PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Head (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Head is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Drake
vs
Head

175 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Head!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head thows a left - swing and a miss!
Head sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Piak Drake has been cut.
Head throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richard Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Head takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Head misses with a head kick.
Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Head scores with a jab to the body.
Head swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Head misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Nice shot by Drake.

Head is rocked!
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 telegraphed right hand from Head misses the target.
Head throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.

Drake drops Head with a left and a right! Oh, Head is hurt - Drake dives into side control looking to finish!
Head is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
Head is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drake off and has taken his back!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position but Head manages to sink in the hooks.
Head seems to have recovered his senses.
Head throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Drake!
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Head on the ground.
Head avoiding Drake 's attempts to control his hands.
Drake is covering up but some of the strikes from Head are getting through and doing damage.
Head gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Head has good solid back control here.
Head scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Head scores with punches from the back.
Drake is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Head lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Drake.
Head scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Drake is looking for a way out.
Drake looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Head softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Head softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Head has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Drake.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake trying to control but not successfully.
Drake is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Drake is taking damage to the body and head.
Head biding his time, controlling Drake.
Head is working the ground and pound. Can Drake escape?
Head lands a shot to the body.
Head lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Drake.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake trying to get back to his feet but Head is in full control for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head is working the ground and pound. Can Drake escape?
Drake trying to control the position but Head manages to sink in the hooks.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Head scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Head cracks Drake with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Drake from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Drake tries to escape the position.
Head lands strikes to the head.
Head lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Head has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Head. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

Head has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Drake is defending well but eventually Head manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Drake has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Richard Head!