PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sio Nutis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nutis
vs
Drake

180 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
185 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sio Nutis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Nutis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drake gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Drake stalling.
Drake lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Sio Nutis has been cut.
Drake misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drake gets through Nutis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nutis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drake after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nutis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake cracks Nutis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drake looks to land a combination but Nutis avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Drake lands a left and a right that send Nutis crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Nutis is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake digs a good hook to Nutis's body.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nutis is breathing heavily.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nutis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Drake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nutis sprawling to the canvas! Nutis rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drake finish him?!
Oh Nutis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake tries to clinch up but Nutis circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Drake lands a big uppercut and Nutis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nutis looks OK. Drake waves Nutis back to his feet!

Sio Nutis's cut is getting worse.
Drake closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Nutis out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Drake!
After winning the bout, Albert Drake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.