PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asidofilus Bifidus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Drake
vs
Bifidus

200 cm
22
302 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
23
331 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Shango Designs

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Asidofilus Bifidus!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bifidus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drake.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bifidus lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Bifidus scores with a hook.
Bifidus throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bifidus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake connects with a high kick.
Bifidus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a left and a right that stings Bifidus.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bifidus swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Asidofilus Bifidus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake punishes Bifidus's body with a nice straight punch.
Bifidus looks gassed!
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Bifidus counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Bifidus to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake throws a head kick but Bifidus moves out of range.

Drake lands a left and a right that send Bifidus crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Bifidus is rocked!

It looks like Asidofilus Bifidus has been cut.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bifidus is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bifidus seems to have recovered his senses.
Bifidus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bifidus throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bifidus misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Steve Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.

Drake cracks Bifidus with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bifidus looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drake finish him?
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Bifidus moves out of range easily.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bifidus misses with a straight right.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Bifidus shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Drake lands a left and a right that send Bifidus crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.

Drake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bifidus sprawling to the canvas! Bifidus rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drake finish him?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Drake.
Bifidus dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Bifidus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drake moves away from the strike by Bifidus.

Drake lands a big head kick that sends Bifidus tumbling to the mat! Drake takes a step backwards and waves Bifidus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake scores with a head kick.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake throws a right hand that Bifidus ducks under and follows up with a left that Bifidus also avoids with ease.
Bifidus slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Drake misses with a combination
and Bifidus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bifidus shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bifidus.

Drake lands a left and a right that send Bifidus crashing to the mat, dazed. Drake thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both fighters circling a little - Drake finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake misses with the combination.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drake cracks the inside of Bifidus's front leg.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake throws a head kick but Bifidus moves out of range.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bifidus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drake.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bifidus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bifidus.
No joy there for Bifidus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake is working the combinations to good effect here.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bifidus throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That has opened up Asidofilus Bifidus's cut even more.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bifidus.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bifidus counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asidofilus Bifidus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Drake.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake lands a head kick!
Steve Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Drake throws a series of punches but Bifidus avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bifidus circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake swinging wilding here.
Bifidus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bifidus is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bifidus thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bifidus misses with an uppercut.
Bifidus misses with a straight left.
Bifidus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bifidus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drake slips under a jab from Bifidus.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Bifidus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bifidus takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.

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.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bifidus counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve Drake is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bifidus connects with a looping right hand.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A right-left combo lands from Bifidus.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Donk. Drake catches Bifidus right on the button with a cross.
Bifidus lands a lovely overhand right.
Drake bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bifidus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Drake stalks Bifidus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bifidus's face. Bifidus staggers backwards, shaken.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bifidus counters with a nice uppercut.
Bifidus fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake looks to land a combination but Bifidus avoids it well.
Drake throws a series of punches but Bifidus moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from Bifidus.
Bifidus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drake.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bifidus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bifidus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bifidus.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bifidus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drake. That one must have hurt.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Bifidus moves out of range easily.
Bifidus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Bifidus throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake throws a series of punches but Bifidus avoids them all with ease.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bifidus.
Bifidus blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Asidofilus Bifidus's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bifidus misses with a double jab
and Drake makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bifidus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bifidus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bifidus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bifidus moves out of range as Drake throws a body kick.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake feints and then cracks Bifidus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bifidus down.
Drake throws a head kick that Bifidus semi-blocks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Bifidus stumbling backwards into the cage! Bifidus bounces back off the cage towards Drake, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Drake lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Drake celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Steve Drake!