PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamikazee Blitzkrieg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blitzkrieg's entrance music is You Better Pray- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blitzkrieg
vs
Drake

192 cm
27
185 lbs
12 - 12 - 1

185 cm
27
170 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake swings widly with a right hand
and Blitzkrieg counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
enabling Blitzkrieg to counter with a crisp jab.
Blitzkrieg cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake throws a right and a left that Blitzkrieg avoids nicely.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Blitzkrieg tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Drake misses.
Nate Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blitzkrieg dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake tries to clinch but Blitzkrieg moves away
and Blitzkrieg counters with a right hand to the body.
Blitzkrieg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Blitzkrieg!

It looks like Nate Drake has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Blitzkrieg.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Blitzkrieg counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drake tries to clinch
and Blitzkrieg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake lands with a nice combination. Blitzkrieg backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has been cut.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Blitzkrieg as he avoids it easily.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Drake.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a straight right hand.
Drake looks to land a combination. Blitzkrieg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Drake tries to sprawl but Blitzkrieg drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Blitzkrieg seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drake does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Blitzkrieg seems content to control.

Drake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blitzkrieg is thwarting Drake's attempts to control the position.
Blitzkrieg looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kamikazee Blitzkrieg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blitzkrieg blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Blitzkrieg sprawls well.
Blitzkrieg throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Blitzkrieg shows good takedown defense.

Blitzkrieg looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Blitzkrieg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blitzkrieg throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.
Blitzkrieg postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blitzkrieg passes into half guard.
Drake is trying to control but Blitzkrieg passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kamikazee Blitzkrieg dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Blitzkrieg manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Blitzkrieg dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Blitzkrieg throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blitzkrieg dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook. Blitzkrieg ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Drake wants to clinch but Blitzkrieg slips to the side
and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice uppercut.
Blitzkrieg misses with a two punch combination.
Drake shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blitzkrieg eats them both and turns towards Drake to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blitzkrieg takes one to the side of the head.
Blitzkrieg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blitzkrieg counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Blitzkrieg to acknowledge the strikes.
Blitzkrieg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Blitzkrieg counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Blitzkrieg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.

Blitzkrieg scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Blitzkrieg throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Drake is working an open guard so Blitzkrieg takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blitzkrieg looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Blitzkrieg scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Blitzkrieg. Blitzkrieg gets slowly back to his feet.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Blitzkrieg shoots in.
Blitzkrieg walks into a straight right hand from Drake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Blitzkrieg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamikazee Blitzkrieg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake dives in and grabs Blitzkrieg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg pushes down on Drake's head and hops out.
Blitzkrieg is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blitzkrieg throws a big shot that misses.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Blitzkrieg lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Blitzkrieg is fending him off so far but Drake persists. Nope, Blitzkrieg circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Blitzkrieg does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kamikazee Blitzkrieg will probably get the nod.
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. And we move into the final round!

Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Blitzkrieg circles away.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch combination from Blitzkrieg misses.
Blitzkrieg scores with a body shot.
Blitzkrieg blocks a jab.
Blitzkrieg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Blitzkrieg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blitzkrieg throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg has a takedown stuffed.
Drake works over Blitzkrieg's head and body with a nice combination.
Donk. Drake catches Blitzkrieg right on the button with a cross.
Drake looks to land a combination but Blitzkrieg avoids it well.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Blitzkrieg moves away
and Blitzkrieg counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Blitzkrieg to acknowledge the strikes.

Drake darts in and clinches Blitzkrieg up against the cage.

Blitzkrieg breaks from the clinch.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blitzkrieg throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake dives in and grabs Blitzkrieg's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blitzkrieg pushes down on Drake's head and hops out.
Blitzkrieg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blitzkrieg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch but Blitzkrieg moves out of range.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Blitzkrieg counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blitzkrieg misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blitzkrieg.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Blitzkrieg sprawls well.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blitzkrieg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a combination
and Blitzkrieg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blitzkrieg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake looks to land a combination but Blitzkrieg avoids it well.
Blitzkrieg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Blitzkrieg counters with a two punch combo.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Blitzkrieg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake tries to bum rush Blitzkrieg with a series of wild strikes but Blitzkrieg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Blitzkrieg to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blitzkrieg manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blitzkrieg displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drake misses with the combination.
Blitzkrieg cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nate Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blitzkrieg misses with a leg kick.
Kamikazee Blitzkrieg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Blitzkrieg moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blitzkrieg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drake backs up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nate Drake.
I think Blitzkrieg 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kamikazee Blitzkrieg!