PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe McConnell (ranked 1325 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Hadebrand Drachmann (ranked 70 p4p, 86 weight class). Joe McConnell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McConnell
vs
Drachmann

200 cm
26
300
6 - 2 - 0

220 cm
25
285
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Primal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe McConnell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hadebrand Drachmann!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McConnell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Drachmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McConnell moves to clinch but Drachmann breaks away
and McConnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McConnell moves in looking to clinch but Drachmann pushes him off.
Drachmann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drachmann looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McConnell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McConnell slaps away a takedown attempt from Drachmann, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McConnell wants to clinch but Drachmann slips to the side
and Drachmann counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've been told by McConnell's head coaches at PhoQus Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Drachmann closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McConnell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drachmann on the ground.
Drachmann moves into full mount!

Drachmann working for a guillotine from mount but McConnell is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drachmann forces the positional change into back control.

McConnell tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Drachmann has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! McConnell is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hadebrand Drachmann!
After winning the bout, Hadebrand Drachmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.