PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Bristol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Blitzkrieg Bop. Sid Bristol has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drake
vs
Bristol

180 cm
23
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
181 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Resistance

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Bristol!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bristol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bristol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Bristol.
Drake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bristol.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bristol fails with a takedown attempt.
Nick Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Bristol.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Bristol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bristol throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bristol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bristol takes one to the chin there.
Bristol throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Bristol will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bristol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bristol avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bristol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Bristol looks gassed!
Bristol lands a lovely overhand right.
Drake misses with a body shot.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bristol avoids it.
Good body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bristol blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bristol fails to pull guard.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Bristol backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bristol's ribcage. Bristol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bristol takes a knee to the side of the body.
A hook to the body from Drake.
A body shot lands from Drake.

Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nick Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake throws out a powerful jab.
Jab by Drake.
Bristol blocks a leg kick.
Sid Bristol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Bristol ducks down to avoid it.
Bristol misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake tests Bristol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bristol falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bristol's head backwards.
Drake jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Bristol is rocked!
Drake lands with a good body shot.
Drake tries to bum rush Bristol with a series of wild strikes but Bristol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drake pushes Bristol up against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Bristol blocks a body shot from Drake.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bristol.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bristol was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bristol looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bristol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bristol at a distance.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Bristol.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bristol cracks Drake with a good jab.
Bristol is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drake is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bristol.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bristol thuds his shin into the meat of Drake's side.
Bristol misses with a combination

and Drake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Drake 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.

Bristol closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bristol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nick Drake is winning the standup battle so far.

Drake has closed the distance and engaged Bristol in a clinch.
Bristol looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bristol fails to pull guard.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake keeps control of Bristol as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Bristol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bristol tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A big left from Drake misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bristol misses with a looping left.
Bristol walks into a jab.
Bristol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bristol avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bristol throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bristol fails to land the takedown.
Nick Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sid Bristol.
Drake connects with a crisp jab.
Bristol looks for the body kick but Drake saw that one coming.
Bristol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
Drake tries to move into range but Bristol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Drake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bristol.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Bristol is just out of range.
Bristol lands a jab.
Bristol avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Bristol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake throws a hook but Bristol blocks it.
Jab from Bristol.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake jabs at Bristol's body.
Bristol looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bristol is breathing heavily.
Bristol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Bristol.
Nick Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bristol.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bristol throws out the jab.
Bristol avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bristol.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Drake looks to land a combination but Bristol avoids it well.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bristol can do to turn this around?
Drake wants to land a leg kick but Bristol is out of range.
Drake blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bristol uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drake has time to react.
Nice jab there from Bristol.
Bristol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Bristol looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Bristol pushes him off.
Bristol cracks Drake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bristol misses with a body shot
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bristol displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drake closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Sid Bristol has been cut.
Drake throws a right and a left that Bristol avoids nicely.
Bristol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bristol doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sid Bristol's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Bristol looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bristol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake scores with the left hand. Bristol knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Bristol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bristol.
Bristol gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Bristol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bristol misses with the combination.
Bristol works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Bristol misses with a straight right.
Bristol throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake tries to clinch there but Bristol circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bristol.
The crowd cheers as Bristol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Bristol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drake throws a hook but Bristol blocks it.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.

Bristol manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bristol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bristol throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Drake counters by moving into the clinch.
Bristol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bristol prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Drake.
Bristol wants to break the clinch but can't.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bristol.
Bristol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drake as he avoids it easily.
Bristol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Bristol throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drake looks to land a combination but Bristol avoids it well.
Bristol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake tries to move into range but Bristol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Bristol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drake doesn't seem phased though.
Bristol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bristol counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bristol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bristol counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bristol tries to move into range but Drake moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bristol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bristol connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Bristol shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bristol is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Bristol scores with a jab to the head.
Bristol seems to have recovered his senses.
Bristol misses with a double jab.
Drake scores with a hook.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bristol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Sid Bristol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nick Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bristol misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bristol scores with a body shot.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bristol. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bristol scores with a nice head shot.
Bristol misses the jab.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bristol takes one on the button.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Bristol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bristol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Drake.
Drake slips under a jab.
Drake lunges at Bristol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bristol's hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

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