PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ilari Rahamies (ranked 600 p4p, 955 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 53 p4p, 96 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Rahamies
vs
Drake

175 cm
30
145
13 - 5 - 1

176 cm
29
160
13 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ilari Rahamies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahamies throws a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Drake walks into a jab.
Rahamies misses with a looping right.
Drake throws out a counter right but Rahamies avoids it with no problem.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Rahamies fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahamies throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahamies. Rahamies obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake moves away from the strike by Rahamies.
A head kick by Rahamies misses
and Rahamies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Rahamies throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahamies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake throws a counter combo.
Rahamies throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rahamies takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Rahamies is rocked!
Rahamies throws a leg kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Rahamies is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Rahamies is predictable there
and Drake counters with a crisp right that sends Rahamies to the canvas! Drake follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dezmond Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Dezmond Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.