PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 1301 p4p, 204 weight class) and Nikos Giannopoulos (ranked 1046 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Marceau
vs
Giannopoulos

186 cm
24
205 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
207 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikos Giannopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giannopoulos moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Giannopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau digs a good hook to Giannopoulos's body.
Giannopoulos feints and then cracks Marceau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marceau down.
Giannopoulos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau moves out of range of the leg kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Marceau is predictable there
and Giannopoulos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giannopoulos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marceau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marceau connects with a single shot there.
Marceau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Giannopoulos was well out of range. Poor timing from Marceau.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Marceau has knocked Giannopoulos down with a huge combo! Marceau steps away and waves a wobbly Giannopoulos back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Marceau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Giannopoulos connects with a high kick.
Giannopoulos connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marceau wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Marceau ducked under it nicely.
Marceau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giannopoulos moves away.
Giannopoulos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marceau uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos thuds his shin into the meat of Marceau's side.
Marceau looks to throw the jab but Giannopoulos is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Giannopoulos connects with a crisp jab.

Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Giannopoulos tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Marceau misses the target.
Giannopoulos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marceau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giannopoulos moves out of range of the strikes.
Marceau bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Giannopoulos's head backwards.
Marceau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nikos Giannopoulos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giannopoulos throws a hook to the side of Marceau's head but Marceau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau 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.
Giannopoulos throws an overhand right that lands on Marceau's shoulder, as Marceau tries to avoid the shot.
Marceau displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Marceau avoids the head kick by Giannopoulos.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Giannopoulos.
Marceau is looking to chop away at Giannopoulos's legs.
Giannopoulos feints a counter leg kick.
Giannopoulos swings widly with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a nice body shot.
Marceau lands the left hand.
Giannopoulos throws out a leg kick but Marceau moves out of range and Giannopoulos only half commits.
Marceau tried to counter with a leg kick but Giannopoulos avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Giannopoulos has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Marceau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giannopoulos, as that shot connected.

Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Marceau lands a nice hook to Giannopoulos's body. Giannopoulos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giannopoulos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Giannopoulos misses with a hook. Marceau ducked under it nicely.
Giannopoulos is looking to land body kicks.
The fighters circling - Giannopoulos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marceau misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau throws a leg kick which misses Giannopoulos's front leg but catches the back leg as Giannopoulos tries to avoid it.
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
Giannopoulos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marceau defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jean-Claude Marceau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Giannopoulos throws an off balance right hand
and Marceau counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Giannopoulos thinking.
Giannopoulos moves away from the strike by Marceau.
Giannopoulos with the counter takedown but Marceau avoids it easily.
Giannopoulos throws a leg kick
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Giannopoulos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Giannopoulos misses its intended target.
Marceau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Giannopoulos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marceau can pounce on him.
Giannopoulos misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giannopoulos. Marceau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marceau is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos misses with a straight right.
Giannopoulos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marceau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marceau throws a low kick but it's checked well by Giannopoulos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Giannopoulos! But no joy.
Giannopoulos lands a nice hook to Marceau's body. Marceau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giannopoulos scoring well with a low kick there.
Giannopoulos is looking to score with low kicks.
Giannopoulos jabs at Marceau's body.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
Giannopoulos misses with a wild body shot.
Nikos Giannopoulos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
Giannopoulos throws out a counter right but Marceau avoids it with no problem.
Giannopoulos takes a swing at Marceau's ribcage but misses.

Marceau gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Giannopoulos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giannopoulos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Giannopoulos scores with a shoulder strike.
Giannopoulos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marceau's elbow.
Giannopoulos throws a punch but it's blocked by Marceau.
Marceau working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marceau.
Giannopoulos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Marceau.
Marceau prevents a body shot from Giannopoulos.
Marceau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Giannopoulos.

Marceau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Giannopoulos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Marceau moves into the clinch.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marceau misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giannopoulos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Giannopoulos breaks the clinch.
Marceau lands with a hook. Giannopoulos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marceau wants to clinch up but Giannopoulos keeps it at a distance.
Marceau checks a low kick from Giannopoulos.
Giannopoulos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marceau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Giannopoulos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marceau moves away from the strike by Giannopoulos.
Marceau misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giannopoulos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Marceau.
A left lands for Marceau.
Giannopoulos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marceau lands a really nice looking cross but Giannopoulos seems unphased.
Marceau misses with a lunging right hand
and Giannopoulos counters with a right hand to the body.
Jean-Claude Marceau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giannopoulos throws out a powerful jab.
A low kick from Giannopoulos is predictable there
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giannopoulos is looking to chop away at Marceau's legs.
Marceau scores with a head kick.
Giannopoulos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nikos Giannopoulos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Giannopoulos looks to throw a body kick

and Marceau counters with a crisp right hand that drops Giannopoulos! Marceau lets Giannopoulos back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Giannopoulos is rocked!
Giannopoulos misses with a body kick.
Giannopoulos is still on wobbly legs! Can Marceau finish him?
Marceau drops Giannopoulos with a naaaaasty hook - Giannopoulos is in real trouble here! Marceau dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
Our winner, Jean-Claude Marceau, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.