PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerhard Rihmakallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rihmakallo comes to the cage accompanied by Blood For Blood-Living In Exile. Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Εξομολογεισθ . Joshua Drake will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Rihmakallo
vs
Drake

185 cm
24
245 lbs
7 - 15 - 0

198 cm
27
260 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerhard Rihmakallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Drake!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rihmakallo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rihmakallo has his takedown stuffed
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rihmakallo shoots and misses
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rihmakallo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerhard Rihmakallo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rihmakallo misses with a takedown attempt
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gerhard Rihmakallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rihmakallo fails with the takedown
and Drake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rihmakallo is breathing heavily.

Nice combo by Drake! Oh, that's hurt him - Rihmakallo falls to the canvas and Drake follows him into side control.

Rihmakallo is rocked!
Drake happy to just control the position for now.
Oh Rihmakallo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Drake stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rihmakallo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drake lands with a right that hurts Rihmakallo. Rihmakallo looks to clinch but Drake throws a short knee that drops Rihmakallo. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Joshua Drake!