PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Faction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kacperos Drygalos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Max Faction has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Faction
vs
Drygalos

175 cm
19
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Machiavelli Boutique

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Faction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kacperos Drygalos!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drygalos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drygalos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drygalos throws an elbow that misses.
Faction tries to pull guard but Drygalos won't allow it.
Drygalos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Faction breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos lands with a short shot to the head.
Faction working hard to break the clinch.
Faction is trying to break the clinch but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faction blocks an elbow strike.
Come on Drygalos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drygalos throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faction blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Faction is trying to push Drygalos away but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Faction on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drygalos throws an elbow but it misses.
Drygalos leaning against his opponent.
Faction is trying to force a seperation but Drygalos has the dominant position.
Drygalos has Faction pressed against the cage.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drygalos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drygalos prevents the takedown attempt.
Drygalos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drygalos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Faction managing to block the knees to the body from Drygalos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Faction tries to break the clinch but Drygalos is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
Faction is looking to break free of the clinch but Drygalos has double underhooks.
Drygalos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drygalos.
Faction works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Faction wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drygalos has him pressed against the cage.
Drygalos tries to throw a body punch but Faction avoids it by throwing Drygalos back against the cage.
Faction looking to stall.
Faction is trying to break the clinch but Drygalos is controlling him.
Drygalos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Faction has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Faction can't break the clinch.
Faction jumps guard but Drygalos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Faction. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drygalos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Faction.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Faction landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faction wants a takedown.
Drygalos trying to land knees to the body.
Drygalos slowing the pace effectively.
Faction lands with a light punch inside.
Drygalos tries to land knees in the clinch but Faction avoids the damage to the body.
Faction managing to block the knees to the body from Drygalos.
Faction wants to break free but Drygalos has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drygalos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Faction avoiding damage as Drygalos throws knees to the body.
Drygalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drygalos has Faction pressed against the cage.
Drygalos struggles to land a body shot inside as Faction controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faction has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drygalos after a bit of a struggle.
Faction tries to pull guard but Drygalos holds him up against the cage and eventually Faction drops back down to his feet.

Faction pulls guard effortlessly.
Faction keeping full guard, as Drygalos tries to pass.
Drygalos wants to get up but he can't break Faction's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Faction might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Drygalos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Faction manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Drygalos has Faction in his guard.

Faction content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Faction throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drygalos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kacperos Drygalos dominated that round.
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.

Drygalos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Faction looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Faction misses with a head kick.
Faction's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Faction duly obliges.
Faction lands the left hand.

Drygalos is rocked!
Faction shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drygalos but Drygalos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drygalos is still on wobbly legs! Can Faction finish him?

Faction gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Faction breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Faction steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Drygalos is out on his feet! Faction sets himself and nearly takes Drygalos's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Max Faction!