PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Tyco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nepumuk Drachenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drachenstein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Die Ärzte - Friedenspanzer. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tyco
vs
Drachenstein

190 cm
19
202 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Tyco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nepumuk Drachenstein!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyco shoots in for a takedown but Drachenstein shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drachenstein thuds his right hand into Tyco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tyco shoots in but Drachenstein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tyco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drachenstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Tyco looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Tyco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tyco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drachenstein finds it's way round the side to connect with Tyco's head.
Tyco drops his hands momentarily and Drachenstein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drachenstein stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drachenstein wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Tyco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyco blocks a head kick by Drachenstein.
Tyco fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyson Tyco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drachenstein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tyco scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tyco is defended easily by Drachenstein.
Tyco throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drachenstein's waist but Drachenstein gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tyco off to one side.
Tyco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice jab there from Drachenstein.
A jab from Drachenstein does it's job there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyco misses with a takedown attempt - Drachenstein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drachenstein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyco.
Tyco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drachenstein is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice sprawl there from Drachenstein as Tyco shoots in.
Drachenstein has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Tyco is breathing heavily.

Drachenstein lands a big head kick that sends Tyco tumbling to the mat! Drachenstein takes a step backwards and waves Tyco back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tyco is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drachenstein slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oh Tyco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Drachenstein cracks Tyco with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drachenstein has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tyco to stand back up!
Drachenstein drops Tyco with a straight right hand, right on the button! Drachenstein follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nepumuk Drachenstein!
After winning the bout, Nepumuk Drachenstein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.