PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Jorge (ranked 3921 p4p, 5603 weight class) and Konstantinos Drakos (ranked 497 p4p, 602 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jorge
vs
Drakos

180 cm
21
180
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
185
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felipe Jorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantinos Drakos!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drakos gets caught flat footed, as Jorge shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Drakos keeping moving, preventing Jorge from controlling successfully.
Jorge wants to pass the guard but Drakos is keeping the position.
Jorge throws a big right hand that misses.
Jorge postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jorge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jorge has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jorge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drakos trying to keep a closed guard but Jorge is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Jorge has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jorge is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jorge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drakos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jorge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drakos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drakos keeping full guard, as Jorge tries to pass.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drakos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorge.
Jorge slips under a jab.
Jorge fails with the takedown
and Jorge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Felipe Jorge has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakos throws a big shot that misses.

Jorge clinches up against the cage.
Drakos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jorge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drakos's elbow.
A short right from Drakos.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drakos lands an uppercut.
Drakos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jorge looking to stall.
Drakos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drakos tries a body shot but Jorge blocks it.
Drakos lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jorge misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jorge stalling against the cage.
Drakos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Drakos.
Jorge trying to stall but Drakos improves his position.
Drakos has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jorge seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Drakos can turn it around.
Drakos misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Drakos.

Jorge is rocked!
Drakos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jorge backwards.
Oh Jorge is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drakos unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jorge! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drakos is unloading with more strikes now! Jorge drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantinos Drakos!
Konstantinos Drakos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.