PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brah At Hammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Papadopoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version). Brah At Hammed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Papadopoulos
vs
At Hammed

185 cm
39
266 lbs
21 - 27 - 0

190 cm
36
265 lbs
19 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brah At Hammed!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
At Hammed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Papadopoulos closes this distance looking for a takedown but At Hammed circles away.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a double leg but At Hammed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
At Hammed swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papadopoulos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Papadopoulos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
At Hammed jabs at Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ghiorghos Papadopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed

and At Hammed counters with a head kick that drops Papadopoulos - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!

Papadopoulos is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
At Hammed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Oh Papadopoulos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

At Hammed is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
At Hammed jabs at Papadopoulos's body.
Papadopoulos seems to have got his legs back now.
Ghiorghos Papadopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papadopoulos is breathing heavily.
At Hammed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Papadopoulos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

At Hammed lands a big shot that drops Papadopoulos! Can he finish him?
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
At Hammed passes Papadopoulos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
At Hammed is looking to take a break and control but Papadopoulos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
At Hammed moves into full mount! Papadopoulos won't be happy about that!
At Hammed controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
At Hammed takes Papadopoulos's back.

At Hammed is working for a rear naked choke. Papadopoulos is not defending it well and At Hammed has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Papadopoulos refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Papadopoulos's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brah At Hammed!
Brah At Hammed thanked the fans post fight for their support.