PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drake Aubrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aubrey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Over - Drake. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Aubrey
vs
Tankov

178 cm
27
167 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
177 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Aubrey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aubrey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Adis Tankov has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tankov.
Aubrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tankov.
Aubrey lands with a cross.
Aubrey throws a hook to the side of Tankov's head but Tankov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aubrey throws a leg kick

and Tankov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tankov scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Drake Aubrey has been cut.
Tankov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Tankov.
Tankov lands an elbow inside that Aubrey shrugs off.
Aubrey avoids a wild elbow strike from Tankov.
Aubrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tankov is defending well for now.
Aubrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tankov backwards.
Aubrey lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Aubrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aubrey scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Aubrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aubrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aubrey misses with a punch on the inside.
Tankov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Aubrey being controlled against the cage.
Aubrey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tankov lands a good knee to the midsection. Aubrey won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aubrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Aubrey is breathing heavily.
Tankov looking to throw knees to the head but Aubrey is blocking nicely.
Tankov lands an elbow just above Aubrey 's eye.
Aubrey struggles to land a body shot inside as Tankov controls his hands.
Tankov looking to throw knees to the head but Aubrey is blocking nicely.
Tankov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Aubrey looking to throw knees to the head but Tankov is blocking nicely.
Aubrey tries to work over Tankov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tankov lands an elbow that stopped Aubrey in his tracks for a moment.
Aubrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey tries to circle away but Tankov has him pinned against the cage.
Tankov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Aubrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aubrey lands a nice knee to the body.
Aubrey pushes off an throws an elbow but Tankov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aubrey throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Aubrey fails to land.
Aubrey takes an elbow to the forehead.
Aubrey lands a body punch.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tankov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tankov blocks a body shot from Aubrey.
Tankov tries to stall but Aubrey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aubrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Tankov.
Tankov managing to block the knees to the body from Aubrey.
Tankov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Drake Aubrey's cut is getting worse.
Aubrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but Aubrey blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aubrey throws an elbow but misses.
Aubrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aubrey can't find room to land a body shot as Tankov controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tankov.
Tankov prevents Aubrey from breaking the clinch.
Tankov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aubrey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tankov.

Aubrey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake Aubrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tankov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aubrey moves out of range of the leg kick from Tankov.
Tankov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tankov doesn't manage to clinch there - Aubrey circles away.
Aubrey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aubrey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tankov is out of range and Aubrey settles back down.
Aubrey swings for the body but Tankov moves out of range.
Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tankov blocks a jab.
Tankov slips a jab from Aubrey.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey misses with a few strikes there.
Tankov scores with a spinning back kick!
Aubrey misses with a leg kick
and Tankov counters with a solid body kick.
Aubrey loads up on a big right hand but Tankov slips the punch.
Tankov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Aubrey's head.
Aubrey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tankov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aubrey throws a hook to the side of Tankov's head but Tankov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aubrey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tankov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aubrey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tankov wants to clinch up but Aubrey keeps it at a distance.
Aubrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tankov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tankov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aubrey throws a chopping leg kick but Tankov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Aubrey misses with an uppercut. Tankov saw that one coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aubrey, right into the meat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Aubrey misses.
Tankov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aubrey has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tankov.
Aubrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tankov.
Aubrey explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aubrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tankov can pounce on him.
Tankov scoring well with a low kick there.
Aubrey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aubrey throws a leg kick
and Tankov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tankov misses with a leg kick.
Tankov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tankov throws a push kick but Aubrey slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tankov feints and then cracks Aubrey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aubrey down.
Tankov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
Tankov checks a leg kick nicely.
Tankov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adis Tankov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Aubrey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tankov thows a body kick. Aubrey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Aubrey blocks the leg kick.
Tankov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Aubrey lands a glancing blow to the side of Tankov's head.
Tankov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tankov avoids the body shot from Aubrey.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tankov.
Tankov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aubrey.
Aubrey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tankov tries to clinch up.
Aubrey blocks a head kick by Tankov.
Tankov misses with a head kick.
Aubrey connects with the punch.

Tankov has closed the distance and engaged Aubrey in a clinch.

