior Vilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Megalos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Megalos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vilson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megalos throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Vilson saw that one coming.
Vilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson misses with a looping right.
Megalos throws a hook but Vilson blocks it.
Megalos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vilson blocks a jab.
Vilson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megalos.
Vilson scores with a decent looking hook.
Megalos throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from Vilson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vilson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Megalos throws a one two combo.
Megalos walks into a straight right hand from Vilson.

Megalos instigates a clinch.

Vilson manages to break the clinch.
Megalos blocks a jab.
Vilson cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vilson under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vilson tries a low kick but Megalos avoids it.
Megalos is looking to counter with head kicks.
Megalos walks into a left hand.
Vilson connects with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Megalos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vilson cracks Megalos with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Megalos misses the target.
Megalos gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Megalos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vilson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Megalos scrambles back to his feet.
Megalos tests Vilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Megalos.
Megalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Megalos is able to avoid easily.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Megalos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vilson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vilson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Megalos misses with a hook. Vilson ducked under it nicely.
Megalos lands with a hook. Vilson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Megalos thuds his shin into the meat of Vilson's side.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Vilson misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Megalos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Megalos.

Megalos clinches up against the cage.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Megalos fails to land.

Vilson breaks the clinch.
Megalos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Megalos.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos lands a right hook to the body.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Megalos walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vilson.
Vilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Megalos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vilson. Vilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Vilson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Megalos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Vilson.
Megalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Vilson is just out of range.
Megalos wants to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Vilson misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Megalos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vilson.
Megalos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Megalos connects with a crisp jab.
Vilson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Megaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Megalos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson scores with a hook.
Megalos wants to clinch up but Vilson keeps it at a distance.
Vilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megalos misses with a body kick.
Vilson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Megalos's corner calls for a 1-2. Megalos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Megalos throws a lazy right hand but Vilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That kick from Vilson tenderised Megalos's leg. Megalos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Megalos misses with a straight right.
Megalos checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Megalos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vasilios Megalos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megalos tries to move into range but Vilson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilson stuns Megalos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Megalos throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Vilson walks into a straight right hand from Megalos.
Megalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Megalos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Vilson throws a front kick aimed at Megalos's knee but Megalos avoids it well.
Megalos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vilson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Megalos rushes Vilson and presses him up against the cage.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.

Vilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megalos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megalos scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vilson.
Megalos is looking for a counter combo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megalos, as that shot connected.
Good work by Megalos as he checks the leg kick.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Vilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vilson.
The fighters circle momentarily. Megalos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilson misses with a low kick as Megalos jumps back.
Vilson throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilson throws a solid leg kick but Megalos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vilson.
Vilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Megalos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Megalos is just out of range.
Vilson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Vilson throws a low kick, looking for Megalos's leg but Megalos calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Megalos.
Megalos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Megalos's corner calls for a 1-2. Megalos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Megalos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vilson.
A countering left hand to the body from Vilson misses.
Vilson staying out of range there.
Vilson moves out of range as Megalos throws a body kick.
Megalos tries to land a leg kick but Vilson saw it coming and moves away.
Megalos misses with an uppercut.
Vilson slips under a jab from Megalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Megalos.
Junior Vilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megalos throws a low kick but Vilson moves out of range easily.
Vilson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Megalos counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Megalos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vilson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Megalos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vilson will feel that in the morning.
Vilson checks the leg kick.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Junior Vilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vilson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Megalos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megalos manages to avoid it.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Vilson.
Megalos lands an overhand right.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Vilson scores with a body shot.
Megalos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Megalos should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson jabs Megalos right on the nose. Megalos blinks but takes it well.
A head kick by Vilson misses
and Megalos counters with a stiff right hand.
Megalos tries to clinch but Vilson moves out of range.
Megalos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Megalos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilson.
Vilson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos digs a good hook to Vilson's body.
Megalos with a nice calf kick.
Vilson throws the left hand but Megalos avoids the punch easily.
Vilson slips a jab from Megalos.
Vilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vilson throws a chopping leg kick but Megalos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Megalos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vilson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilson.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.

Megalos rushes Vilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Megalos digs a right hand into Vilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vilson's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
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 breaks from the clinch.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
Megalos avoids the head kick by Vilson.
Megalos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vilson throws a looping overhand right but Megalos ducks down to avoid it.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Megalos misses its target.
Megalos looks to land a right hand but Vilson moved out of range.
Megalos feints and then cracks Vilson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vilson down.
Vilson thumps Megalos with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Megalos misses.
Vilson feints a counter leg kick.
Vilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Megalos walks into a stiff left hand from Vilson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Megalos.
Vilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Vilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vilson scores with a sloppy right hand. Megalos should have avoided that one.
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Megalos moves his leg out of the way.
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Vilson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vasilios Megalos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Vilson connects with a looping right hand.

Megalos has managed to clinch.
Vilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Megalos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Megalos manages to break the clinch.
Vilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vilson misses the shot to the body.
Megalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Vilson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Megalos under the eye.
Megalos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vilson.
Vilson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Megalos.
Megalos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vilson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vilson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Vilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Megalos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vilson takes a swing at Megalos's ribcage but misses.
Vilson connects with a jab.
Vilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megalos. Megalos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vilson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Megalos.
Megalos staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson lands with a hook. Megalos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Megalos tries to work over Vilson's front leg with a kick but Vilson checks it.
Megalos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megalos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Megalos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vilson stuns Megalos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
Megalos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Megalos misses with a looping right.
Megalos throws a body shot but no joy.
Vilson connects with a nice looking jab.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Megalos.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Vilson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Megalos. That did some damage!
Megalos throws a hook to the side of Vilson's head but Vilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Megalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos defending well as Vilson loads up on a big left hand.
Megalos takes one to the side of the head.
Megalos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vilson misses with a looping left.
Megalos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Megalos 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 right hand that misses
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Vilson.
Vilson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Megalos scores with a hook.
Vilson connects with a solid leg kick.
Vilson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Megalos is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Vilson.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!

Megalos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Megalos lands with a left to the head.

Vilson breaks from the clinch.
Megalos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vilson is out of range and Megalos settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Megalos.
A nice leg kick from Vilson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vilson with a hook.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vilson flicks out a counter leg kick but Megalos steps away.
Megalos throws a right hand that Vilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Vilson also avoids with ease.

Vilson tries to keep at a distance but Megalos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vilson wants to break free but Megalos has control.
Megalos has Vilson pressed against the cage, preventing Vilson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vilson working hard to break the clinch.
Megalos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Vilson.
Megalos misses with a punch to the body.
Megalos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vilson's elbow.
Megalos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Vilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megalos checks a low kick from Vilson.
Megalos thinks about countering with a body kick.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Megalos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a body punch but Vilson moves out of range.
Megalos throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Vilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg 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!
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vilson cracks Megalos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vilson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Megalos staying out of range there.
Megalos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Megalos.
Vilson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vilson.
Megalos walks into a stiff left hand from Vilson.
A telegraphed right hand from Vilson misses the target.
Vilson misses with a wild body shot.
Vilson avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Vilson.
Vilson moves out of range as Megalos strikes.
Vilson misses the jab.
Vilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Vilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vilson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Vilson!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Vilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.