PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Agron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drake
vs
Agron

185 cm
22
170 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
171 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Agron!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Agron scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Nate Drake has been cut.
Agron looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Agron.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Agron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agron throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drake moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Agron looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Agron gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Agron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Agron cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Agron scores with a body shot.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Agron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agron cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Agron throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drake doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Agron.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Agron.
Agron takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Agron scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Agron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agron throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Agron connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agron misses with a two punch combination.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Agron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Agron takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Agron looks to land a combination. Drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Agron falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut there from Drake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake dives in and grabs Agron's left leg, looking for a takedown. Agron pushes down on Drake's head and hops out.
Agron thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Agron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Drake rather than just go for the knockout.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Agron's shoulder, as Agron tries to avoid the shot.
Johnny Agron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Agron lands with a nice combination. Drake backs away looking to recover.
Drake throws a body punch but Agron moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agron fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake slips under a jab.
Agron is working the combinations to good effect here.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Agron as he avoids it easily.
Agron rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Agron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Agron. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Agron throws out a powerful jab.
Agron scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drake avoids the body shot from Agron.
Nice straight punches there by Agron. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Agron.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agron makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drake. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Agron counters with a left to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agron missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Agron but Agron pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Agron cracks Drake with a good jab.
Agron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Agron.
Agron throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Agron counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Agron throws a sloppy body shot
and Agron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Agron dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Agron swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Agron keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Agron misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake is looking to clinch but Agron is avoiding it.
Nate Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agron is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drake closes the distance but Agron moves to the side
and Agron counters with a nice body shot.
Drake staying out of range there.
Agron walks into a left hand.
Agron is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Agron does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agron lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Agron lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake lands a jab to Agron's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Agron counters with a straight right hand.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Agron counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drake avoids the body shot from Agron.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Agron counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Agron defends it nicely.
Agron misses with a hook.
Agron avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Agron misses with a hook to the body
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Agron seems unphased.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Agron paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Agron misses with a body shot.
Agron keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnny Agron seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Agron scores with a nice strike.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Agron comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Agron lands with a good body shot.
Drake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drake throws a series of punches but Agron avoids them all with ease.
Agron fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agron connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Agron scores with a hook to the body. Drake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Agron throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake shoots for a takedown but Agron saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Agron misses with a double jab.
Agron scores with a jab.
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.
Agron throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
Agron just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Agron connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Agron lands with a nice body punch.
Drake tries to clinch but Agron moves away
and Agron counters with a left to the body.
Drake wants to clinch
and Agron counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agron falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Agron takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agron swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Agron jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agron scores with a hook.
Agron misses with a wild combination.
Agron missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left and a right from Agron both land. Nice combination.
Agron swings away with a body shot that misses
and Agron takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Agron misses with a hook.
Agron keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Agron misses with a straight right.
Agron takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Agron takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Agron's waist but Agron gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Agron throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Drake tries to clinch up
and Agron counters with a right hand to the body.
Agron goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake doesn't manage to clinch there - Agron circles away.
Agron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Agron.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Agron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Agron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Agron fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Agron throws a combination that misses
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Agron circles away quickly and effectively.
Agron swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake tries to clinch but Agron is having none of it.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Agron moved out of range nicely.
Drake looks to clinch
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake tries to clinch but Agron moves away
and Agron counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Agron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws a right hand that Agron ducks under and follows up with a left that Agron also avoids with ease.
Agron throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake's corner calls for a 1-2. Drake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drake lands a two punch combo.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Agron's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Agron duly obliges.
Drake on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Agron defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Drake avoids the body shot from Agron.
Drake misses with a double jab.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Agron missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake lands a jab to Agron's midsection.
Drake lands a nice hook to Agron's body. Agron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agron moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake tries to bum rush Agron with a series of wild strikes but Agron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake tries to clinch
and Agron counters with a one-two to the body.
Agron scores with a nice strike.
Drake misses with a combination
and Agron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Agron misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.

Drake has Agron up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Agron just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Agron lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Agron jumps into guard, dragging Drake to the mat.
Drake preventing the sweep.

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 Nate 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 29:28

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