PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black comes into the arena with AC/DC - Back in Black blaring out of the sound system. Drake has chosen Blitzkrieg Bop as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Black
vs
Drake

179 cm
23
183 lbs
11 - 8 - 1

180 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ka-POW Clothing

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 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drake crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Black - the referee stops the clock and Drake gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Black. Drake manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Black misses with a head kick.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Black.
Nice jab there from Black.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black works Drake's body with a nice hook.

Black closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Black.
Black tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Drake works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Black prevents a body shot from Drake.
A hook to the body from Black.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Black controls the action.
Drake tries a body shot but Black blocks it.

Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black blocks the body kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Black moves out of range of the body kick from Drake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake punishes Black's body with a nice straight punch.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Black throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drake walks into a jab.
Black will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drake misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a wild body kick that Black sees coming a mile off.
Black chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Black feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Black is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Black lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Black rather than just go for the knockout.
Black lands a nice shot to the body.
Black throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake is looking to land body kicks.
Drake tries a low kick but Black avoids it.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Black throws a head kick that Drake semi-blocks.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Black moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lucas Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake thows a leg kick but Black checks it
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a head kick but Black moves out of range.
Drake tries to land a front kick but Black steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black slips a straight right by Drake.
Black throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black moves away from the strike by Drake.
Black lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crunch! Black slams his shin into Drake's torso.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Black 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.

Black throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Drake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lucas Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Black, right into the meat.
Drake sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Black works Drake's body with a nice hook.
Black tried to score with a low kick but Drake checks it.
Black throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Black keeps Drake at a distance using the push kick.
Black throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drake jabs at Black's body.
Drake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a nice leg kick.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Black.
Black swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Black can pounce on him.
Drake misses with a hook.
Drake is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Black throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Black has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Drake pushes Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Drake is leaning against Black and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black throws a leg kick that misses.
Drake blocks a low kick nicely.
Drake throws a head kick that misses
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Black misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Black.
Black scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Drake doesn't seem bothered though.
Lucas Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Black with a nice cross.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Black.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Black will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Black misses with a body shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drake in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Black jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Black shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drake eats them both and turns towards Black to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Black dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Drake scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Drake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Black.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drake.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Black gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drake tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Black jabs at Drake's body.
Drake cracks Black with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Black wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Drake tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Black gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black connects with a jab.
Drake throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Black's corner calls for a 1-2. Black obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Drake
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake lands an overhand right.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Black connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
A low kick from Drake misses
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Black scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.

It looks like Lucas Black has been cut.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Black is rocked!
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black connects with the punch.
Drake wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Black takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nick Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a nice head kick!
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!
Black throws a head kick that misses.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Black!