PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeganathan Mondero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is ACDC black ice - spoilin for a fight. Danny Drake could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeganathan Mondero's chin.

Drake
vs
Mondero

195 cm
26
280 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

210 cm
25
280 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeganathan Mondero!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
letting Mondero counter with a right hand.
Drake blocks a head kick by Mondero.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Mondero dodges an elbow strike from Drake.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Mondero.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Mondero's ribcage. Mondero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drake cracks Mondero with a nice body shot.
Mondero looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Mondero's head.

It looks like Jeganathan Mondero has been cut.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mondero backwards.
Drake lands an uppercut.

Mondero is rocked!

Drake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Mondero tries to bench press Drake off him but Drake keeps the position.
Drake is chipping away with strikes.
Mondero tries to escape but Drake is in control.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mondero some visible discomfort.
Mondero is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?

Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Mondero seems to have recovered his senses.
Drake lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake landing a few strikes.

Drake stands up and we're back to a striking position.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake tries to clinch up but Mondero circles away and keeps his distance.
Mondero walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mondero.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mondero moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Mondero counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Mondero to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mondero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake misses with a jab to the body

and Mondero counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
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!
Drake tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mondero wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Mondero wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Mondero from controlling successfully.
Drake trying to keep a closed guard but Mondero is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeganathan Mondero was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mondero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Mondero's legs - danger averted.
Drake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mondero is trying to keep Drake in close.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mondero's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drake connects with a nice short shot to Mondero's temple.
Drake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Drake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drake looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mondero is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
Mondero tries to kick Drake off but Drake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake tries to stand and escape but Mondero is controlling the position.
Mondero is trying to stand up here but Drake is controlling him well.
Mondero moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mondero working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeganathan Mondero's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mondero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mondero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mondero moves away.
Drake throws a lazy body kick
and Mondero counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mondero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Mondero's head but Mondero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Mondero drives through and clinches with Drake against the cage.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mondero is breathing heavily.
Drake throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mondero checks it well.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jeganathan Mondero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Drake both land. Nice combination.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Mondero is just out of range.
Mondero ducks right into an uppercut from Drake.
Drake misses with a double jab

and Mondero counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mondero.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mondero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mondero just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
Drake scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mondero backwards.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mondero or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drake.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mondero can do to turn this around?
Mondero managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Mondero tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Drake lands a body punch.
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!
Drake lands an elbow that stopped Mondero in his tracks for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake.
Drake lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mondero's defenses.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Drake.
A hook to the body from Drake.

Drake manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Mondero.
Mondero tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings for the body but Mondero moves out of range.

Drake drives through and clinches with Mondero against the cage.
Mondero tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.
Mondero throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right from Drake on the inside.
Mondero is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Drake pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danny Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeganathan Mondero.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drake effectively controlling the action here.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Drake breaks from the clinch.

Mondero tries to sprawl but Drake drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mondero wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Danny Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Mondero makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Mondero circles away from the clinch attempt.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake scores with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mondero pushes off an throws an elbow but Drake leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake lands a hook that snaps the head of Mondero backwards.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mondero slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeganathan Mondero's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Mondero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mondero dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Danny Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mondero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mondero tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mondero somewhat.
Drake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Mondero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mondero goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drake prevents it.
Danny Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeganathan Mondero.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
Mondero tries for a takedown but Drake manages to get underhooks.
Drake lands a left hand.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Drake.
Mondero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mondero takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mondero's head.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mondero manages to avoid it.
Mondero shoots and misses
and Drake counters with a leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch but Mondero is avoiding it.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake throws a leg kick

and Mondero counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jeganathan Mondero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mondero is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mondero is trying to work for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mondero not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Drake is concentrating on defense, preventing Mondero from advancing position.
Mondero trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mondero is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mondero trying to control from half guard but Drake is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mondero trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake has control of Mondero's left arm, preventing Mondero from doing any damage.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mondero's guard.
Drake postures up in Mondero's guard and throws a big left but Mondero blocks it.

Mondero looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mondero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Danny Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mondero trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Drake!