Tankov successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tankov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tankov keeping moving, preventing Aubrey from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey looking to sit in guard and control but Tankov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tankov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aubrey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tankov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

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.
Tankov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aubrey tries to get to full guard but Tankov has control of the leg.
Aubrey trying to control here.
Tankov wants to pass the guard but Aubrey is defending well.

Tankov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aubrey sees it coming and defends easily.
Aubrey on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aubrey tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tankov tries to clinch but Aubrey is having none of it.
Tankov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tankov looks to land a body kick but Aubrey moved away.
Adis Tankov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aubrey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Aubrey misses.
Tankov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tankov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tankov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aubrey.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aubrey checks a leg kick.

Tankov has managed to clinch.
Tankov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Aubrey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tankov takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tankov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tankov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tankov throws a lazy body kick
and Aubrey counters with an inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Aubrey misses its intended target.
Aubrey moves in looking to clinch but Tankov pushes him off.
Tankov throws a low kick but Aubrey avoids it.
Aubrey throws a low kick but Tankov avoids it.

Tankov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aubrey, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tankov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Aubrey's brow.
Aubrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tankov trying to land knees to the body.
Aubrey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aubrey utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tankov is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aubrey throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tankov blocks the elbow strike.

Aubrey breaks from the clinch.
Aubrey connects with a right hand. Tankov shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Aubrey dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Aubrey jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jab from Aubrey.
Aubrey circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Aubrey counter with a right hand.
Aubrey misses with a looping right.
Aubrey misses with a hook. Tankov ducked under it nicely.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aubrey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Aubrey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tankov moves in looking to clinch but Aubrey pushes him off.
Tankov clinches but Aubrey breaks the clinch
and Aubrey counters with a straight right hand.
Aubrey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aubrey.

