PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Lavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross Lavi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drury
vs
Lavi

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lavi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lavi scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Drury's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Lavi swings around for an armbar but Drury sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Lavi's guard.
Drury wants to stand but Lavi is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drury trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lavi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drury.

Drury gets to his feet - Lavi follows without any prompting.
No luck for Lavi with that takedown attempt.
Lavi fails with a takedown attempt.

Drury shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lavi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lavi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Drury gets to his feet - Lavi follows without any prompting.
Lavi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drury looks for a takedown but Lavi sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Drury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lavi.
Lavi tries for a takedown but Drury sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Frank Drury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lavi.
Drury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Drury lands a high kick!
Drury lands a jab to the head.
Lavi shoots for a double leg takedown but Drury sprawls well. He's pushed Lavi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lavi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drury but Drury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drury lands a nice shot that snaps Lavi's head back.
Drury turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drury throws a head kick but Lavi moves out of range.
Lavi dodges the punch combination from Drury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drury can pounce on him.
Drury is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lavi's hands.
Lavi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drury throws a shot to the body.
Lavi fails with the takedown
and Drury counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lavi looks gassed!
Drury chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drury smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drury lands a lovely overhand right.
Lavi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drury makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drury, as that shot connected.
Drury lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drury lands a head shot.
Lavi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A left and a right from Drury both land. Nice combination.
Drury looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drury connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lavi momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury stalks Lavi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lavi's face. Lavi staggers backwards, shaken.
Drury changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavi tries to move into range but Drury moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drury tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drury.
Drury looks to land a combination but Lavi avoids it well.

Drury fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lavi sprawls well initially but Drury persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Drury decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Drury digs a good hook to Lavi's body.
Drury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drury cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drury.
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!
Drury lands a lovely overhand right.
Drury throws a series of strikes that have Lavi backpedaling.
Drury scores with a decent looking hook.
Decent striking displayed by Drury there.
No joy there for Drury, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavi gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lavi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drury wants to control but Lavi is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lavi is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drury is surviving well by controlling Lavi's body position as best he can.
Drury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drury slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lavi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drury is trying to stand.
Drury is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lavi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lavi's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Drury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lavi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drury lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lavi circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drury plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drury lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drury misses with a double jab.
Drury shoots in but Lavi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drury cracks Lavi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drury throws a leg kick that misses.
Drury throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lavi misses with a takedown attempt - Drury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lavi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drury throws a series of punches but Lavi moves out of range.
Lavi misses with a takedown
and Drury counters with a three punch combo that has Lavi backing up. Lavi nods at Drury to acknowledge the strikes.
Lavi is breathing heavily.

Lavi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Drury manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drury makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lavi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lavi misses the jab.
Drury displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lavi.
Frank Drury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lavi.
Drury connects with a jab.
Drury defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lavi.
Frank Drury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drury lands a high kick!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drury!
Drury stuffs the takedown attempt from Lavi. Lavi gets slowly back to his feet.
Drury lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drury with a poor takedown

and Lavi counters with a single leg into guard. Drury didn't expect that.

Drury wriggles free and stands up.
Drury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drury jabs at Lavi's body.
Lavi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drury counters with a nice uppercut.

Drury shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drury lands a nice short elbow.
Lavi is in trouble now - Drury has advanced to mount!
Drury looking to control but Lavi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drury blocks Lavi's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Lavi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lavi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drury is landing with some decent strikes but Lavi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lavi wants to control but Drury is having none of it.
Frank Drury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drury lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Drury looking to finish Lavi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lavi!
Lavi is bucking up trying to escape but Drury cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lavi wants to control but Drury is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drury cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drury working Lavi over with strikes here.
Lavi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drury lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lavi hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drury jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lavi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Drury is looking to take a break and control but Lavi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lavi throws Drury to one side and escapes!
Lavi closes the distance and clinches up with Drury, looking for a takedown. Lavi pushes Drury against the cage but Drury circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Frank Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lavi scores with a takedown into Drury's guard.
Lavi being controlled here momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lavi prevents Drury from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Drury dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drury works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lavi misses with a takedown attempt
and Drury counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drury with a poor takedown

and Lavi counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lavi prevents Drury from standing back up.
Drury tries to roll over but Lavi keeps him under control.
Drury gets full guard.
Lavi preventing the sweep.
Drury trying to control the position.
Drury looking for a sweep. Not yet Drury, not yet.

Lavi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lavi shoots in and drives through. Drury sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Drury misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury throws a front kick that sends Lavi stumbling back into the cage.
Lavi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drury.

Drury gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drury keeping full guard, as Lavi tries to pass.
Drury working a defensive guard here.

Drury has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lavi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lavi staying out of range there.
Lavi misses with a takedown
and Drury counters with a nice body shot.
Frank Drury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lavi.
Drury thumps Lavi with a low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Drury.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drury sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drury explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Danga de danga de dang - Drury scores with a four punch combination!
Drury lands a jab to Lavi's midsection.
Lavi tries for a takedown but Drury circles away easily
and Drury counters with a stiff right hand.
Lavi ducks right into an uppercut from Drury.
Lavi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drury counters with a series of strikes. Lavi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drury lands a nice shot to the body.
Lavi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Drury lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drury.
Lavi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head kick from Drury lands but Lavi takes it in his stride.
A right-left combo lands from Drury.
Drury feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lavi's calf.
Drury closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lavi has time to react.
Drury throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lavi.
Drury shoots in for a takedown but Lavi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Drury doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lavi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drury won't be happy with that.
Drury is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lavi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The strikes coming from Lavi are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
A lull in the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drury is trying to buck Lavi off.
Drury struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Lavi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Lavi trying to control the position but Drury is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lavi shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab lands there for Drury.
Lavi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drury finds it's way round the side to connect with Lavi's head.
Drury lands a jab.
Drury fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lavi dives in and grabs Drury's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drury pushes down on Lavi's head and hops out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drury fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drury lands with a kick to the ribs.
A jab from Drury does it's job there.
Cross Lavi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drury, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cross Lavi.
I think Drury has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Drury!