PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey The Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Drezner
vs
The Dude

175 cm
23
162 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

173 cm
28
168 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeffrey The Dude!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Dude shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drezner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Drezner sneaks back into half guard.
Drezner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Dude.
Drezner wants to control but The Dude is keeping busy.

The Dude is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The Dude is working for a submission of some sort.
The Dude sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Dude's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Dude's back!
The Dude trying to control but not successfully.
Drezner trying to control momentarily.
The Dude is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

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.
Drezner really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for The Dude.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Dude surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Drezner controlling the positon.
The Dude is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner doesn't have the hooks in and The Dude manages to turn into his guard.
Drezner tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Zak Drezner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Good work by The Dude as he checks the leg kick.
Drezner moves to clinch but The Dude breaks away

and The Dude counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drezner has his hands clasped together around The Dude's back. He's all about the action.
The Dude is just content to waste time from the top position. Drezner takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Dude won't allow Drezner to sweep him here.
Drezner has control of The Dude's left arm, preventing The Dude from doing any damage.
The Dude postures up in Drezner's guard and throws a big left but Drezner blocks it.
Drezner keeping moving, preventing The Dude from controlling successfully.
The Dude wants to pass the guard but Drezner is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey The Dude dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Drezner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Drezner scores with a push kick.
Drezner throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
Drezner tests The Dude's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drezner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drezner misses with the combination.
The Dude has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Drezner.
The Dude is breathing heavily.
The Dude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dude blocks the leg kick.
Drezner scores with a sloppy right hand. The Dude should have avoided that one.
Drezner lands a lovely overhand right.
Drezner sizes up The Dude with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drezner lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Dude's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drezner.
Zak Drezner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drezner scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Drezner throws a head kick that The Dude semi-blocks.
The Dude 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.
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but The Dude is just out of range.
Drezner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The Dude is rocked!
Zak Drezner is winning the standup battle so far.
Drezner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Dude's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drezner.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Dude. That did some damage!
Drezner keeps The Dude at a distance using the push kick.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Dude takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Drezner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Dude can do to turn this around?
Jab, jab by Drezner - just one landing.
The Dude is still on wobbly legs! Can Drezner finish him?
Drezner delivers a nice body kick.
The Dude seems to have recovered his senses.
Drezner lands an overhand right.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as The Dude blocks the leg kick.
The Dude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drezner.
The Dude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drezner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drezner lands a head kick!
The Dude checks a low kick from Drezner.
Drezner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Dude takes a kick to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
The Dude has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drezner.
Drezner lands with a hook. The Dude tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drezner misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to The Dude's calf.
Drezner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
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!
Drezner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Dude.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
The Dude takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drezner.
Both fighters circling a little - Drezner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Dude's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drezner.

Drezner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A nice inside leg kick there by Drezner. That's going to slow The Dude down.
Drezner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Dude fails with the takedown
and Drezner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drezner tries to close the distance and clinch but The Dude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drezner digs a good hook to The Dude's body.
The Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crunch! Drezner slams his shin into The Dude's torso.
Drezner feints and then cracks The Dude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Dude down.
The Dude takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drezner lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Dude's sensitive parts.
Drezner lands a nice looking body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dude takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drezner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner feints and then cracks The Dude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Dude down.
A head kick misses from Drezner.
The Dude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drezner.
Good standup being displayed there by Drezner as he connects with a hook.
The Dude walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drezner misses with a low kick.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Dude. That did some damage!
Drezner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt The Dude.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Dude doesn't seem bothered though.
Drezner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Dude moves forwards but Drezner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Drezner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drezner lands with a hook. The Dude tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drezner lands a front kick.
The Dude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drezner can pounce on him.
The Dude misses with a looping right.
A shot to the liver by Drezner. Beautiful body shot.
The Dude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drezner.
Drezner throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Dude's sensitive parts.
Drezner feints and then cracks The Dude's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Dude down.
The Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drezner.
Drezner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drezner moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Drezner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drezner.
Drezner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks The Dude off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Drezner scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Drezner does it's job there.
Drezner throws a quick inside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drezner.
The Dude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drezner.
Drezner lands a leg kick that knocks The Dude off balance momentarily.
That kick from Drezner tenderised The Dude's leg. The Dude is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drezner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Dude.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Dude swats away the attempt to clinch by Drezner.
Both fighters circling a little - Drezner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The Dude tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drezner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Dudes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drezner connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drezner.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
Drezner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drezner throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Drezner tenderised The Dude's leg. The Dude is trying to keep his angry face on.
The Dude is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Drezner cracks a nice hook into The Dude's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drezner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drezner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Dude has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Drezner slams his shin into The Dude's torso.
The Dude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drezner can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drezner.
The Dude 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.
The Dude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drezner.
Drezner lands with a kick to the temple. The Dude shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A chopping leg kick lands by Drezner.
Drezner connects with a jab.
Drezner connects with a leg kick. The Dude looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Dude has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drezner.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner thumps The Dude with a low kick.
Drezner lets loose with a powerful body kick. The Dude will feel that in the morning.
The Dude avoids the head kick by Drezner.
Drezner misses with a shot to the body

and The Dude counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drezner tries to get to full guard but The Dude has control of the leg.
Drezner trying to control here.
Drezner wants to get back to full guard but The Dude has mounted him!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Dude moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Drezner has worked his arm free - good work by Drezner!
Drezner wants to control but The Dude postures up.
The Dude tries to advance to mount but Drezner instead regains half guard.
Drezner is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drezner manages to get to full guard.

The Dude is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drezner is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drezner has escaped and now he's on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drezner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner had his way with Jeffrey The Dude in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

The Dude throws a poor cross that misses
and Drezner counters with a nice leg kick.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses.

The Dude looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drezner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Dude manages to get himself to full guard.
Drezner tries to stand but The Dude is controlling from the bottom.
Drezner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Drezner trying to move into half guard but instead The Dude has managed to sweep!
Drezner wants to stand but The Dude is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dude chips away with some ground and pound.
The Dude forces his way into half guard.
The Dude is trying to control. Drezner wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Drezner blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Dude.

The Dude seems to be working for a kimura but Drezner defends the submission attempt.
Jeffrey The Dude has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Dude is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

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.
The Dude not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drezner trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but The Dude manages to pass to mount!
The Dude misses with a head shot.
The Dude can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drezner is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dude with a couple of short strikes.
Drezner wants to control but The Dude is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drezner is squirming around, avoiding The Dude's attempts to control the action.
The Dude manages to capitalize on a mistake by Drezner to take his back!
Zak Drezner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drezner covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The Dude wants to control the position but Drezner frees himself and scrambles - The Dude manages to regain control in side control.
Drezner isn't going anywhere.
Drezner is looking for a sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeffrey The Dude comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drezner 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 48:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 48:45
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zak Drezner!
Zak Drezner retains his lightweight title!