PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Callum Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Drakivomoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Welsh
vs
Drakivomoy

198 cm
25
155 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

166 cm
27
153 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Aspire Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Callum Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Drakivomoy!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh throws out a loose jab but Drakivomoy uses good head movement to avoid it.

Welsh moves into the clinch.
Drakivomoy lands an uppercut.
Drakivomoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drakivomoy avoids the elbow strike from Welsh, against the cage.
Welsh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Welsh trying to land knees to the body.
Welsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drakivomoy taking a breather.
Welsh works on Drakivomoy's body with a couple of short punches.
Welsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drakivomoy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drakivomoy is struggling to control the position.
Welsh really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakivomoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Drakivomoy fails to land.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Welsh throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Welsh.
Drakivomoy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakivomoy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Welsh up against the cage.
Drakivomoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Welsh blocks an uppercut.
Drakivomoy dodges an elbow strike from Welsh.
Drakivomoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Welsh throws an elbow but misses.
Drakivomoy avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
Drakivomoy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakivomoy stalling against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh missing with knees to the body.
Welsh stalling in the clinch but Drakivomoy improves position.
A short right from Drakivomoy on the inside.
Drakivomoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Welsh is rocked!
Drakivomoy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Welsh's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Welsh drops to his knees and Drakivomoy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Drakivomoy!
Boris Drakivomoy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.