PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Athan Stamatis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Attilius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stamatis's entrance music is Lose Yourself. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Stamatis
vs
Attilius

176 cm
36
184 lbs
45 - 23 - 0

200 cm
34
285 lbs
17 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Athan Stamatis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Attilius!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stamatis misses with a left hand
and Attilius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stamatis is defended easily by Attilius.

Stamatis gets a double leg takedown into Attilius's guard.
Stamatis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Attilius wants to stand up but Stamatis is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis with a nice head shot there.
Attilius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stamatis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius keeping moving, preventing Stamatis from controlling successfully.
Stamatis won't allow Attilius to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stamatis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Attilius is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stamatis is controlling him.
Stamatis wants to pass the guard but Attilius is keeping the position.
Attilius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stamatis throws a big shot that misses.
Stamatis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Athan Stamatis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stamatis misses with a low kick as Attilius jumps back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Stamatis throws a sloppy head kick and Attilius moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Attilius checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stamatis digs a good hook to Attilius's body.
Stamatis misses the body punch
and Attilius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
Stamatis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stamatis throws a right hand that Attilius ducks under and follows up with a left that Attilius also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attilius manages to avoid it.
Stamatis throws a sloppy body shot
and Attilius counters with a good low kick that Stamatis was not able to check.
Stamatis throws a right and a left that Attilius avoids nicely.
Stamatis throws a lazy head kick
and Attilius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slapping body kick lands there for Stamatis.
Stamatis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis scores with a leg kick.
Attilius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis looks to land a body kick but Attilius moved away.
Attilius ducks under a wild hook from Stamatis.
Stamatis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Attilius as he avoids it easily.
Stamatis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stamatis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stamatis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stamatis scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis dominated that round.
That's time! Stamatis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Attilius takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Stamatis dives in and scores a takedown into Attilius's guard.
Stamatis 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.
Stamatis won't allow Attilius to get back to his feet.
Stamatis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Attilius can do to turn this around?
Stamatis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Attilius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stamatis stops Attilius from standing up.
Stamatis with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attilius wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.
Stamatis works over Attilius with some ground and pound from guard.
Stamatis stops Attilius from standing up.
Stamatis throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Attilius wants to stand and escape but Stamatis is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stamatis connects with a body shot.
Attilius on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Athan Stamatis is winning the standup battle so far.
Stamatis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Attilius's calf.
Stamatis tried to score with a low kick but Attilius checks it.
Stamatis throws a nice head kick!
Stamatis lands a two punch combo.
Stamatis missing with a left hand there. Attilius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Attilius takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Stamatis - just one landing.
Stamatis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marcus Attilius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head kick misses from Stamatis.
Stamatis delivers a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Stamatis!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stamatis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Attilius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Attilius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attilius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stamatis.
Stamatis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attilius manages to avoid it.
Stamatis misses the shot to the body.
Stamatis misses with a hook to the body
and Attilius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
Jab by Stamatis.

Stamatis shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stamatis was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Attilius takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Stamatis prevents Attilius from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stamatis here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Stamatis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Attilius pushes Stamatis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stamatis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Attilius managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Stamatis.
Attilius tries to escape but Stamatis is in control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Athan Stamatis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Attilius is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stamatis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Attilius takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Athan Stamatis 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!

Stamatis misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Stamatis misses
and Attilius counters with a head kick.
Stamatis loads up on a big right hand but Attilius slips the punch.
Attilius stuffs the takedown attempt from Stamatis. Stamatis gets slowly back to his feet.
Stamatis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stamatis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stamatis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a head kick.
A low kick from Stamatis is predictable there
and Attilius counters with a one-two to the body.
Stamatis looks to throw the jab but Attilius is out of range.
Stamatis lands with a nice body punch.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Stamatis.
Stamatis just misses with a punch to the body.
Stamatis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Attilius at a distance.
Stamatis thumps Attilius with a low kick.
Marcus Attilius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attilius has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stamatis.
Stamatis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stamatis misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Stamatis.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stamatis throws a right hand that misses
enabling Attilius to counter with a crisp jab.
Good work by Attilius as he checks the leg kick.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Attilius slaps away a takedown attempt from Stamatis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Stamatis throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis lands a nice looking kick to the body. Attilius takes a step back to recover.
Stamatis misses with the combination.
Athan Stamatis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Stamatis.
Attilius blocks the body kick.
Stamatis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Attilius's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Stamatis.
Stamatis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Attilius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stamatis connects with a solid leg kick.
Stamatis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Athan Stamatis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Stamatis.
Stamatis digs a good body shot into Attilius's ribs.
Marcus Attilius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stamatis misses with a left hand
and Attilius counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Athan Stamatis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stamatis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Athan Stamatis!
A very excited looking Athan Stamatis rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.