PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Drake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Martini
vs
Drake

170 cm
25
165 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 16 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Drake!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a head kick but Martini moves out of range.
Martini looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Martini.
Martini throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drake lands with a nice body kick.

Drake lands a head kick that stumbles Martini and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Mario Martini has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martini keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.

Drake stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martini blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake lands a nice looking kick to the body. Martini takes a step back to recover.
Whack! Drake lands a heavy head kick that drops Martini. The ref tackles Drake to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Martini was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Steven Drake!