PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Hanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hanks has chosen AC/DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Hanks

178 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Hanks!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanks tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hanks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hanks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanks blocks a body shot from Drake.
Hanks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Hanks controls his hands.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Hanks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with some punches.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Drake.
Hanks scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hanks.

Hanks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Hanks pushes him off.
Hanks thows a body shot but no joy.

Drake moves into range and clinches up with Hanks.
Hanks prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Hanks controls the action.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Hanks controls the action.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Hanks's head.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Hanks is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Hanks blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drake keeps control of Hanks as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Hanks controls the action.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch.
Drake tries a body shot but Hanks blocks it.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Hanks escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hanks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake is looking to clinch but Hanks is avoiding it.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Drake tries to clinch there but Hanks circles away.
Hanks lands the left hand.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hanks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanks misses with a hook.
Hanks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.

Drake moves into the clinch.
Hanks misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanks is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hanks working hard to break the clinch.
Drake prevents Hanks from breaking the clinch.
Hanks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Hanks is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Hanks avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Hanks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Hanks lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hanks's elbow.
Hanks has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake tries to work over Hanks's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Hanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hanks swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Hanks misses the jab.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hanks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Hanks. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Hanks.

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

Drake is rocked!

It looks like Marcus Drake has been cut.
Hanks cracks Drake with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Drake tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Hanks pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Drake is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Hanks!