PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Zhu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Draper is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Zhu
vs
Draper

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhang Zhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Draper!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhu.
Zhu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draper.
Zhu fails with a takedown attempt.
Draper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zhu throws a head kick but Draper moves out of range.
Zhu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draper avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Zhu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draper blocks a head kick by Zhu.
Zhu is breathing heavily.

Zhu gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Draper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draper postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Draper is working Zhu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper wants to control from the top but Zhu keeps moving.
Draper pushing down on Zhu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Zhu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Draper on the ground.
Draper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhu's head.
Zhu is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Draper thows a huge punch but Zhu dodges it nicely.
Zhu blocking the ground and pound attempt from Draper.
Zhu has hold of Draper's hands but Draper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Draper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

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.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.
Draper working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Zhu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Zhu tries to get out of the position.
Draper controlling the pace.
Draper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draper lands a nice short elbow.
Draper working over Zhu with some ground and pound. Zhu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Draper slips a nice elbow through Zhu's hands, connecting with Zhu's forehead.
Draper working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Draper lands a nice short elbow.
Draper lands strikes from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Draper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Draper performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Draper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Draper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zhu defending well though.

Draper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Draper is nestled in close to Zhu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Draper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Draper.
Draper thows a huge punch but Zhu dodges it nicely.
Draper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Draper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Draper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Draper is stalling in the full guard.
Donald Draper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Draper is looking to work some ground and pound but Zhu has wrist control.
Draper thows a big elbow that misses.
Draper throws and elbow that misses. Zhu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Draper's guard. Nice move by Zhu!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draper uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zhu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Draper closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Zhu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Draper.
Draper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Draper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Zhu's head.
Draper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zhu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Zhu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Draper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zhu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Draper working over Zhu with some ground and pound. Zhu looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Draper keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Draper wants to take a breather but Zhu is having none of it.
Draper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Draper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Draper working Zhu over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper controlling the position easily from mount.
Draper lands a big elbow.
Draper lands a heavy elbow.
The referee warns Zhu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zhu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Draper landing shots from mount.
Draper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Zhu is looking to escape.
Zhu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Draper breaks from Zhu's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draper looking to finish Zhu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zhu!

Zhu is rocked!
Draper tries to control but Zhu wriggling away.
Draper landing strikes from the mount and Zhu is in trouble!
Oh Zhu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draper looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Draper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Draper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhu seems to have got his legs back now.

Draper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Draper in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Draper wants to control but Zhu is keeping him busy.
Zhu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Draper grinds an elbow into Zhu's temple.
Draper scoring with punches and elbows.
Draper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Zhu to see if he's OK.
Draper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draper connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Zhu some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhu being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zhu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Draper landing strikes.
Zhu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Draper lands a nice forearm strike.
Draper creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Draper working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper looks up at the clock and then as Zhu takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Draper smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Draper staying calm.
Draper in side control, throwing shots but Zhu defends.
Zhu trying to remain calm as Draper controls from the top position.
Zhu parries the strikes from Draper easily there. Draper is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zhu to escape.
Draper throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Zhu is working to avoid the ground and pound but Draper connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper in side control lands a decent elbow.
Draper working the ground and pound.
Draper taking a breather here.
Zhu is not content to let Draper control the position.
Draper in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Zhu being controlled for a moment.
Zhang Zhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhu is looking to regain half guard here but Draper keeps moving and retains side control.

Draper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Donald Draper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Draper cracks Zhu with a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draper working the head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Draper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 24:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Draper!