PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Drayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Fleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drayton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Push it. Fleek has chosen "Binge and Purge" by Clutch as his entrance music. Drayton is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Michael Fleek has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drayton
vs
Fleek

211 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
290 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Drayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Fleek!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drayton tries to clinch up but Fleek circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Fleek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drayton is breathing heavily.

Fleek shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fleek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fleek tries to stand but Drayton is controlling from the bottom.
Fleek controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drayton has momentary wrist control but Fleek slips an elbow through the middle.
Fleek wants to stand but Drayton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fleek distracts Drayton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fleek landing some decent shots from guard.
Drayton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fleek.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleek wants to stand but Drayton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fleek drops back looking for a leg! Drayton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drayton manages to kick Fleek off! Fleek jumps back into Drayton's guard.
Fleek wants to stand and escape but instead Drayton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Fleek keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fleek doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fleek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drayton is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Fleek throws a nice looking combination but Drayton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Fleek drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fleek has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drayton is proving hard to escape from.
Drayton looking to control.
Fleek won't allow Drayton to sweep him here.

Drayton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fleek is looking to stand up but Drayton won't let him.
Fleek is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fleek looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fleek lands a head kick!
Fleek looks for a takedown but Drayton sprawls well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fleek.
Fleek throws a nice looking combination but Drayton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fleek throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Fleek has managed to clinch.

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

Drayton gets caught flat footed, as Fleek shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fleek is looking to stand up but Drayton won't let him.
Fleek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Drayton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Fleek has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drayton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fleek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Fleek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fleek shoots in and bounces Drayton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Fleek looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Fleek dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice shot by Fleek.
Fleek shoots in for a takedown but Drayton shows good takedown defense.
Fleek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drayton swivels and escapes.
A head kick from Fleek lands but Drayton takes it in his stride.

Fleek drives through and clinches with Drayton against the cage.

Fleek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fleek shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fleek was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fleek raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fleek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fleek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drayton?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fleek controlling the pace for now.
A nice elbow there by Fleek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleek with the ground and pound from mount.
Fleek controlling his opponent.
Drayton can't escape the position.
Fleek avoids the attempt from Drayton to control.
Fleek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Michael Fleek has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fleek lands with some strikes.
Fleek controlling from the full mount.
Drayton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drayton is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fleek looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fleek landing strikes from the mount and Drayton is in trouble!
Drayton tries to hold on but Fleek pushes him away.
Fleek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fleek controlling from mount.
Fleek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drayton?
Drayton is trying to stand.
Fleek controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayton is looking to improve his position but Fleek isn't that keen on the idea.
Fleek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drayton's face.
Fleek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drayton working to try and regain half guard.
Fleek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Drayton can't escape the position.
Fleek lands a big shot there that rocks Drayton but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fleek controlling from mount.
Drayton throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Drayton really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Drayton throwing hammer fists to the chest of Fleek. What's that going to do exactly?
Drayton tries to reverse the position but Fleek maintains control.
Fleek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fleek dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drayton tries to reverse the position but Fleek maintains control.
Fleek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drayton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drayton is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Drayton is in a horrible position here. Fleek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Fleek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Drayton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fleek. That did some damage!
Fleek closes the distance and clinches up with Drayton, looking for a takedown. Fleek pushes Drayton against the cage but Drayton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Fleek has managed to clinch.
Drayton missing with knees to the body.
Fleek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fleek goes for a takedown attempt but Drayton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Drayton tries to clinch but Fleek is having none of it.
Drayton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fleek's waist but Fleek gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drayton off to one side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fleek.
William Drayton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Fleek.
Drayton wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fleek scores with a takedown into Drayton's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fleek with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fleek wants to pass the guard but Drayton is keeping the position.
Fleek wants to stand but Drayton is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fleek controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Fleek postures up.

Fleek drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Fleek jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drayton lands a decent punch to the body there.
Drayton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drayton is looking to stand up but Fleek isn't so interested in that idea.
Drayton controls Fleek momentarily but Fleek frees himself.
Fleek would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drayton tries for a takedown but Fleek sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fleek tries to clinch up but Drayton circles away and keeps his distance.
William Drayton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fleek scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fleek.
Fleek connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Drayton tumbling to the canvas! Fleek pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Drayton was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Fleek!