PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Sotiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGirk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This Is Who I Am . Sotiropoulos comes into a darkened arena with his song building. bodies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dirt McGirk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dominickoy Sotiropoulos's chin.

McGirk
vs
Sotiropoulos

178 cm
22
165 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

178 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dirt McGirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGirk fails in his attempt to clinch.

McGirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McGirk wants to break free but Sotiropoulos has control.

McGirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

McGirk closes the distance and clinches.

McGirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Sotiropoulos drops his shoulder and cracks McGirk with a huge uppercut! McGirk goes down! Can Sotiropoulos finish him?

It looks like Dirt McGirk has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGirk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sotiropoulos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McGirk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sotiropoulos stands and steps away. McGirk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
McGirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirk takes a swing at Sotiropoulos's ribcage but misses.
Sotiropoulos lands with an overhand left.
Sotiropoulos throws a right hand that misses
and McGirk counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGirk misses with an uppercut
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight right hand.
McGirk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGirk darts in trying to clinch

and Sotiropoulos counters with a right hand that sends McGirk tumbling to the canvas! Can Sotiropoulos finish him? He dives into McGirk's guard looking to do just that!

McGirk is rocked!
Sotiropoulos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotiropoulos looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McGirk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McGirk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sotiropoulos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut there from Sotiropoulos.
McGirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotiropoulos circles away.
Dirt McGirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGirk lands with an overhand left.
McGirk pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sotiropoulos back to the cage. McGirk follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
McGirk tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotiropoulos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos throws a right hand that misses
and McGirk counters with a two punch combo.
Sotiropoulos dives in and grabs McGirk's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGirk pushes down on Sotiropoulos's head and hops out.
Sotiropoulos misses with a right hand
and McGirk counters with a three punch combo that has Sotiropoulos backing up. Sotiropoulos nods at McGirk to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab from McGirk.
Sotiropoulos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Sotiropoulos's head.
McGirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sotiropoulos just misses with a punch to the body.
McGirk throws the left hand but Sotiropoulos avoids the punch easily.
McGirk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotiropoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sotiropoulos throws a hook to the side of McGirk's head but McGirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGirk tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGirk.
Sotiropoulos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sotiropoulos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sotiropoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McGirk to counter with a crisp jab.
McGirk missing with a left hand there. Sotiropoulos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McGirk walks into a straight right hand from Sotiropoulos.
McGirk misses with a body punch
and Sotiropoulos counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGirk throws a poor cross that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGirk misses with a looping left.
McGirk throws a sloppy body shot
and Sotiropoulos counters with a straight right hand.
McGirk throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominickoy Sotiropoulos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirk's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice jab there from McGirk.
Sotiropoulos doesn't manage to clinch there - McGirk circles away.
McGirk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sotiropoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGirk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotiropoulos misses with a left hand
and McGirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McGirk moves to clinch but Sotiropoulos breaks away
and Sotiropoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh McGirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotiropoulos ducks under a wild hook from McGirk.
McGirk seems to have got his legs back now.
Sotiropoulos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McGirk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sotiropoulos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McGirk to counter with a crisp jab.
McGirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sotiropoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sotiropoulos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McGirk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sotiropoulos fails with the takedown.
McGirk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGirk scores with a jab.
Sotiropoulos jabs McGirk to the body, keeping him at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGirk is trying to force a seperation but Sotiropoulos has the dominant position.
McGirk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotiropoulos backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirk swings away with an uppercut that misses.

McGirk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotiropoulos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Sotiropoulos or perhaps it was just good defense by McGirk which made him look bad.
Dirt McGirk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominickoy Sotiropoulos.
Sotiropoulos is breathing heavily.
McGirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotiropoulos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sotiropoulos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGirk moves away.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut
and McGirk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sotiropoulos swings widly with a right hand
and McGirk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGirk throws the left hand but Sotiropoulos avoids the punch easily.

McGirk gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGirk.
McGirk tries to break free but Sotiropoulos pushes him back against the cage.

McGirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotiropoulos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut
enabling McGirk to counter with a crisp jab.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGirk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sotiropoulos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sotiropoulos misses with a lunging right hand
and McGirk counters with a series of strikes. Sotiropoulos will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGirk staying out of range there.
Sotiropoulos misses with a two punch combination.
McGirk tries to clinch there but Sotiropoulos circles away.
McGirk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McGirk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotiropoulos swats away the attempt to clinch by McGirk.
McGirk lands a right hook to the body.
McGirk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sotiropoulos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from McGirk does no damage.
McGirk misses with a hook to the body
and Sotiropoulos counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGirk throws out a powerful jab.
Sotiropoulos has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McGirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dominickoy Sotiropoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirk's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - McGirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McGirk throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from McGirk. Those never looked like landing.
McGirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dirt McGirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McGirk scores with a jab. Sotiropoulos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGirk misses with a right hand
and Sotiropoulos counters with a nice body shot.
McGirk tries to clinch up but Sotiropoulos circles away and keeps his distance.
McGirk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sotiropoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sotiropoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
McGirk throws a combination. Sotiropoulos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sotiropoulos throws a shot from downtown. McGirk moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McGirk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sotiropoulos, pushing him back against the cage.

McGirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sotiropoulos misses with a takedown attempt - McGirk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McGirk looks to land a combination but Sotiropoulos avoids it well.
McGirk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGirk. Sotiropoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotiropoulos misses with an uppercut
enabling McGirk to counter with a crisp jab.
McGirk lands with an overhand left.
McGirk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sotiropoulos throws a right hand that misses
and Sotiropoulos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dirt McGirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirk throws the left hand but Sotiropoulos avoids the punch easily.
McGirk throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sotiropoulos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McGirk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirt McGirk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McGirk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sotiropoulos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McGirk swings for the body but Sotiropoulos moves out of range.
McGirk moves in looking to clinch but Sotiropoulos pushes him off.
Sotiropoulos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGirk.
Sotiropoulos slips a jab and a cross from McGirk.
McGirk swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sotiropoulos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirk uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sotiropoulos misses with a hook
and McGirk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGirk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sotiropoulos swings widly with a right hand
and McGirk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McGirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sotiropoulos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGirk.
McGirk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sotiropoulos moves into the clinch.
McGirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

It looks like Dominickoy Sotiropoulos has been cut.
Sotiropoulos blocks a punch to the side of the head.

McGirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sotiropoulos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McGirk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sloppy strikes from McGirk. Those never looked like landing.
Sotiropoulos moves out of range as McGirk strikes.
McGirk moves to clinch but Sotiropoulos breaks away
and Sotiropoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McGirk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sotiropoulos counters with a one-two to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sotiropoulos.
McGirk is looking to clinch.
McGirk throws a right hand that misses
and Sotiropoulos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominickoy Sotiropoulos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sotiropoulos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominickoy Sotiropoulos!