PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Sathanasios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Boro
vs
Sathanasios

182 cm
29
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolas Sathanasios!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sathanasios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boro paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Nicolas Sathanasios has been cut.
Sathanasios looks to score with a jab to the body but Boro is just out of range.
Sathanasios looks to throw the jab but Boro is out of range.

Boro cracks Sathanasios with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sathanasios looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Boro finish him?

Sathanasios is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sathanasios gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sathanasios.
A shot in the inside from Sathanasios.

It looks like Spark Boro has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Boro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boro takes a shot to the head.
Boro blocks an uppercut.
Sathanasios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Sathanasios.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boro wants to get back to striking at distance but Sathanasios won't allow it.
Sathanasios scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sathanasios keeps control of Boro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boro is looking to break free of the clinch but Sathanasios has double underhooks.
Boro wants to get back to striking at distance but Sathanasios won't allow it.
Sathanasios has Boro pressed against the cage, preventing Boro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sathanasios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boro's efforts to push away.
Boro wants to get back to striking at distance but Sathanasios won't allow it.
Boro wants to stall.
Sathanasios digs a right hand into Boro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boro's gas tank.
Boro is trying to force a seperation but Sathanasios has the dominant position.
Boro wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boro is looking to break free of the clinch but Sathanasios has double underhooks.

Boro breaks the clinch.
Boro scores with a jab.
Sathanasios just misses with a punch to the body.
Boro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sathanasios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boro.

Sathanasios moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spark Boro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sathanasios staying out of range there.
Sathanasios misses with a lunging right hand
and Boro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sathanasios swings for the body but Boro moves out of range.
Sathanasios throws a body punch but Boro moves out of range.
Sathanasios moves to clinch but Boro breaks away

and Boro counters with a crisp one two that drops Sathanasios! Boro thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Sathanasios to his feet! Sathanasios is in big trouble!
Sathanasios is still on wobbly legs! Can Boro finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sathanasios tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sathanasios seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sathanasios. Boro does a little dance to reset his feet.

Boro cracks Sathanasios with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sathanasios to stand back up!

Sathanasios is rocked!

That has opened up Nicolas Sathanasios's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sathanasios is out of range and Boro settles back down.

Sathanasios instigates a clinch.
Boro looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boro tries to circle away but Sathanasios has him pinned against the cage.
Sathanasios keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boro's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boro.
Boro tries to break free but Sathanasios pushes him back against the cage.
Sathanasios misses with some punches.
Boro tries to circle away but Sathanasios has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Boro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boro wants to break free but Sathanasios has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sathanasios.
Sathanasios tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boro is trying to force a seperation but Sathanasios has the dominant position.
Boro tries to break the clinch but Sathanasios is controlling the position.
Boro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boro has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boro prevents a body shot from Sathanasios.
Sathanasios gets through Boro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Boro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Boro is looking to control Sathanasios's arms but Sathanasios gets an underhook and turns him. Now Boro has his back to the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sathanasios misses with a body punch.
Sathanasios with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spark Boro dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sathanasios throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sathanasios.
Sathanasios lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Boro misses.
Sathanasios throws a leg kick but Boro sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sathanasios is looking to clinch.
Boro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sathanasios buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sathanasios throws a poor cross that misses
and Boro counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Sathanasios badly! He tries to strike back but Boro puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Sathanasios out cold! Oh man, Sathanasios will never hear the end of this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spark Boro!
Spark Boro retains his middleweight title!
Spark Boro took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Technique MMA for their support in the buildup to the fight.