PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gracie Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture comes to the cage accompanied by Killing Fields by Metallica. Drysdale comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Harvestor of sarrows by METALLICA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Randy Couture could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gracie Drysdale's chin.

Couture
vs
Drysdale

186 cm
25
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
25
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Couture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gracie Drysdale!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drysdale fails with the takedown
and Couture counters with a left to the body.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
Drysdale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Couture closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Couture scores with a decent looking hook.
Drysdale shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Couture defends it nicely.
Randy Couture has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gracie Drysdale.
Nice takedown defense from Couture. No joy for Drysdale on that attempt.
Couture cracks Drysdale with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Couture.

Couture closes the distance and clinches.
Couture lands a right hand.
Drysdale fails to pull guard.
Drysdale jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Couture lands a left hand.
Drysdale jumps guard but Couture turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Couture drops Drysdale onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Drysdale is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Drysdale is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture lands a hook that snaps the head of Drysdale backwards.
Drysdale is still on wobbly legs! Can Couture finish him?
Couture creates a bit of distance for himself, with Drysdale pressed up against the cage and cracks Drysdale with a massive uppercut! Drysdale goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Couture!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy Couture!
A relieved looking Randy Couture thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.