PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drive (ranked 2215 p4p, 2221 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 322 p4p, 323 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drive might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Look into My Eyes. This should be fireworks!

Drive
vs
Nator

180 cm
25
175
8 - 7 - 0

175 cm
24
180
8 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Pit Bull Development

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nator counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.

Nator has closed the distance and engaged Drive in a clinch.
Drive creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nator's defenses.

It looks like Spurgu Nator has been cut.
Nator misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Nator.
Nator lands a right hand.
Nator fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drive struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
Nator trying to stall but Drive improves his position.
Drive has a couple of punches blocked by Nator.
A shot in the inside from Drive.
Drive is working Nator over against the cage.
Drive lands with a light punch inside.
Nator lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drive or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nator.
A head punch on the inside from Nator fails to land.
Drive doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nator blocking some punches.
Drive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nator throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Drive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Nator.
Drive looks to throw an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Drive's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice left hand lands by Drive.
Nator misses with some punches.
Nator avoids a wild elbow strike from Drive.
Nator misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drive misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nator can't find room to land a body shot as Drive controls the action.
Nator struggles to land a body shot inside as Drive controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Nator - that landed with a thud.
Nator tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drive's elbow.

Nator breaks from the clinch.
Drive avoids the head kick by Nator.
Nator throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drive connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Nator.
Drive ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nator moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Drive there.
A big left from Drive misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drive moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator tries to bum rush Drive with a series of wild strikes but Drive uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drive.
Drive throws a shot from downtown. Nator moves away and avoids it.
Drive throws a body shot but no joy.
Nator smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nator has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drive with a hook.
Drive throws a shot from downtown. Nator moves away and avoids it.
Nator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drive sizes up Nator with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nator avoids the body shot from Drive.
Drive gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nator.
Drive throws a series of strikes that have Nator backpedaling.
Drive connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nator's hands.
Nator lands a leg kick that knocks Drive off balance momentarily.
Drive bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nator throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drive stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nator digs a good body shot into Drive's ribs.
Drive feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nators jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nator throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drive cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nator lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Drive swings for the body but Nator moves out of range.
Drive throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drive throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nator lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drive lands a slapping body shot.
Drive swings for the body but Nator moves out of range.

Nator drops Drive with a beautiful combination! Drive stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Nator is looking for the KO!

Drive is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drive looks to land a combination but Nator avoids it well.
Oh Drive is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice uppercut lands for Drive. That snapped Nator's head back.
Drive seems to have got his legs back now.
Drive misses with a combination

and Nator counters with a crisp one two that drops Drive! Nator thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drive to his feet! Drive is in big trouble!
Nator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drive is looking for a counter combo.
Nator cracks a nice hook into Drive's ribs.
Drive misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drive scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drive misses the shot to the body.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
Drive steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nator.
Drive digs a good hook to Nator's body.

Drive moves into range and clinches up with Nator.
Still in the clinch, Nator scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nator lands a shot to the body.
Nator blocks a body shot from Drive.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drive.
Nator blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drive.

Nator manages to break the clinch.
Nator throws a shot from downtown. Drive moves away and avoids it.
Nator throws a wild body kick that Drive sees coming a mile off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nator defending well as Drive loads up on a big left hand.
Drive fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
Drive lands a jab to the nose.
Drive misses with an uppercut. Nator saw that one coming.
Drive moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tim Drive will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Spurgu Nator's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Good standup being displayed there by Nator as he connects with a hook.

Nator has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nator lands a right hand.
Nator has a couple of punches blocked by Drive.
A shot in the inside from Drive.
Drive lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drive tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nator's elbow.
Drive misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drive tries a body shot but Nator blocks it.
Nator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drive misses with a punch to the body.
Nator working aggressively here.
Drive struggles to land a body shot inside as Nator controls his hands.
Nator digs a right hand underneath Drive's ribcage. Drive let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nator backwards.
Nator blocks an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nator - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Nator.
A head punch on the inside from Nator fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nator makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nator takes a shot to the head.
Nator blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nator lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nator misses with a short punch on the inside.

Nator breaks the clinch.
Drive slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drive stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nator.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drive takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nator misses with a hook. Drive ducked under it nicely.
Drive tries to close the distance and clinch but Nator swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drive takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tim Drive seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drive throws a combination that misses

and Nator counters with a crisp one two that drops Drive! Nator thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Drive to his feet! Drive is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nator lands with a big right hook that stumbles Drive - he's out on his feet here! Nator follows up with another monster hook that separates Drive from consciousness! Drive falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Nator stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Spurgu Nator!
Spurgu Nator decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.