PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tutan
vs
Drake

197 cm
31
201 lbs
21 - 5 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kapitan Tutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutan misses with a low kick.
A big right from Tutan misses.
Tutan misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Tutan.
Tutan misses with a low kick.
Drake has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tutan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
Tutan motions for Drake to come forward. Tutan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tutan misses with a straight right.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tutan can pounce on him.
Drake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tutan tries to avoid it but Drake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tutan to the ground. Tutan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Drake closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tutan is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake drops an elbow to the side of Tutan's head.
Tutan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tutan actively working from the bottom here.
Tutan has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tutan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake winds up and cracks Tutan with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tutan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Drake is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tutan's head.
Tutan is looking to improve his position.
Tutan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!
Drake covering up well under a series of strikes from Tutan.
Tutan gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake trying to control the position but Tutan manages to sink in the hooks.

Tutan is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Even with his hooks in, Tutan manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tutan is trying to stick to Drake's back but Drake is turning into Tutan. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Tutan's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Drake.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Tutan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tutan is keeping the position for now.
Tutan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tutan avoids the attempt from Drake to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tutan trying to control but Drake is having none of it.
Tutan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Drake gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tutan is working Drake over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tutan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Tutan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tutan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Drake wants to control but Tutan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drake manages to get to full guard.

Tutan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tutan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to control the position but Tutan postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tutan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tutan is one step ahead there.

Tutan drops back looking for a leg! Drake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drake manages to kick Tutan off! Tutan jumps back into Drake's guard.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake keeping moving, preventing Tutan from controlling successfully.
Drake keeping full guard, as Tutan tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kapitan Tutan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Drake moves forwards but Tutan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tutan misses with an uppercut.
Tutan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Tutan lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
Tutan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tutan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tutan is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice body kick from Tutan.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt - Tutan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Tutan scores with a leg kick.
Drake takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tutan.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice body kick from Tutan.
Kapitan Tutan is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Tutan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tutan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tutan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Tutan sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
A good leg kick by Tutan.
Tutan tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Tutan.
Tutan cracks Drake with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tutan quickly recovers to half guard.
Tutan is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Tutan trying to control here.
Tutan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Tutan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Tutan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Drake defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Tutan is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Drake defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Drake turns into Tutan and is now in his guard.

Tutan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake distracts Tutan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Tutan looking for a sweep. Not yet Tutan, not yet.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tutan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tutan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tutan is on top in guard.
Tutan won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Tutan wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake controls Tutan momentarily but Tutan frees himself.
Tutan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake looking to control.
Tutan is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Tutan trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Dastan Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tutan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tutan is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kapitan Tutan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Drake finds it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tutan.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Tutan's shoulder, as Tutan tries to avoid the shot.
Drake shoots for a double leg takedown but Tutan sprawls well. He's pushed Drake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Tutan.
A lazy left from Tutan finds it's target.
Tutan scoring well with a low kick there.
Tutan slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake moves away from the strike by Tutan.
Tutan throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Tutan misses the shot to the body.
Tutan scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tutan feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tutan misses with a left hand

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. Tutan fights it but they end up in guard.
Tutan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Drake stands up over Tutan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Tutan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Tutan has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Drake should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Tutan has tightened it up now! Drake should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kapitan Tutan!
Our winner, Kapitan Tutan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.