That has opened up Adis Tankov's cut even more.
Tankov blocks a jab.
Aubrey connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tankov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aubrey.
Adis Tankov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Aubrey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov tries to clinch but Aubrey is having none of it.
Aubrey throws a lazy right hand but Tankov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tankov tries a head kick but it misses.
Aubrey tries to clinch there but Tankov circles away.
Tankov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tankov misses with a low kick.
Tankov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aubrey.
Tankov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Tankov.
Drake Aubrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tankov tries to move into range but Aubrey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tankov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tankov slips a jab from Aubrey.
Tankov wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Aubrey.
Tankov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aubrey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tankov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey misses with a kick to the body.
Aubrey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tankov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A head kick misses from Tankov.
Aubrey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aubrey chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tankov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice combination there by Aubrey.
Aubrey tries to land a leg kick but Tankov saw it coming and moves away.
Aubrey tries to score with a low kick but Tankov moves his leg out of the way.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Aubrey checks a leg kick.
Aubrey takes a kick to the side of the head.
Aubrey loads up on a big right hand but Tankov slips the punch.
Tankov throws a leg kick but Aubrey moved away.
Aubrey misses with an uppercut.
Tankov throws a solid leg kick but Aubrey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tankov.
Aubrey just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aubrey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Aubrey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tankov checks it well.
Tankov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aubrey.
Aubrey tests Tankov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aubrey cracks Tankov with an open hand slap.
Aubrey lands with a shot to the body.
Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aubrey throws out a leg kick but Tankov moves out of range and Aubrey only half commits.
Aubrey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aubrey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tankov's sensitive parts.
Aubrey throws a hook to the side of Tankov's head but Tankov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tankov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aubrey misses with a body shot.
Tankov moves out of range of the body kick.
Aubrey throws the left hand but Tankov avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tankov defending well as Aubrey loads up on a big left hand.
Tankov doesn't manage to clinch there - Aubrey circles away.
Aubrey leaves Tankov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Aubrey takes a swing at Tankov's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Tankov misses.
Tankov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aubrey connects with the punch.
Tankov moves out of range of the body kick from Aubrey.
Tankov is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tankov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tankov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tankov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aubrey will feel that in the morning.
Aubrey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aubrey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Aubrey clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tankov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Aubrey blocks the low kick.
Tankov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Aubrey counters with an inside leg kick.
Tankov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aubrey.
Tankov tries to land a body kick
and Aubrey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Aubrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tankov misses with a knee strike.
Aubrey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nice body punch from Aubrey - that landed with a thud.
Aubrey lands a left hand.
Tankov creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Aubrey lands a knee to the body.
Drake Aubrey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aubrey landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aubrey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankov blocks it with crossed arms.
Aubrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aubrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aubrey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tankov is defending well for now.
Aubrey lands a shoulder strike.
Aubrey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tankov takes a shot to the head.
Aubrey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tankov or not.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Tankov taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Aubrey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aubrey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aubrey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tankov is trying to maintain a safe position but Aubrey gets an underhook and turns Tankov into the cage.
Aubrey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Tankov is trying to trip Aubrey. He has hold of a leg but Aubrey is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Tankov persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Aubrey is pulling down on Tankov's head. It's preventing any offense from Tankov, at least for the moment.
Tankov trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Aubrey manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Tankov is trying to keep Aubrey in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov keeping moving, preventing Aubrey from controlling successfully.
Tankov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aubrey slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov trying to keep a closed guard but Aubrey is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Aubrey tries to land a front kick but Tankov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tankov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aubrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tankov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tankov scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Tankov misses
and Aubrey counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tankov misses with a leg kick
and Aubrey counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Tankov doesn't manage to clinch there - Aubrey circles away.
Aubrey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tankov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
Tankov checks a leg kick.
Aubrey throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tankov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses.
Tankov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Tankov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Aubrey manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aubrey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tankov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Aubrey had his way with Adis Tankov in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aubrey blocks a head kick by Tankov.
Aubrey blocks the body kick.
Tankov is looking to clinch but Aubrey is avoiding it.
Aubrey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tankov can pounce on him.
Aubrey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Aubrey misses.
Aubrey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aubrey scores with a nice head shot.
Aubrey misses with an uppercut. Tankov saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tankov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aubrey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tankov checks it well.
Aubrey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tankov avoids a kick to the body.
Tankov takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Tankov misses
and Aubrey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tankov ducks under a wild hook from Aubrey.
Aubrey stuffs the takedown attempt from Tankov. Tankov gets slowly back to his feet.
Aubrey throws out a loose jab but Tankov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tankov defending well as Aubrey loads up on a big left hand.
Aubrey throws out a powerful jab.
Tankov tries a head kick but it misses.
Aubrey lands a jab to the nose.
Some bone on bone action there as Tankov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tankov staying out of range there.
Tankov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aubrey.
Aubrey scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tankov doesn't seem bothered though.
Tankov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aubrey lands with a good body shot.

Tankov closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tankov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aubrey lands with a right to the head.
Aubrey lands a body shot.
Tankov is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Tankov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tankov trying to land knees to the body.
Aubrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Aubrey.
Nice body punch from Aubrey - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Aubrey.
Aubrey misses with a short punch on the inside.

Aubrey breaks from the clinch.
Aubrey misses with a body shot.
Aubrey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tankov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aubrey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Tankov.
Aubrey wants to clinch up but Tankov keeps it at a distance.
Aubrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Tankov.
Tankov misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tankov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tankov misses with a body kick.
Aubrey lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tankov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aubrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aubrey is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Aubrey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aubrey. Tankov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aubrey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tankov has time to react.
Tankov throws the kick towards the body but Aubrey avoids it.
Tankov looks for the body kick but Aubrey saw that one coming.
Both fighters circling a little - Tankov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tankov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tankov misses with a kick to the body.
Aubrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tankov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tankov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Aubrey counter with a right hand.
Tankov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aubrey.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Aubrey, right into the meat.
Tankov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aubrey connects with a single shot there.
Aubrey avoids the head kick by Tankov.
Tankov moves away from the strike by Aubrey.
Aubrey throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tankov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Aubrey swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tankov.
Adis Tankov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tankov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aubrey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tankov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tankov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tankov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aubrey loads up on a big right hand but Tankov slips the punch.
Tankov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aubrey.
Aubrey avoids the head kick by Tankov.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Aubrey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aubrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Aubrey!
Drake Aubrey retains his welterweight title!