PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Kulminator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kulminator comes into the arena with ZZ-No way out blaring out of the sound system. Drake comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drake - Right Above It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kulminator
vs
Drake

175 cm
25
170 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
174 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Leonid Kulminator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kulminator throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulminator blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Kulminator sprawls well.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulminator.
Kulminator takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulminator misses the jab.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulminator attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a nice head kick!
Christian Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Kulminator sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Leonid Kulminator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Christian Drake.
Kulminator avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kulminator keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Kulminator stuffs the takedown attempt from Drake. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drake thows a leg kick but Kulminator checks it
and Kulminator counters with a good low kick that Drake was not able to check.
Drake misses with a leg kick.
Drake wants to slow Kulminator down by chopping away at his legs.
Kulminator listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kulminator tries to land a front kick but Drake steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kulminator lands with a good body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake defending well as Kulminator loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Kulminator coming out on top.
Leonid Kulminator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kulminator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Kulminator looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Kulminator tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
Drake throws a leg kick but Kulminator moved away.
Drake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Christian Drake has been cut.
Kulminator throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Kulminator is predictable there
and Drake counters with a nice leg kick.

Drake feints and as Kulminator raises his hands in defense, Drake changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Kulminator is retaining full guard.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonid Kulminator dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kulminator swivels and escapes.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kulminator thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kulminator looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Kulminator throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kulminator.
Drake throws a hook but Kulminator blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Kulminator moves out of range easily.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Kulminator moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulminator shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drake tries to work over Kulminator's front leg with a kick but Kulminator checks it.
Kulminator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kulminator throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake with a nice cross.
Kulminator throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Kulminator throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kulminator's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drake scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake misses with a low kick.
Drake scores with a leg kick.
Kulminator misses with a kick to the body
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Kulminator looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake defending well as Kulminator loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Kulminator misses the target.
Kulminator misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kulminator checks a leg kick.
Kulminator throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kulminator keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drake throws some wild stikes that Kulminator manages to avoid easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kulminator is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drake throwing strikes but Kulminator bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses.
Kulminator is pulling down on Drake's head. It's preventing any offense from Drake, at least for the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulminator throws a lazy head kick
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake defending well as Kulminator loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Christian Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kulminator checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake thows a leg kick but Kulminator checks it
and Kulminator cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulminator avoids the head kick by Drake.
Kulminator checks a low kick from Drake.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kulminator lands a slapping body shot.
Drake moves away from the strike by Kulminator.
Kulminator slips under a jab from Drake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulminator as he avoids it easily.
Kulminator tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kulminator throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kulminator throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Kulminator should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kulminator tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake throws a leg kick but Kulminator moved away.
Kulminator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kulminator misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulminator swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Drake scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kulminator is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Drake scores with a couple of nice shots.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulminator defending well though.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kulminator's head.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kulminator defending well though.
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kulminator is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Kulminator is doing well to control the position and prevent Drake from advancing to side control.
Kulminator makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kulminator.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Kulminator has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Drake!