PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Drake (ranked 8049 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Namegov (ranked 5244 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Drake
vs
Namegov

186 cm
24
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cletus Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yunus Namegov!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Namegov gets a clinch.
Drake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Namegov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Cletus Drake has been cut.

Namegov breaks the clinch.

Drake closes the distance and pushes Namegov back into the cage.
Namegov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Namegov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namegov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drake is breathing heavily.

Namegov breaks from the clinch.

Namegov moves into the clinch.
Namegov misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Namegov.
A knee to the head by Namegov.
Namegov tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Namegov.
Namegov lands a nice elbow.
Namegov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.

Drake is rocked!

Cletus Drake's cut is getting worse.
Namegov working Drake over with knees to the body.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Namegov creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Drake! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Namegov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yunus Namegov!