PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and shogun Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drake
vs
Daley

175 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

176 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, shogun Daley!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.
Daley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Daley throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Daley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake moves out of range as Daley strikes.
Daley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
shogun Daley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake tries to clinch there but Daley circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daley throws out the jab.
Drake throws a nice outside leg kick.

Drake clinches up against the cage.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Drake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Daley's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake leaning against his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Daley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Daley tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Daley wants to break free but Drake has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Daley misses with a punch to the body.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Daley.
Drake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley wants a takedown but no success here.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Daley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Daley's face.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Drake blocks the elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake working Daley over with knees to the body.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Daley misses with some punches.
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Daley in his tracks for a moment.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Daley's ribcage.
Daley avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Daley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake keeps control of Daley as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Daley tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Daley's ribcage.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Daley is defending well for now.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Daley can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Daley is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piak Drake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A left lands for Daley.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Drake tries to clinch but Daley moves out of range.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Daley misses with a double jab.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake wants to clinch.
Daley misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake tries to clinch but Daley is having none of it.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Daley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Daley circles away.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Drake.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Drake landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daley avoids it.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Daley avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Drake prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Drake.

Daley manages to break the clinch.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daley.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Daley pushes him off.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Piak Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daley moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daley can do to turn this around?
Drake tries to clinch up but Daley circles away and keeps his distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Daley tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shogun Daley.

That's four 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 lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Piak Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Daley jumps guard but Drake stands there with Daley around his waist. Daley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Daley tries to score a body lock takedown but Drake shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daley takes an elbow to the temple.
Daley managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Daley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piak Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Daley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Daley.
Daley circles away from the clinch attempt.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drake is pressed up against the cage. Daley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drake down to the mat. Drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Daley.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Drake moves into the clinch.
Daley avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daley tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Daley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Daley avoids it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Daley avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.
Daley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake landing knees to the body.

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.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake avoids the elbow strike from Daley, against the cage.
Daley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake prevents Daley from breaking the clinch.
Daley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Drake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Daley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Daley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Daley takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Drake lands a knee to the body.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Daley has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Daley.
Daley working hard to break the clinch.
Daley wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Daley is blocking nicely.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daley's efforts to push away.
Drake lands a good knee to the midsection. Daley won't want to take too many of those.
Drake utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Daley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daley wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Daley is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Drake is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Daley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daley tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Daley is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's four 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.
Daley has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake scores with a knee to the head.
Drake with a knee to the head.
Daley tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of shogun Daley.
Daley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Piak Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daley.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drake.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Daley's ribcage.
Drake has Daley pressed against the cage, preventing Daley from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Daley avoids the damage to the body.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
shogun Daley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daley tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake crunches a lovely knee into Daley's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piak Drake!