PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Ray Badass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Draclau
vs
Ray Badass

168 cm
20
143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alphons Draclau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Ray Badass!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draclau moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Badass throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Draclau keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass throws a body punch but Draclau moves out of range.
Draclau slips under a jab.
Draclau thows a body kick. Badass tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Draclau misses with a straight right.
Badass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Draclau moves into range and clinches up with Badass.
Draclau scores with a shoulder strike.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Badass misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
Badass looks gassed!
Draclau lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.

Draclau has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Badass clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Draclau controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Badass for as long as he can get away with.
Draclau's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Even with his hooks in, Draclau manages to miss with strikes from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Draclau controlling the position well here. Badass rolled but Draclau kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Badass just trying to survive but Draclau is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau controlling the position well here. Badass rolled but Draclau kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Badass breaks Draclau's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alphons Draclau.
Draclau throws a nice looking combination but Badass bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Badass misses with a hook.
Badass is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Draclau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Draclau throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Badass.

Draclau clinches up with Badass and pushes him back against the cage.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Badass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draclau is working Badass over against the cage.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draclau smiles and moves away.
Badass scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draclau in his tracks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Draclau gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draclau manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Badass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphons Draclau dominated that 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.

Badass takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Badass takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draclau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Badass. Beautiful body shot.
Badass catches Draclau with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Badass throws a series of punches but Draclau moves out of range.
Badass misses with a double jab

and Draclau counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Badass is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Draclau wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
Draclau stays in close to Badass's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau passes Badass's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Draclau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Draclau is thwarting Badass's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Draclau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Draclau tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badass knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Draclau takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Draclau sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Badass defending well though.
Draclau sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Alphons Draclau.
Draclau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four 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.
Badass waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draclau.
A punch lands to the side of Badass 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Draclau shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badass can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Draclau controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Badass throws a predictable looking body shot

and Draclau holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Badass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Draclau as the two fighters clinch.
Draclau lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Draclau pushes Badass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Draclau.
A nice left hand lands by Draclau.

Badass is rocked!

Draclau gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Draclau seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

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.
Badass is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Badass trying to control but Draclau postures up.
Badass is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Draclau is staying active.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draclau lands a nice shot that snaps Badass's head back.
Draclau scores with a nice right hand.

Draclau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Draclau is thwarting Badass's attempts to control the position.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draclau in particular looking to stall.
Badass is trying to control but can't.
Draclau sitting and controlling from the half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alphons Draclau showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Draclau 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphons Draclau!