PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jack walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Travis Porter - All the Way Turnt Up. walker has chosen The Doors - Peace Frog as his entrance music. jack walker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drake
vs
walker

183 cm
22
174 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

NBK Outfitters

Shango Designs
Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jack walker!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drake throws a head kick that walker semi-blocks.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and walker moves out of range easily.
walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drake. Drake obviously looking to wear him down.

walker shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Drake manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
walker trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
walker looking to pass the guard.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. walker is aware though and is defending well.

Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. walker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
walker trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
walker stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
walker trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake wants to improve his position but instead walker has moved into half guard.
Drake tries to get to full guard but walker has control of the leg.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as walker sits in half guard.
Drake gets full guard.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
walker won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but walker is one step ahead there.
walker sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Drake looking for a guillotine here but walker defends easily.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
walker trying to control but Drake postures up.
Drake looks to land a strike but walker avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
walker pulls Drake in close to his closed guard and prevents Drake from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of walker's head.
walker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

walker pushes Drake off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
A clash of legs there as walker blocks the low kick.

Drake throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. walker was covering up waiting for the punch and Drake finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but walker is retaining full guard.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake works over walker with some ground and pound from guard.
walker is pulling down on Drake's head to control his posture.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
walker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake throws a leg kick that misses.
Drake is looking to clinch.
walker misses with a head kick.

Drake moves into the clinch.

walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
walker lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake throws a nice head kick!
walker fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake throws and low kick but walker moves out of range easily.
walker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Christian Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
enabling walker to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake moves out of range as walker strikes.
Drake wants to land a leg kick but walker is out of range.
walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drake closes the distance but walker moves to the side

and walker counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by walker.
walker trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but walker is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake keeping full guard, as walker tries to pass.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in walker's guard.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
walker wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Drake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from walker.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two 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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. walker is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake is fighting to break walker's control of his arms but walker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.
walker wants to stand but Drake has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. walker manages to get himself to full guard.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
walker controlling from the top position.
walker wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
walker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. walker manages to get himself to full guard.
walker looking for a sweep. Not yet walker, not yet.
Drake being controlled here momentarily.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
walker is trying to keep Drake in close.
walker wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
walker keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
walker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
walker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drake manages to get himself to full guard.

Drake working for a triangle but walker defends it easily.
walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jack walker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from walker. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Drake misses
and walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
walker misses with a wild body shot.
walker fails to land with a series of punches.
walker throws a series of strikes that have Drake backpedaling.
A lazy body kick from Drake
and walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake moves away from the strike by walker.
walker looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Drake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
walker looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
walker misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Christian Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of jack walker.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
walker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of walker's head.

Drake gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
walker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Drake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
walker trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake trying to control but walker is working from the bottom.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a strike but walker rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. walker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. walker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed walker's head.

Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but walker sees it coming and defends easily.
walker keeps control of the position for the meantime.
walker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Christian Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
walker is trying to stand.
walker holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
walker is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Drake cracks the inside of walker's front leg.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says walker as he avoids it easily.

walker takes the fight into the clinch.
walker has Drake pressed against the cage.

walker gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Drake regains guard.
walker won't allow Drake to sweep him here.

Drake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
walker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but walker has passed into side control.
Drake is not content to let walker control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christian Drake.
I think Drake 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Christian Drake!