PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kin Vaue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vaue's choice of entrance music: RAWR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Drakkar
vs
Vaue

185 cm
26
202 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

177 cm
24
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Amsterdam in London 95% Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kin Vaue!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaue tries to clinch but Drakkar moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vaue.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vaue misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaue throws a head kick but Drakkar moves out of range.
Drakkar blocks a head kick by Vaue.
Vaue tries to clinch there but Drakkar circles away.
Drakkar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaue tries to clinch but Drakkar is having none of it.
Vaue throws a head kick that misses
and Drakkar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drakkar looks to land a combination but Vaue avoids it well.
Drakkar throws a sloppy head kick and Vaue moves out of range easily.
Vaue tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drakkar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drakkar staying out of range there.
Vaue throws a head kick but Drakkar moves out of range.
Vaue lands a head kick. Drakkar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Drakkar gets tackled into the cage by Vaue. Vaue maintains the clinch.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drakkar scores a nice knee to the body.
Drakkar lands an elbow that stopped Vaue in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vaue's face.
Drakkar scores with a knee to the head.
Vaue looks winded!
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Vaue 's eye.
Vaue managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Vaue stalling in the clinch but Drakkar improves position.
Vaue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar lands an elbow that stopped Vaue in his tracks for a moment.
Vaue working hard to break the clinch.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vaue is defending well for now.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vaue is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vaue tries to land a knee to the head but Drakkar blocks with his arms.
Vaue leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees 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!
Knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a good knee to the midsection. Vaue won't want to take too many of those.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Drakkar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vaue blocks it with crossed arms.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vaue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vaue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drakkar tries to throw a body punch but Vaue avoids it by throwing Drakkar back against the cage.
Vaue is looking to break free of the clinch but Drakkar has double underhooks.
Drakkar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drakkar is keeping busy.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Vaue is blocking nicely.
Drakkar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vaue's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head.
Vaue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drakkar is keeping busy.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaue avoids it.
Vaue tries to circle away but Drakkar has him pinned against the cage.
Vaue stalls.
Drakkar with a knee to the head.
Drakkar dodges an elbow strike from Vaue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vaue just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drakkar's brow.
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drakkar throws an elbow but misses.
Vaue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee 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!
Vaue missing with knees to the body.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Vaue avoids the damage to the body.
Vaue is trying to break free.
Drakkar lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drakkar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drakkar lands with an overhand left.
Vaue has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drakkar.
Kin Vaue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaue wants to clinch.
Vaue tries to clinch but Drakkar moves out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vaue in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drakkar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drakkar.
Vaue misses with a head kick.
Drakkar throws a head kick but Vaue moves out of range.
Drakkar lands a jab to the nose.
Drakkar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
A combination from Drakkar does no damage.
Kin Vaue seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakkar throws a front kick that sends Vaue stumbling back into the cage.

Vaue takes the fight into the clinch.
Drakkar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vaue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vaue - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vaue is trying to maintain a safe position but Drakkar gets an underhook and turns Vaue into the cage.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head.

Vaue breaks from the clinch.
Vaue wants to clinch up but Drakkar keeps it at a distance.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drakkar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vaue throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drakkar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Vaue misses
and Drakkar counters with a good low kick that Vaue was not able to check.
Vaue is breathing heavily.
Vaue tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drakkar swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Drakkar moves into the clinch successfully.
Vaue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drakkar has him pressed against the cage.
Drakkar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drakkar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drakkar can't find room to land a body shot as Vaue controls the action.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Drakkar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drakkar connects with a knee to the head.
Ivan Drakkar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drakkar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Vaue blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Drakkar.
Drakkar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vaues head.
Drakkar throws a knee to the head but misses.

Vaue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drakkar misses with a head kick.
Vaue moves in looking to clinch but Drakkar pushes him off.
Vaue on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Drakkar instigates a clinch.
Vaue throws an elbow but it misses.
Vaue wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drakkar has him pressed against the cage.
Drakkar crunches a lovely knee into Vaue's ribcage.
Vaue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drakkar looking to throw knees to the head but Vaue is blocking nicely.
Drakkar takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaue working hard to break the clinch.
Drakkar lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Vaue blocks it.
Vaue looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vaue takes an elbow to the temple.
Vaue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drakkar blocks it with crossed arms.
Vaue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drakkar.
Vaue takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drakkar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vaue pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakkar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vaue takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vaue lands a good knee to the midsection. Drakkar won't want to take too many of those.
Vaue is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drakkar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vaue takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vaue throws a sloppy head kick and Drakkar moves out of range easily.
Drakkar throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drakkar connects with a nice looking jab.
Vaue throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vaue walks into a straight right hand from Drakkar.

Drakkar forces Vaue back against the cage and clinches.
Vaue takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.

Vaue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drakkar takes the fight into the clinch.
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!

Vaue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drakkar delivers a nice body kick.
Vaue fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vaue takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaue tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drakkar fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vaue has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Decent striking displayed by Drakkar there.
Drakkar lands a leg kick that knocks Vaue off balance momentarily.
Vaue doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakkar circles away.
Drakkar lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Vaue walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drakkar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaue wants to clinch
and Drakkar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drakkar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drakkar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vaue tries to clinch there but Drakkar circles away.

Drakkar closes the distance and clinches.
Drakkar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vaue's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaue managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Vaue wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaue avoids it.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vaue avoids it.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Vaue blocks with his arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drakkar.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vaue throws an elbow but misses.
Vaue lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drakkar takes an elbow to the temple.
Drakkar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Vaue pushes off an throws an elbow but Drakkar leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drakkar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ivan Drakkar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vaue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drakkar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaue can do to turn this around?
Drakkar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vaue takes an elbow to the forehead.

Drakkar drops Vaue with a big knee straight up the middle! Vaue is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Vaue is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaue tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaue is still on wobbly legs! Can Drakkar finish him?
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vaue looks up at the clock. Bad move! Drakkar lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vaue. Drakkar pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drakkar!
A victorious Ivan Drakkar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.