PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Erik Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mergen Kedeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mergen Kedeev was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Drake
vs
Kedeev

170 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mergen Kedeev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands an overhand right.
Kedeev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kedeev misses with a leg kick.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kedeev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kedeev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kedeev on the side of the head.
Kedeev wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake scores with the left hand. Kedeev knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kedeev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kedeev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Kedeev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.

Drake drops Kedeev with a beautiful combination! Kedeev stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drake is looking for the KO!

Kedeev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kedeev tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Kedeev is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Kedeev looks gassed!

Kedeev has managed to clinch.
Kedeev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kedeev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to break free but Kedeev has control.
Kedeev seems to have recovered his senses.
Kedeev tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Kedeev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kedeev is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Kedeev has him pressed against the cage.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kedeev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Kedeev has him pressed against the cage.
Kedeev prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Kedeev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake tries to circle away but Kedeev has him pinned against the cage.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Kedeev is controlling the position.
Kedeev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kedeev tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Kedeev is controlling the position.
Drake can't break the clinch.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Kedeev has double underhooks.
Kedeev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Kedeev is controlling the position.
Drake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake tries to circle away but Kedeev has him pinned against the cage.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.
Drake tries to circle away but Kedeev has him pinned against the cage.
Kedeev is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Kedeev tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Drake lands a left and a right that send Kedeev crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drake cracks Kedeev with a left hook right on the temple and Kedeev goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Drake lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kedeev is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Drake!