PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Antony (ranked 2049 p4p, 1901 weight class) and Vlad Dracul (ranked 300 p4p, 280 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Antony
vs
Dracul

194 cm
30
220
16 - 15 - 0

195 cm
29
215
11 - 7 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Shadow Realm Apparel

Sakura Style
Mythical Fighter

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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mark Antony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Dracul!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antony misses with a low kick.
Dracul looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dracul scores with the left hand. Antony knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Mark Antony has been cut.
Dracul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Good exchange - Antony coming out on top.
Dracul connects with a looping right hand.
The fighters circling - Dracul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Antony appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dracul moves out of range as Antony throws a body kick.
Antony blocks a jab.
Antony is looking to counter punch.
Dracul misses with an uppercut
letting Antony counter with a right hand.
Dracul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dracul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dracul jabs Antony right on the nose. Antony blinks but takes it well.
Dracul sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dracul throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Antony is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Antony tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dracul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dracul misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Antony misses the target.
Antony lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dracul jabs at Antony's body.
Sloppy strikes from Antony. Those never looked like landing.
Dracul keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dracul throws a counter combo.
Antony misses with a straight left.
Dracul throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Antony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dracul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dracul 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.
Dracul misses with the combination.
Dracul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dracul loads up on a big right hand but Antony slips the punch.

Antony has taken the fight to the clinch.
Antony misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dracul is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dracul takes a shot to the head.
Antony tries to throw a body punch but Dracul avoids it by throwing Antony back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Antony prevents Dracul from breaking the clinch.

Dracul's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dracul misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Dracul misses.
Dracul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Antony.
Antony lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dracul throws a body shot but no joy.
Antony fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dracul lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Mark Antony's cut is getting worse.
Dracul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dracul throws a right hand that misses
and Antony counters with a nice body shot.
Dracul looks winded!
Antony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dracul in his tracks.
Antony lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dracul takes a step back to recover.
Antony thuds his right hand into Dracul's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Antony throws a leg kick which misses Dracul's front leg but catches the back leg as Dracul tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dracul thows a leg kick but Antony checks it
and Antony cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dracul throws a lazy right hand but Antony sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Antony throws a combination. Dracul tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dracul throws a lazy uppercut
and Antony counters with a straight right hand.
Antony scores with a head kick. Dracul tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Antony looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Antony tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dracul is able to avoid easily.
Antony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dracul in his tracks.

Antony cracks Dracul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dracul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Antony finish him?

Dracul is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Antony drops Dracul with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Dracul looks back up at him and smiles so Antony waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Dracul is still on wobbly legs! Can Antony finish him?

Antony cracks Dracul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dracul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Antony finish him?
Antony looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Dracul misses.
Dracul seems to have recovered his senses.
Dracul throws an off balance right hand

and Antony counters with a nice right hand that sends Dracul toppling to the canvas! Dracul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Antony finish him?!
Antony throws an overhand right that drops Dracul like a sack of potatoes! Antony dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Antony!
Our winner, Mark Antony, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.