PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Kaklamanakis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Grey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kaklamanakis
vs
Grey

179 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
199 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Kaklamanakis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dorian Grey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Grey closes the distance and clinches.
Kaklamanakis prevents a body shot from Grey.
Grey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Grey.
Kaklamanakis is trying to break the clinch but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Kaklamanakis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grey is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Grey as the two fighters clinch.
Grey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kaklamanakis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Grey smiles and moves away.

Kaklamanakis pushes Grey up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaklamanakis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Grey has him pressed against the cage.
Grey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaklamanakis backwards.
Grey working aggressively here.
Grey digs a right hand into Kaklamanakis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kaklamanakis's gas tank.
Grey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grey lands with a right to the head.
Grey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kaklamanakis is breathing heavily.
Grey cracks Kaklamanakis with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kaklamanakis is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Grey.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Grey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kaklamanakis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kaklamanakis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaklamanakis seems to have got his legs back now.
Still in half guard, Kaklamanakis seems content to control.
Kaklamanakis frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kaklamanakis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Grey looks a forlorn figure.

Kaklamanakis jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Grey is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Grey and Kaklamanakis has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kaklamanakis trying to control the position but Grey is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Grey is not content to let Kaklamanakis control the position.
Kaklamanakis tries to score with some ground and pound. Grey controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Kaklamanakis is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Grey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kaklamanakis tries to move into full mount but can't pass Grey's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey dodges the ground and pound from Kaklamanakis.
Kaklamanakis wants to control but Grey is keeping him busy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Grey misses with a takedown attempt

and Kaklamanakis counters with a takedown into side control.
Kaklamanakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.
Kaklamanakis advances to mount.
Kaklamanakis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kaklamanakis avoids the attempt from Grey to control.
Grey holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kaklamanakis tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Grey hang on?
Kaklamanakis sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kaklamanakis with a couple of short strikes.

Kaklamanakis goes for an armbar but Grey turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Grey.
Kaklamanakis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaklamanakis tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kaklamanakis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dorian Grey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Grey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grey shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Kaklamanakis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kaklamanakis wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Grey is trying to control the position but Kaklamanakis postures up.
Kaklamanakis looking to sit in guard and control but Grey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaklamanakis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Grey is breathing heavily.
Kaklamanakis wants to sweep but no luck.
Kaklamanakis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grey has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaklamanakis.
Kaklamanakis throwing strikes but Grey manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Kaklamanakis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kaklamanakis manages to get to full guard.
Kaklamanakis wants to sweep here but Grey controlling him for the moment.
Grey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Nice strikes from Kaklamanakis there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kaklamanakis lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaklamanakis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Kaklamanakis is looking for a kimura here.
Grey regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey trying to control the position here.
Kaklamanakis looking to pass the guard.
Kaklamanakis is fighting to break Grey's control of his arms but Grey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kaklamanakis wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Kaklamanakis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Grey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaklamanakis trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kaklamanakis throws a strike but Grey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kaklamanakis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Grey passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kaklamanakis dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kaklamanakis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Grey as he jumps to the side.
Grey throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kaklamanakis's waist but Kaklamanakis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Grey off to one side.
Grey fails with the takedown

and Kaklamanakis counters with a takedown into side control.
Kaklamanakis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Grey to see if he's OK.
Kaklamanakis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.
Grey dodges the ground and pound from Kaklamanakis.
Grey can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaklamanakis wants to control but Grey is keeping him busy.
Grey gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Grey is defending against the submission attempts here by Kaklamanakis.
Kaklamanakis is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kaklamanakis trying to move into half guard but instead Grey has managed to sweep!
Kaklamanakis has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Grey has passed into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Grey controlling the position from side mount.
Kaklamanakis is trying to control Grey's posture but Grey avoids it.
Kaklamanakis sneaks back into half guard.
Grey prevents Kaklamanakis from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaklamanakis moves into full guard.
Grey stopping the sweep attempt from Kaklamanakis.

Kaklamanakis is looking for a triangle but Grey pushes his legs off easily.
Kaklamanakis throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grey postures up.
Kaklamanakis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kaklamanakis wants to sweep here but Grey controlling him for the moment.
Kaklamanakis keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaklamanakis with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Grey can't handle though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kaklamanakis showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaklamanakis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kaklamanakis!