PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Dracul (ranked 5535 p4p, 5794 weight class) and Myeong Von Mittelsbach (ranked 595 p4p, 608 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dracul
vs
Von Mittelsbach

195 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
18
205
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

HARDCORE Threads
Hardcore Alchemy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Dracul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Myeong Von Mittelsbach!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dracul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Von Mittelsbach was well out of range. Poor timing from Dracul.

Von Mittelsbach looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dracul!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dracul is trying to work for a sweep but Von Mittelsbach has mounted him!
Von Mittelsbach throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dracul because Von Mittelsbach loaded up on that one.
Von Mittelsbach misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dracul keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Von Mittelsbach throwing strikes here but Dracul is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mittelsbach punching from mount but Dracul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Von Mittelsbach punching from mount but Dracul doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul wants to control but Von Mittelsbach is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dracul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Von Mittelsbach.

Von Mittelsbach is working for a guillotine from mount but Dracul frees his head quite easily.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Von Mittelsbach connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dracul holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Von Mittelsbach tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dracul is squirming around, avoiding Von Mittelsbach's attempts to control the action.
Dracul wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dracul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Von Mittelsbach.
Von Mittelsbach looking to control but Dracul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dracul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Von Mittelsbach landing punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Myeong Von Mittelsbach dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dracul scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Myeong Von Mittelsbach has been cut.
Von Mittelsbach slips under a jab from Dracul.
Von Mittelsbach is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dracul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Von Mittelsbach shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Von Mittelsbach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Von Mittelsbach has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Mittelsbach working the head and body with strikes.
Dracul is not content to let Von Mittelsbach control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mittelsbach prevents Dracul from standing back up.
Von Mittelsbach sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dracul defending well though.
Von Mittelsbach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mittelsbach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Von Mittelsbach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dracul keeps working.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dracul keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dracul looks like he's trying to stand up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dracul lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Mittelsbach's head.
Von Mittelsbach ducks under a wild hook from Dracul.
Von Mittelsbach fails with a takedown attempt.
Dracul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Von Mittelsbach scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dracul avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Mittelsbach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Von Mittelsbach is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dracul has escaped the position, nice work there.
Von Mittelsbach trying to control the position but Dracul is working away.
Von Mittelsbach looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dracul is avoiding damage well.
Von Mittelsbach controls the position from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Mittelsbach working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Myeong Von Mittelsbach will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Myeong Von Mittelsbach's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Von Mittelsbach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dracul throws out the jab.
Vlad Dracul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Von Mittelsbach does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dracul connects with a crisp jab.
Dracul connects with a good right hand that stumbles Von Mittelsbach. Von Mittelsbach circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by Dracul. Beautiful body shot.
Dracul looks to throw the jab but Von Mittelsbach is out of range.
Von Mittelsbach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dracul fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Von Mittelsbach checks it well.
Dracul lands with a right and another and another! Von Mittelsbach is in big trouble! Dracul lands again and this time it's lights out for Von Mittelsbach! A quality knockout there for Dracul.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Vlad Dracul!
A very excited looking Vlad Dracul made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.