|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vaggelis Tsagkiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Penton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
184 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaggelis Tsagkiris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leon Penton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penton darts in and clinches Tsagkiris up against the cage.
Penton lands an elbow just above Tsagkiris 's eye.
Penton struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsagkiris controls his hands.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but Penton holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsagkiris drops back down to his feet.
Tsagkiris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penton smiles and moves away.
Penton tries to clinch there but Tsagkiris circles away.
Penton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck for Tsagkiris with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vaggelis Tsagkiris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tsagkiris misses with a two punch combination.
Penton wants to counter the offense by Tsagkiris and move into the clinch position.
Penton is looking to clinch but Tsagkiris is avoiding it.
Penton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tsagkiris throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Penton's waist but Penton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tsagkiris off to one side.
Penton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but Penton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Penton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tsagkiris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penton smiles and moves away.
Penton moves into range and clinches up with Tsagkiris.
Tsagkiris is trying to pull guard but Penton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penton throws an elbow but misses.
Tsagkiris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penton walks away with a smile on his face. Tsagkiris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Penton pushes Tsagkiris up against the cage in a clinch.
Tsagkiris avoids the elbow strike from Penton, against the cage.
Penton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Penton.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penton.
Penton lands an elbow that stopped Tsagkiris in his tracks for a moment.
Penton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Penton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsagkiris's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penton throws an elbow but misses.
Tsagkiris blocks the elbow strike.
Penton throws an elbow but it misses.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Penton throws an elbow that misses.
Tsagkiris is trying to pull guard but Penton has him pressed against the cage.
Tsagkiris avoids the elbow strike from Penton, against the cage.
Tsagkiris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Penton lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsagkiris tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tsagkiris blocks the elbow strike.
Penton misses with an elbow strike.
Tsagkiris jumps guard but Penton stands there with Tsagkiris around his waist. Tsagkiris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tsagkiris blocks an elbow strike.
Tsagkiris blocks an elbow strike.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but Penton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Penton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penton just stands there and leans against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penton throws an elbow but misses.
Penton misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsagkiris dodges an elbow strike from Penton.
Penton throws an elbow but it misses.
Penton lands a damaging elbow.
Penton throws an elbow that misses.
Penton misses with an elbow over the top.
Penton throws an elbow but it misses.
Penton lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Penton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tsagkiris fails to pull guard.
Penton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Penton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tsagkiris fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Penton.
Tsagkiris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penton walks away with a smile on his face. Tsagkiris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tsagkiris is breathing heavily.
Penton has closed the distance and engaged Tsagkiris in a clinch.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but Penton holds him up against the cage and eventually Tsagkiris drops back down to his feet.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Penton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penton lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Penton misses with an elbow over the top.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Penton misses with an elbow strike.
Tsagkiris avoids the elbow strike from Penton, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Penton misses with an elbow over the top.
Penton lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penton lands an elbow that stopped Tsagkiris in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penton throws an elbow but misses.
Penton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Penton misses with an elbow strike.
Penton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tsagkiris jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Penton walks away with a smile on his face. Tsagkiris gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Leon Penton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tsagkiris shoots for a double leg takedown but Penton sprawls well. He's pushed Tsagkiris's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tsagkiris avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsagkiris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Penton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsagkiris paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Penton forces Tsagkiris back against the cage and clinches.
Penton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tsagkiris's defenses.
Tsagkiris blocks an elbow strike from Penton.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Tsagkiris jumps guard but Penton stands there with Tsagkiris around his waist. Tsagkiris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Penton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Penton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tsagkiris is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Penton to keep the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leon Penton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Penton moves into the clinch.
Penton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leon Penton seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Penton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsagkiris's brow.
Tsagkiris tries to pull guard but Penton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tsagkiris dodges an elbow strike from Penton.
Penton lands an elbow just above Tsagkiris 's eye.
Penton lands an elbow that stopped Tsagkiris in his tracks for a moment.
Penton misses with a body punch.
Tsagkiris tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Penton smiles and moves away.
Penton closes the distance and clinches.
Penton lands an elbow just above Tsagkiris 's eye.
Tsagkiris dodges an elbow strike from Penton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Penton throws an elbow but misses.
Penton gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tsagkiris takes an elbow to the temple.
Tsagkiris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Tsagkiris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penton wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tsagkiris's closed guard. He's half up but Tsagkiris has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tsagkiris pivots and extends the arm, Penton falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tsagkiris! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vaggelis Tsagkiris!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
60% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
