PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asaki Hioko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drury comes to the cage accompanied by The lonely Island - I just had sex . Mick Drury has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drury
vs
Hioko

183 cm
28
178 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

178 cm
29
185 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

BHP's Shaolin Nutrition & Laundry (One Stop Shop)

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 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Asaki Hioko!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drury throws an overhand right that lands on Hioko's shoulder, as Hioko tries to avoid the shot.
Drury throws out a loose jab but Hioko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Drury is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hioko's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hioko defending well though.
Drury missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hioko is looking for a sweep. Drury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drury passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hioko!
Hioko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drury.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drury can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hioko is looking to escape.
Drury has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury misses with a head shot.
Drury tries to control but Hioko wriggling away.
Drury sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Drury throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Drury throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Drury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

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.
Hioko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drury tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drury working the ground and pound effectively.

Hioko is rocked!
Drury throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drury thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hioko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Drury.
Hioko wants to hold on but Drury pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioko is squirming around, avoiding Drury's attempts to control the action.
Drury looking to finish with strikes here!
Poor strikes thrown by Drury there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drury landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hioko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Drury.
Drury wants to control the pace but Hioko is squirming around nicely.
Hioko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Drury is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hioko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury avoids the attempt from Hioko to control.
Drury looking to finish with strikes here!
Drury unloads with some shots from mount but Hioko bucks and avoids them well.
Drury throwing strikes here but Hioko is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Drury dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hioko connects with a nice looking jab.
Hioko walks into a jab.
Drury takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hioko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hioko slips under a jab.
Drury misses with a combination
and Hioko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drury cracks Hioko with an open hand slap.
Hioko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drury moves away.
Drury misses with a takedown
and Hioko counters with a stiff right hand.
Drury fails with the takedown

and Hioko moves into the clinch.
Hioko taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hioko lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hioko.
Hioko unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drury gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Drury looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury trying to control but Hioko is working from the bottom.
Drury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hioko keeping moving, preventing Drury from controlling successfully.
Hioko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

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.
Drury looking to pass the guard.
Drury advances position into side control!
Drury creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hioko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hioko can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hioko is avoiding damage well.
Hioko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Drury advances to mount.
Drury unloads with some shots from mount but Hioko bucks and avoids them well.
Drury looking to finish with strikes here!
Hioko is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drury has control of Hioko's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hioko regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hioko tries to lock up and control but Drury gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drury prevents Hioko from getting the reversal.
Drury can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hioko is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Asaki Hioko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drury, as that shot connected.
Drury feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hiokos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drury tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hioko was well out of range. Poor timing from Drury.
Drury fails to land with a series of punches.
Drury shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hioko counters with a straight right hand.
Hioko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drury throws the left hand but Hioko avoids the punch easily.
Drury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hioko manages to avoid it.
Drury misses with a hook. Hioko ducked under it nicely.
Hioko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drury.
Drury on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hioko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hioko blocks a jab.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hioko sprawls well. Hioko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drury gets slowly back to his feet.
Mick Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury misses with a takedown attempt
and Hioko counters with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hioko throws a looping overhand right but Drury ducks down to avoid it.
Drury shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hioko defends it nicely.
Hioko connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drury misses with an uppercut
and Hioko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drury's knee momentarily.
Drury thuds a left hand into Hioko's body.
Drury misses with a takedown attempt
and Hioko counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hioko scores with a leg kick.
Drury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hioko dips to his left and cracks Drury with an uppercut!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hioko throws a leg kick which misses Drury's front leg but catches the back leg as Drury tries to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hioko.
Drury drops his hands momentarily and Hioko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Drury is rocked!
Hioko steps in with a hook that catches Drury right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hioko follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Drury looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asaki Hioko!