PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Drake
vs
Kerbouchard

182 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

190 cm
30
216 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Kerbouchard.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nathan Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerbouchard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Drake throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kerbouchard doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Drake moves into the clinch.
Kerbouchard tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Kerbouchard has double underhooks.

Drake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kerbouchard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kerbouchard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drake off and has taken his back!
Drake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kerbouchard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kerbouchard looking to ground and pound but Drake is blocking nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kerbouchard working his ground and pound in the gym.
Drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drake tries to hold on but Kerbouchard pushes him away.
Kerbouchard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drake is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kerbouchard swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Drake is now in Kerbouchard's guard. A big mistake from Kerbouchard there, giving up the dominant position!

Kerbouchard looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake won't allow Kerbouchard to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kerbouchard keeps trying to improve his position.

Kerbouchard has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Drake doesn't defend quickly enough and Kerbouchard has managed to lock this one up! Can Drake escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kerbouchard on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mathurin Kerbouchard!
After winning the bout, Mathurin Kerbouchard thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.