PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alphons Draclau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JanOle Stafjard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JanOle Stafjard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Draclau
vs
Stafjard

168 cm
21
143 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

166 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 7 - 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 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JanOle Stafjard!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draclau connects with a looping right hand.

Draclau clinches with his opponent.
Draclau stops a takedown attempt from Stafjard.
A right handed body shot lands from Draclau.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draclau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Stafjard is trying to drag Draclau to the mat but Draclau just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The referee calls for Draclau to work.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau is leaning against Stafjard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draclau digs a right hand into Stafjard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stafjard's gas tank.
Stafjard looks gassed!
A left hand lands to the body for Draclau.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Come on Draclau - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Draclau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short body shot lands from Draclau as the two fighters clinch.
Draclau scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Draclau on the inside.
A body shot lands from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a left to the head.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draclau lands with a left to the head.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Draclau digs a right hand into Stafjard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stafjard's gas tank.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Draclau lands a shot to the body.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draclau creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Draclau - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draclau.
A short right from Draclau.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Draclau.
Draclau lands a body shot.
Stafjard takes a shot to the head.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stafjard or not.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau avoiding damage.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau lands a body shot.
Draclau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau lands with a light punch inside.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
Draclau lands a body punch.
Draclau cracks Stafjard with a nice body shot.
Draclau pushes Stafjard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Draclau.
Draclau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau gets through Stafjard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Draclau.
Nice body punch from Draclau.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draclau lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stafjard or not.
Draclau lands a left hand.
Draclau lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draclau.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Draclau works on Stafjard's body with a couple of short punches.
Draclau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draclau lands a left hand.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draclau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Draclau.
Draclau pushes Stafjard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Draclau makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick lands from Draclau.

Draclau shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Stafjard tries to roll over but Draclau keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Draclau in particular looking to stall.
Stafjard is breathing heavily.

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 Stafjard for as long as he can get away with.
Draclau throwing shots but Stafjard is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Alphons Draclau just wasn't active enough.
Draclau cracks Stafjard with a good jab.
Draclau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Draclau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Draclau lands the left hand.
Draclau connects with a single shot there.
Draclau moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau lands with a short shot to the head.
Draclau is pressed up against the cage. Stafjard has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draclau down to the mat. Draclau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draclau clobbers Stafjard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Draclau goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Draclau lands a high kick!
Stafjard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draclau counters with a left and a right that stings Stafjard.

Stafjard is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stafjard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draclau.
JanOle Stafjard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draclau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Draclau swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stafjard.

Draclau closes the distance and clinches.
Draclau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stafjard.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Draclau scores with a nice short uppercut.
Draclau is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stafjard can do to turn this around?
Draclau works on Stafjard's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Draclau.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draclau.
Draclau is working Stafjard over against the cage.
Stafjard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draclau prevents it.
Alphons Draclau has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JanOle Stafjard.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stafjard backwards.
Draclau stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Alphons Draclau has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Draclau throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Draclau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draclau lands a left hand.
Stafjard takes a shot to the head.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Draclau scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draclau lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draclau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draclau lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draclau lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphons Draclau dominated that second round.
That's time! Draclau's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Draclau lands a nice looking body kick.
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draclau lands a head shot.
Draclau lands an overhand right.
Draclau scores with a jab. Stafjard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Draclau scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stafjard doesn't seem bothered though.
Draclau lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Draclau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stafjard is still on wobbly legs! Can Draclau finish him?
Draclau lands a leg kick that knocks Stafjard off balance momentarily.
Stafjard seems to have recovered his senses.
Draclau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stafjard 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draclau scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick from Draclau lands but Stafjard takes it in his stride.
A shot to the liver by Draclau. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draclau thuds a left hand into Stafjard's body.
Draclau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stafjards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Alphons Draclau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draclau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Draclau works Stafjard's body with a nice hook.
Draclau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Draclau shoots in and bounces Stafjard off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Draclau is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Draclau passes Stafjard's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draclau scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Draclau controlling the action here.

Draclau escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stafjard moves forwards but Draclau connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Draclau's corner calls for a 1-2. Draclau obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draclau thuds a left hand into Stafjard's body.
Stafjard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Draclau counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Draclau closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stafjard to the mat! Stafjard manages to get full guard.
Draclau controlling from the top position.
Draclau is pushing down on Stafjard's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stafjard is fighting to maintain full guard but Draclau has managed to sneak the leg through.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Draclau has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alphons Draclau is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draclau controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:24

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