PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 987 p4p, 1085 weight class) and Jake Drake (ranked 116 p4p, 131 weight class). Drake is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lose Yourself. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craven
vs
Drake

172 cm
21
141
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
150
7 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
MKFC

HARDCORE Threads
CHURCH OF ZOIDBERG - FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jake Drake!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
Craven just misses with a punch to the body.
Craven looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Craven throws a lazy body kick

and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Craven didn't expect that.
Drake pushing down on Craven's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Craven is trying to get back to full guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Drake working Craven over with strikes.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Craven defending well though.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Craven is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven wants to get back to full guard.
Drake winds up and cracks Craven with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Craven keeps working.
Craven tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake passes to full mount!
Craven can't escape the position.
Craven taking shots to the head.
Drake landing strikes, looking to finish!
Craven is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drake cracks Craven with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Craven is rocked!
Craven working to try and regain half guard.
Oh Craven is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drake controlling the position easily from mount.
Craven working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of good shots and Craven has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craven is trying to break free.
Good control from Drake.
Drake scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Well, with Drake on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Craven is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Craven tries to break free.
Craven trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Drake trying to control momentarily.
Craven seems to have got his legs back now.
Craven is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Can Craven hold on?! Drake is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Craven covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Craven is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
Craven is really stuck here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake looking to break Craven's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Craven remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Drake will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Craven is trying to break free.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake scores with strikes from the back.

Drake is persistently looking for the submission but Craven is defending it well.

Drake is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Craven tries to escape but Drake has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Drake not allowing Craven to control his hands.
Drake wants to control but Craven is keeping busy.
The referee is taking a good look at Craven as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Drake!
You can see the frustration on Craven's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Drake tries to keep control of the position but Craven is staying busy.
Craven is in bad spot here.
Drake lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Craven.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven wants to escape the position.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.

Craven defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Craven breaks Drake's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Craven is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Craven has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Craven drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Drake dives on top into guard.

Craven seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake feints the counter takedown.
Craven misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Craven throws a combination that misses

and Drake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Craven won't be happy with that.

Craven wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Drake has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Craven's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Craven is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Drake!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jake Drake!
A relieved looking Jake Drake thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.