PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Drake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Blow's chin.

Blow
vs
Drake

183 cm
25
176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Blow circles away.
Blow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Blow won't allow it.
Drake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Blow lands a shot to the body.

Drake successfully pulls guard.
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.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing Blow from standing up.
Drake not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Blow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blow trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drake's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Blow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Blow stands and steps away. Drake gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Blow rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.

Blow drags the fight down to the ground.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Blow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blow is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Drake, into his guard.
Drake is trying to keep Blow in close.
Blow controlling from the top position.
Blow cracks Drake with a solid left hand.

Drake is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blow trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blow is aware though and is defending well.
Blow is looking to stand up but Drake won't let him.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Blow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blow postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Blow postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake tries to clinch but Blow moves away

and Blow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Drake looks gassed!
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Blow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blow desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Blow is trying to stand.
Blow wants to control but Drake is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Drake is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Blow is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blow preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Blow is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Blow dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Drake wants to clinch

and Blow counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blow.

Drake looking for a guillotine here but Blow defends easily.
Drake controls Blow momentarily but Blow frees himself.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
Blow wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position.
Blow stays in close to Drake's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake slaps away a takedown attempt from Blow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drake tries to clinch up

and Blow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drake won't be happy with that.
Blow controlling the position.
Drake tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Blow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Blow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blow slows the pace down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is trying to control Blow's posture but Blow avoids it.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Blow decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.

Blow closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Blow escapes and gets back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drake.

Blow takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake successfully pulls guard.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blow lands a couple of digs.

Blow drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Blow jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Blow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Blow preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Drake looking to control.

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 is pulling down on Blow's head. It's preventing any offense from Blow, at least for the moment.
Blow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Blow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drake.
Blow wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Blow dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Drake leaves Blow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake clinches but Blow breaks the clinch
and Blow counters with a left to the body.

Blow moves into the clinch.
Drake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blow smiles and moves away.
Drake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blow counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake throws a hook but Blow blocks it.
Drake tries to clinch

and Blow counters by clinching up.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but Blow won't allow it.
Drake fails to pull guard.
Joe Blow has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Drake.
Drake fails to pull guard.
Drake tries to pull guard but Blow holds him up against the cage and eventually Drake drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blow.

Blow breaks the clinch.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Blow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Blow stands up and beckons Drake to his feet.
Blow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.

Blow gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Blow keeps moving and retains side control.
Drake manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Blow regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blow is keeping the position for now.
Drake controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Blow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake is fighting to break Blow's control of his arms but Blow is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Drake trying to control but Blow is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Blow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Drake working for a triangle but Blow defends it easily.
Blow is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Blow decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake stuffs the takedown attempt from Blow. Blow gets slowly back to his feet.
Nate Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake closes the distance but Blow moves to the side

so Blow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drake controls Blow momentarily but Blow frees himself.
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.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.
Blow stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Blow from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Blow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Blow, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Blow!