PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kostas Charalabous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Silvera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvera has chosen Wedlock as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Charalabous
vs
Silvera

180 cm
32
195 lbs
30 - 6 - 0

185 cm
34
193 lbs
30 - 19 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 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 30 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Joey Silvera!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charalabous thuds a left hand into Silvera's body.
Charalabous connects with a high kick.
Silvera throws a jab when Charalabous was well out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Charalabous 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silvera throws a big shot that misses.
Silvera misses with a hook.
Silvera sizes up Charalabous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silvera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Charalabous under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Charalabous misses the target.
Silvera misses with a few strikes there.

Silvera rushes Charalabous and presses him up against the cage.
Silvera swings wildly with an uppercut but Charalabous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvera stalling against the cage.
Silvera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Charalabous backwards.
Charalabous lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charalabous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous blocks an elbow strike.
Silvera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous lands with a right to the head.
Charalabous lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Charalabous's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silvera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Silvera.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous blocks an elbow strike.
Silvera lands an elbow that stopped Charalabous in his tracks for a moment.
Charalabous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silvera misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charalabous struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvera controls his hands.
A short right from Silvera on the inside.
Silvera told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
Silvera misses with a knee to the head.
Charalabous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Charalabous blocking some punches.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charalabous digs a right hand into Silvera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silvera's gas tank.
Silvera tries to work over Charalabous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous has a couple of punches blocked by Silvera.
Silvera stalling in the clinch but Charalabous improves position.
Silvera blocking some punches.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera lands a damaging elbow.
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Charalabous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silvera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Silvera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous tries to throw a body punch but Silvera avoids it by throwing Charalabous back against the cage.
Silvera tries to stall but Charalabous uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charalabous takes a shot to the head.
Silvera misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Charalabous.
Silvera lands a nice uppercut.
Charalabous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silvera.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Silvera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charalabous pushes Silvera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvera throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Charalabous blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silvera throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Charalabous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charalabous avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvera.
Charalabous lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charalabous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Charalabous.
Silvera misses with an elbow strike.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous is leaning against Silvera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silvera missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvera scores with a nice hook to the head.
Charalabous lands with a light punch inside.
Silvera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvera tries to work over Charalabous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Silvera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silvera tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Charalabous misses with a hook.
Charalabous tries to move into range but Silvera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Silvera.
Charalabous lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Charalabous just misses with a punch to the body.
Charalabous throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charalabous. Charalabous circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charalabous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvera.
Silvera tries to move into range but Charalabous moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Silvera rushes Charalabous and presses him up against the cage.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charalabous.
Charalabous misses with some punches.
Charalabous cracks Silvera with a nice body shot.
Charalabous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charalabous lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvera tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charalabous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera blocks a body shot from Charalabous.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvera.
Joey Silvera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Charalabous tries to work over Silvera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charalabous's brow.
Silvera throws an elbow but it misses.
Silvera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Charalabous.
Charalabous swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvera misses with an elbow over the top.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvera working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Charalabous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvera backwards.
Charalabous working aggressively here.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charalabous's brow.
Silvera misses with the head strike.
Silvera blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Charalabous's brow.
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.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Charalabous.
Charalabous working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvera with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Silvera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvera throws an elbow that misses.
Charalabous misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Silvera.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Charalabous stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvera.
Charalabous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous blocks an elbow strike.
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Charalabous can't find room to land a body shot as Silvera controls the action.
Charalabous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charalabous throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvera.
Charalabous scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Charalabous fails to land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silvera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Charalabous avoids the elbow strike from Silvera, against the cage.
Silvera throws a head punch that misses.
Silvera working aggressively here.
Silvera misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvera creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silvera blocks an uppercut.
Charalabous gets through Silvera's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silvera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Charalabous.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silvera.
Silvera takes a shot to the head.
Silvera pushes off an throws an elbow but Charalabous leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charalabous swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charalabous lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Silvera.
Charalabous lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kostas Charalabous dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Charalabous throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
Charalabous misses with a wild combination.
Charalabous uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silvera moves out of range as Charalabous throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Silvera.
Silvera scores with a hook.
Silvera throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Charalabous is rocked!
Charalabous throws a big shot that misses.
Silvera throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charalabous counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Charalabous does it's job there.
Silvera tries to clinch there but Charalabous circles away.
Silvera throws a sloppy head kick and Charalabous moves out of range easily.
Charalabous misses the shot to the body.
Silvera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Silvera.
Oh Charalabous is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Charalabous slips a jab and a cross from Silvera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvera takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Charalabous seems to have got his legs back now.
Charalabous throws a leg kick
and Charalabous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charalabous is looking to chop away at Silvera's legs.
Jab, jab by Silvera - just one landing.
Charalabous slips a straight right by Silvera.
Good exchange - Silvera coming out on top.
Charalabous looks to land a body kick but Silvera moved away.
Charalabous lands a leg kick that knocks Silvera off balance momentarily.
Silvera tries to clinch but Charalabous is having none of it.
Charalabous has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silvera finds it's way round the side to connect with Charalabous's head.
Charalabous ducks under a wild hook from Silvera.
A big left from Charalabous misses.
Silvera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silvera, as that shot connected.
Charalabous connects with a leg kick. Silvera looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvera walks into a straight right hand from Charalabous.
Silvera's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Charalabous connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silvera scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous missing with a left hand there. Silvera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Charalabous throws a quick inside leg kick.
Charalabous tries a low kick but Silvera avoids it.
A punch lands to the side of Charalabous 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charalabous throws a hook to the side of Silvera's head but Silvera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvera's corner calls for a 1-2. Silvera obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silvera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Charalabous.
Charalabous lands with an overhand left.
Charalabous connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Charalabous is looking to slow Silvera down with leg kicks.
Charalabous scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kostas Charalabous is winning the standup battle so far.
Charalabous misses with a body kick.
Silvera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charalabous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charalabous works the jab nicely.
Charalabous comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silvera takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charalabous lands a glancing blow to the side of Silvera's head.

Charalabous lands a big head kick that sends Silvera tumbling to the mat! Charalabous takes a step backwards and waves Silvera back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silvera is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charalabous finds Silvera's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silvera flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Charalabous lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silvera will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kostas Charalabous!
Kostas Charalabous managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Joey Silvera had this to say: 'shouldn't have masturbated that much last night.'.