PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atakan Akkaynak (ranked 2150 p4p, 3647 weight class) and Wolfgang Brandstatter (ranked 259 p4p, 420 weight class). Brandstatter has chosen The Maestro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Akkaynak
vs
Brandstatter

180 cm
29
195
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
37
189
25 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Atakan Akkaynak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Brandstatter!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandstatter takes one to the side of the head.
Brandstatter catches Akkaynak with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Akkaynak dives in for a single leg takedown but Brandstatter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Brandstatter can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akkaynak.
Brandstatter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brandstatter throws a punch but it's blocked by Akkaynak.
Akkaynak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akkaynak throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akkaynak with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brandstatter blocks an uppercut.
Akkaynak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brandstatter gets through Akkaynak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akkaynak looking to stall.
Brandstatter struggles to land a body shot inside as Akkaynak controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akkaynak dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Brandstatter looking to stall.
Akkaynak tries a knee to the head but Brandstatter blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a body punch.
Brandstatter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akkaynak lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akkaynak blocks an uppercut.

Brandstatter manages to break the clinch.
Akkaynak misses with an uppercut. Brandstatter saw that one coming.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akkaynak tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brandstatter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akkaynak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akkaynak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter leaves Akkaynak with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brandstatter scores with a body shot.
Brandstatter digs a good hook to Akkaynak's body.
Akkaynak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab by Akkaynak.
Brandstatter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akkaynak was well out of range. Poor timing from Brandstatter.
Akkaynak tries to clinch but Brandstatter moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter misses with a straight right.
Akkaynak connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brandstatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandstatter's corner calls for a 1-2. Brandstatter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brandstatter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akkaynak in his tracks.
Akkaynak lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akkaynak throws a big shot that misses.
Brandstatter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akkaynak takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akkaynak shoots for a double leg takedown but Brandstatter sprawls well. He's pushed Akkaynak's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atakan Akkaynak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandstatter takes a swing at Akkaynak's ribcage but misses.
As Brandstatter looks to move away, Akkaynak throws a big counter combo but Brandstatter just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Brandstatter.
Akkaynak throwing a counter right hand but Brandstatter manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brandstatter.
Akkaynak blocks the body kick.
Akkaynak walks into a left hand.
Akkaynak is looking to clinch but Brandstatter is avoiding it.
Brandstatter appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brandstatter lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akkaynak. Akkaynak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akkaynak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brandstatter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brandstatter looks to land a body kick but Akkaynak moved away.
Akkaynak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akkaynak avoids the body shot from Brandstatter.

Akkaynak drives through with a takedown into guard.
Akkaynak is standing up over Brandstatter. Brandstatter looks to escape but Akkaynak dives into side control.

Akkaynak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandstatter keeps working.
Brandstatter wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brandstatter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Brandstatter manages to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter is controlling Akkaynak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Akkaynak is trying to control the action in half guard but Brandstatter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brandstatter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Akkaynak not doing much here.
Akkaynak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brandstatter is concentrating on defense, preventing Akkaynak from advancing position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Brandstatter dominated that round.
That's time! Akkaynak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brandstatter takes a swing at Akkaynak's ribcage but misses.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akkaynak fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brandstatter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brandstatter fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akkaynak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brandstatter chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Akkaynak moves into the clinch.
Brandstatter tries a body shot but Akkaynak blocks it.
Brandstatter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brandstatter misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter gets through Akkaynak's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brandstatter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akkaynak pushes Brandstatter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akkaynak is looking to control Brandstatter's arms but Brandstatter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akkaynak has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandstatter misses with some punches.
Akkaynak tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akkaynak using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brandstatter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brandstatter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akkaynak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Brandstatter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brandstatter misses with a straight left.
Brandstatter misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akkaynak doesn't manage to clinch there - Brandstatter circles away.
Akkaynak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Akkaynak pushes Brandstatter up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brandstatter.

Brandstatter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandstatter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brandstatter lands a really nice looking cross but Akkaynak seems unphased.
Wolfgang Brandstatter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brandstatter lands a leg kick that knocks Akkaynak off balance momentarily.
Akkaynak is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Akkaynak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandstatter is pulling down on Akkaynak's head. It's preventing any offense from Akkaynak, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Akkaynak is one step ahead there.
Akkaynak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brandstatter wants to stand up but Akkaynak is controlling him.
Brandstatter has his hands on Akkaynak's head, controlling the position.
Brandstatter keeping full guard, as Akkaynak tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akkaynak stops Brandstatter from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Akkaynak darts in and clinches Brandstatter up against the cage.
Akkaynak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brandstatter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akkaynak lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akkaynak creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brandstatter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brandstatter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akkaynak misses with some punches.
Akkaynak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandstatter working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandstatter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akkaynak tries to land a knee to the head but Brandstatter blocks with his arms.

Brandstatter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandstatter needs to keep his hands up - Akkaynak had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akkaynak steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brandstatter.
Wolfgang Brandstatter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akkaynak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brandstatter misses with a body kick.
Akkaynak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akkaynak moves out of range of the body kick from Brandstatter.
Some wild striking there from Akkaynak.
Nice jab there from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brandstatter takes a swing at Akkaynak's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Akkaynak.
A countering left hand to the body from Brandstatter misses.
Brandstatter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Brandstatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A big right from Akkaynak misses.
Akkaynak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brandstatter lands with a right hand.
Akkaynak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akkaynak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akkaynak tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Brandstatter counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick from Brandstatter, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brandstatter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brandstatter just misses with a punch to the body.
Brandstatter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Akkaynak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akkaynak throws a sloppy head kick
and Brandstatter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Brandstatter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick by Akkaynak misses
and Akkaynak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brandstatter lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akkaynak looks to land a left hand but Brandstatter moved out of range nicely.
Akkaynak takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akkaynak darts in trying to clinch
and Brandstatter counters with a nice body shot.
Brandstatter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akkaynak is looking to clinch.
Brandstatter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Akkaynak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brandstatter, pushing him back against the cage.

Brandstatter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Akkaynak is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Brandstatter to the mat. Brandstatter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Brandstatter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Akkaynak trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandstatter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Atakan Akkaynak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Akkaynak trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandstatter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akkaynak is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brandstatter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brandstatter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akkaynak has time to react.
Akkaynak looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brandstatter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akkaynak moves away.
Akkaynak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Brandstatter there.
Brandstatter swats away the attempt to clinch by Akkaynak.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Brandstatter coming out on top.
Akkaynak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Brandstatter.
Atakan Akkaynak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akkaynak misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brandstatter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akkaynak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Akkaynak looks to clinch
and Brandstatter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akkaynak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brandstatter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Brandstatter looks for the body kick but Akkaynak saw that one coming.
Brandstatter dips to his left and cracks Akkaynak with an uppercut!
Akkaynak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brandstatter moves away.
Akkaynak tries to close the distance and clinch but Brandstatter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brandstatter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brandstatter throws a series of punches but Akkaynak avoids them all with ease.
Akkaynak is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akkaynak cracks Brandstatter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brandstatter lands a slapping body shot.
Brandstatter lands a jab.
Brandstatter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brandstatter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akkaynak. Akkaynak circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akkaynak shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atakan Akkaynak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandstatter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Akkaynak takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akkaynak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Brandstatter misses with a head kick.
Akkaynak throws a big shot that misses.
Akkaynak is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brandstatter cracks a nice hook into Akkaynak's ribs.
Brandstatter scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Brandstatter. That snapped Akkaynak's head back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Brandstatter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brandstatter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wolfgang Brandstatter!
After the fight, Wolfgang Brandstatter was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.