PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Drive (ranked 5768 p4p, 499 weight class) and Streicher Voges (ranked 7379 p4p, 547 weight class). Voges comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Windgat bakkie kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Drive
vs
Voges

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Drive!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Streicher Voges!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drive throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Voges counters with a takedown into side control.
Drive is not content to let Voges control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drive is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Voges's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Drive is not content to let Voges control the position.

Voges is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drive is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Voges is looking to take a break and control but Drive is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voges working the head with strikes.
Voges looks up at the clock and then as Drive takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Voges smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drive is not content to let Voges control the position.
Drive is looking to regain half guard here but Voges keeps moving and retains side control.
Voges works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Voges looks up at the clock and then as Drive takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Voges smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Drive is not content to let Voges control the position.
Voges working the head with strikes.
Voges working the ground and pound.

Voges working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Voges in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drive taking a bit of punishment here - Voges scoring with strikes.
Voges working the ground and pound.
Voges in side control lands a decent elbow.
Drive knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voges on the ground.
Voges working the ground and pound from side control.

Drive is rocked!
Drive wants to control but Voges postures up.

Voges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Voges working the head with strikes.
Oh Drive is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drive tries to improve position but can't.
Drive seems to have got his legs back now.

Voges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drive has escaped the position, nice work there.
Voges wants to control but Drive is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Voges is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drive has escaped the position, nice work there.

Voges looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voges trying to control the position but Drive is working away.
We've been informed that Voges has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Voges has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Voges scoring with punches and elbows.
Drive is not content to let Voges control the position.
Voges landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Voges working the ground and pound.
Drive takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Voges working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Voges is looking to take a break and control but Drive is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drive is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Voges creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drive tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Voges working the ground and pound.

Voges working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Voges trying to control the position but Drive is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Streicher Voges dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Voges drives through with a takedown into guard.
Voges stands up over Drive, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Voges landing with the ground and pound.
Voges is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Voges lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Voges forces his way into half guard.
Drive is staying active underneath Voges, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drive is looking to improve his position.
Voges drops an elbow to the side of Drive's head.
Ground and pound from Voges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Voges there.
Voges is looking to take a break and control but Drive is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Voges has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Drive defend it? Voges steps over the head and cranks it - Drive is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Voges!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Streicher Voges!
Streicher Voges thanked the fans post fight for their support.