PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Atlas Kartos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Drake
vs
Kartos

170 cm
22
185 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

199 cm
21
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Albert Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlas Kartos!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartos misses with an attempted mid kick.

Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kartos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drake presses Kartos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kartos is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
A short right from Drake.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.

Kartos breaks the clinch.
Kartos thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Drake if he has to take too many more of those.
Kartos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kartos feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Kartos tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Kartos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kartos wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Atlas Kartos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.

It looks like Albert Drake has been cut.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kartos cracks Drake with a hook to the temple - Drake is on wobbly legs here! Kartos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Drake falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kartos wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Atlas Kartos!