PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stavros Drivas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valkus Werdana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drivas comes to the cage accompanied by Rob Hubbard - Commando. Werdana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch - White Knuckles kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Stavros Drivas has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drivas
vs
Werdana

204 cm
18
301 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Superior Ki Supplements

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stavros Drivas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valkus Werdana!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Werdana missing with a left hand there. Drivas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drivas cracks Werdana with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Drivas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Werdana, pushing him back against the cage.
Werdana has had enough of the clinch but Drivas keeps him there for the moment.

Werdana manages to break the clinch.
Werdana misses with a straight right.
Werdana misses with a straight left.
Werdana throws the left hand but Drivas avoids the punch easily.
Werdana misses with a series of wild punches.

Drivas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Drivas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Drivas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drivas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Werdana wanted to stand there but Drivas had control of the position.
Drivas looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Werdana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drivas is pulling down on Werdana's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drivas wants to sweep here but Werdana controlling him for the moment.
Werdana wants to get up but he can't break Drivas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Drivas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Werdana is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drivas fails with an attempt to clinch.

Drivas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Drivas moves into full mount!
Werdana is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drivas controlling from mount.
Werdana is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drivas lands a heavy elbow.
Werdana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Drivas with the ground and pound from mount.
Drivas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Werdana is in all sorts of trouble here.
Werdana looks gassed!
Drivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drivas scoring with strikes but Werdana is staying in there.
Drivas cracks Werdana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Drivas with shots to the head and body - Werdana looks very uncomfortable down there.
Drivas tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drivas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Drivas seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Werdana for as long as he can get away with.
Werdana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drivas cracks Werdana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Drivas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Werdana is bucking up trying to escape but Drivas cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Werdana's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Drivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drivas looking to finish Werdana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Werdana!
Drivas scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Werdana swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Werdana is in a horrible position here. Drivas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drivas with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werdana is in a horrible position here. Drivas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drivas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Drivas is going olschool here, as he tries to force Werdana to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Werdana shrugs it off.
Drivas controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stavros Drivas dominated that round.
That's time! Drivas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Werdana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drivas moves out of range as Werdana strikes.
Werdana looks to land a right hand but Drivas moved out of range.

Werdana tries to keep at a distance but Drivas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drivas goes for a takedown attempt but Werdana pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Werdana is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drivas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Werdana throws a looping overhand right but Drivas ducks down to avoid it.
Werdana throws a nice looking combination but Drivas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Werdana is breathing heavily.
Werdana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drivas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Werdana wants to break free but Drivas has control.
Drivas keeps control of Werdana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdana tries to break the clinch but Drivas is controlling the position.
Drivas crunches a lovely knee into Werdana's ribcage.
Drivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drivas landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drivas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Drivas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Werdana regains guard.
Drivas scoring with some ground and pound.
Drivas stops Werdana from standing up.
Drivas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Werdana is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Drivas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drivas with a nice head shot there.
Werdana wants to get back to his feet but Drivas passes into half guard.

Drivas is looking for a kimura here.
Werdana tries to kick Drivas off but Drivas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drivas in particular looking to stall.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drivas connects with a nice short shot to Werdana's temple.
Drivas content to control rather than advance.
Drivas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Werdana!
Drivas controlling from mount.
Werdana is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drivas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Werdana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Werdana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drivas sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Werdana is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Drivas controlling the pace for now.
Drivas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drivas controlling the position easily from mount.
Drivas is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Drivas cracks Werdana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drivas dominating with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drivas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drivas controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Stavros Drivas just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Drivas clinches up with Werdana and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stavros Drivas dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Werdana misses with a body shot.
Werdana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Werdana misses with a two punch combination.
Werdana misses with a looping left.
Werdana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drivas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Drivas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Werdana, pushing him back against the cage.
Drivas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Werdana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drivas trying to land knees to the body.
Drivas landing knees to the head.

It looks like Valkus Werdana has been cut.
Drivas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Drivas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Drivas manages to end up in side control.
Drivas is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Werdana's shoulder. That is not cool.
Drivas has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Werdana!
Werdana takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drivas looking to finish Werdana with some ground and pound. This is bad for Werdana!
Drivas landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Werdana is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Werdana really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drivas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drivas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Werdana looks a forlorn figure.
Drivas takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Werdana tries to reverse the position but Drivas maintains control.

Drivas throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Werdana has his hands clasped together but Drivas breaks the hold and Werdana is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Drivas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stavros Drivas!