PBP Commentary

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

Charalabous
vs
Esposito

180 cm
30
195 lbs
25 - 6 - 0

178 cm
35
187 lbs
45 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

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 25 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kostas Charalabous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Esposito!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous checks a leg kick nicely.
Esposito lands with a cross.
Charalabous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Esposito gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Esposito.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Esposito avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Esposito tries to land knees in the clinch but Charalabous avoids the damage to the body.
Charalabous lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito misses with some punches.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Esposito controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Esposito backwards.
Charalabous misses with the head strike.
Esposito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Esposito misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Esposito can't find room to land a body shot as Charalabous controls the action.
Esposito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charalabous is defending well for now.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esposito blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Esposito misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito blocking some punches.
Charalabous lands a right hand.

It looks like Frank Esposito has been cut.
Charalabous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Charalabous as the two fighters clinch.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Esposito.
Charalabous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous digs a right hand into Esposito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Esposito's gas tank.
Esposito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Esposito.
A left hand lands to the body for Charalabous.
Charalabous lands a right hand.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Charalabous up against the cage.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esposito working aggressively here.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the head but Charalabous blocks with his arms.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Esposito lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Esposito.
Charalabous lands a shot to the body.
Esposito tries a body shot but Charalabous blocks it.
Charalabous tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Charalabous controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Esposito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charalabous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Esposito blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Esposito throws a punch but it's blocked by Charalabous.
Esposito lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Charalabous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esposito swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esposito.
Good body shot from Esposito.
Esposito lands a body punch.
Esposito misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.
Esposito tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous lands a shoulder strike.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Charalabous lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esposito.
Esposito lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Esposito will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frank Esposito's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Charalabous pushes Esposito away with a front kick.
Charalabous throws an overhand right that lands on Esposito's shoulder, as Esposito tries to avoid the shot.
Charalabous swings for the body but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Esposito has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Esposito connects with a looping right hand.

Esposito rushes Charalabous and presses him up against the cage.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kostas Charalabous has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Esposito lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Esposito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Charalabous's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charalabous tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esposito's elbow.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Esposito misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Charalabous.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Charalabous prevents a body shot from Esposito.
Esposito using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charalabous has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charalabous works on Esposito's body with a couple of short punches.
Charalabous lands a body shot.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
Charalabous blocks a body shot from Esposito.
Charalabous is leaning against Esposito and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous tries to work over Esposito's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esposito prevents a body shot from Charalabous.
Esposito tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charalabous avoids it.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
A short right from Charalabous on the inside.
Esposito trying to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Esposito scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Charalabous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Esposito scores with a shot to the side of Charalabous's head.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Charalabous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charalabous managing to block the knees to the body from Esposito.
Charalabous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Charalabous misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous pushes Esposito back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charalabous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Esposito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charalabouss head.
Charalabous avoiding damage as Esposito throws knees to the body.
Charalabous lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Charalabous lands a left hand.
Esposito takes a shot to the head.

Esposito is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Charalabous.
Esposito is still on wobbly legs! Can Charalabous finish him?
Charalabous scores with a shot to the side of Esposito's head.
Charalabous lands a body punch in the clinch.
Charalabous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Charalabous creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Esposito with a big uppercut! Esposito tries to clinch up but Charalabous pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Esposito to the mat! Esposito covers up and Charalabous unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.