PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Drivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Bianchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drivas kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rob Hubbard - Commando. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drivas
vs
Bianchi

204 cm
24
300 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

225 cm
23
300 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stavros Drivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anthony Bianchi!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drivas shoots in but Bianchi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bianchi scores with a head kick. Drivas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Stavros Drivas has been cut.
Drivas misses with the body kick
and Bianchi counters with an outside leg kick.
Drivas throws a right hand that misses
and Bianchi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drivas misses with a combination

and Bianchi moves into the clinch.
Drivas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drivas is trying to break the clinch but Bianchi is controlling him.
Bianchi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bianchi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drivas is keeping busy.
Bianchi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drivas managing to block the knees to the body from Bianchi.
Bianchi working Drivas over with knees to the body.
Drivas is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drivas avoiding damage as Bianchi throws knees to the body.
Bianchi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bianchi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drivas's defenses.
Bianchi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bianchi tries to land a knee to the head but Drivas blocks with his arms.
Drivas looking for a takedown.
Bianchi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drivas blocks it with crossed arms.
Drivas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drivas throws an elbow that misses.
Bianchi lands an elbow inside that Drivas shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drivas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bianchi's brow.
Drivas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bianchi is struggling to control the position.
Bianchi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Stavros Drivas's cut is getting worse.
Bianchi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drivas.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stavros Drivas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bianchi slowing the pace effectively.
Bianchi lands a damaging elbow.
Bianchi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bianchi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Stavros Drivas's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bianchi stalling in the clinch but Drivas improves position.
Drivas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drivas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bianchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Bianchi lands an elbow that stopped Drivas in his tracks for a moment.
Bianchi tries to land knees in the clinch but Drivas avoids the damage to the body.
Drivas tries to circle away but Bianchi has him pinned against the cage.
Drivas throws an elbow that misses.
Drivas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bianchi dodges an elbow strike from Drivas.
Bianchi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bianchi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drivas takes a knee right on the jaw!

Jeez, Stavros Drivas's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bianchi lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Bianchi.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stavros Drivas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Anthony Bianchi!