PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Satoshi Ekaku (ranked 1675 p4p, 1735 weight class) and Dezmond Drake (ranked 177 p4p, 179 weight class). Satoshi Ekaku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ekaku
vs
Drake

173 cm
27
147
7 - 4 - 0

176 cm
26
160
8 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satoshi Ekaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake thuds a left hand into Ekaku's body.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Jab, jab by Ekaku - just one landing.
Drake lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ekaku slips under a jab from Drake.
Ekaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Ekaku, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ekaku tries to land a leg kick but Drake saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Drake misses.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
A slow jab from Ekaku misses its intended target.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekaku.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekaku counters with a straight right hand.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ekaku stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ekaku slips under a jab.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake lands a right hook to the body.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Ekaku sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Ekaku was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Drake.
The fighters circling - Ekaku throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ekaku lands a jab to the nose.

Drake is rocked!
Ekaku staying out of range there.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ekaku finish him?
Ekaku fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ekaku scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake misses with a straight right.
A counter left hand to the body from Ekaku misses its target.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ekaku throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Ekaku misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekaku lands a jab.
Drake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ekaku tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake jabs Ekaku to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ekaku uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Ekaku throws a right hand that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ekaku takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ekaku keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Ekaku misses.
Ekaku throws a leg kick
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Ekaku.
Drake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekaku throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ekaku.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ekaku swings widly with a right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Ekaku scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Ekaku moved out of range.
Ekaku misses with a body shot
and Ekaku takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ekaku finds it's way round the side to connect with Drake's head.
Ekaku doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ekaku looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekaku sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ekaku swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ekaku looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
Drake misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Ekaku misses with an uppercut.
Drake cracks Ekaku with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ekaku connects with a single shot there.
Ekaku fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Drake to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Drake looks to clinch but Ekaku throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Drake taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Satoshi Ekaku!
Our winner, Satoshi Ekaku, 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.