PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mile Drakulic (ranked 5078 p4p, 24494 weight class) and Rick Tunkles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drakulic
vs
Tunkles

175 cm
25
220
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
21
205
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Mile Drakulic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Tunkles!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakulic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tunkles keeps the fight on the outside.
Tunkles misses the shot to the body.
Drakulic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drakulic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tunkles.

It looks like Mile Drakulic has been cut.
Tunkles lands a nice hook to Drakulic's body. Drakulic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Drakulic closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tunkles's guard.
Drakulic working some strikes from top position.
Tunkles is looking to stand up but Drakulic isn't so interested in that idea.
Tunkles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drakulic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tunkles has momentary wrist control but Drakulic slips an elbow through the middle.
Tunkles wants to stand but Drakulic is controlling the position.
Drakulic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tunkles throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakulic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drakulic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drakulic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drakulic lands a couple of digs.
Drakulic is in close to Tunkles's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drakulic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Drakulic lands some shots froms side control.
Drakulic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Tunkles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tunkles can't do much from the bottom here.
Tunkles on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakulic landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drakulic working the head and body with strikes.
Drakulic working the ground and pound.
Drakulic working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakulic in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Tunkles taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drakulic is putting a hurting on Tunkles here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drakulic landing a few strikes.
Drakulic landing strikes.
Tunkles takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Drakulic lands a few punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakulic grinds an elbow into Tunkles's temple.
A lull in the action here.
Drakulic scoring with punches from side control.
Drakulic 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.
Drakulic scores with punches from side control.
Drakulic grinds an elbow into Tunkles's temple.
Drakulic lands a few punches from side control.
Drakulic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Tunkles is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drakulic connects with a decent elbow.
Drakulic is chipping away with strikes.
Drakulic cracks Tunkles with a big right hand but Tunkles just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Tunkles is rocked!
Drakulic working the head with strikes.
Tunkles is still in real trouble! Can Drakulic finish him?
Drakulic in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tunkles takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drakulic cracks Tunkles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Drakulic lands a huge shot from side control! Tunkles is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mile Drakulic!