PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Beef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Beef comes to the cage accompanied by Arguru. Drake has chosen This is England by The Clash as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony Beef could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Drake's chin.

Beef
vs
Drake

180 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

174 cm
22
191 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Beef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Drake!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch up but Beef circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Beef fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drake cracks the inside of Beef's front leg.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beef blocks a head kick by Drake.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Beef throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Beef misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Drake is looking to clinch but Beef is avoiding it.
Drake lands with a kick to the temple. Beef shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beef paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Beef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beef shoots in for a takedown but Drake shows good takedown defense.
Drake wants to clinch up but Beef keeps it at a distance.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Beef pushes him off.
Drake wants to clinch up but Beef keeps it at a distance.

Beef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Beef is blocking nicely.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Beef.

Beef manages to break the clinch.
Beef throws a right hand that Drake ducks under and follows up with a left that Drake also avoids with ease.
Beef blocks a head kick by Drake.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drake.
Beef looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drake misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Beef.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Beef shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Beef. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Beef decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Beef is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beef seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drake is in trouble now - Beef has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working to get back to half guard.
Beef lands a nice shot to the head.
Drake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Beef connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drake is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drake gets back to half guard.
Beef with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beef trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beef doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beef manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beef accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Beef tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Beef trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drake is on top in guard.
Beef wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Drake trying to control but Beef is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Drake slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Drake tries for a kimura but Beef is defending well.
Beef manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Beef thows a huge punch but Drake dodges it nicely.
Drake punching from the bottom.
Drake gets back to full guard.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beef has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Drake is proving hard to escape from.
Drake looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Drake dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Beef tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beef takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Beef throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Drake rushes Beef and presses him up against the cage.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Drake misses with a knee strike.

Beef wants the takedown. Drake is fighting it off but Beef persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Drake's guard against the cage.

Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beef preventing the sweep.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Beef from controlling successfully.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drake looking for a guillotine here but Beef defends easily.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing Beef from standing up.
Drake is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beef throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Beef stands up over Drake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Drake is looking for a triangle but Beef pushes his legs off easily.

Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beef trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beef content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beef with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beef throwing strikes from guard but Drake blocks nicely.

Drake looking for a guillotine here but Beef defends easily.
Beef trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Drake manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beef is keeping the position for now.
Drake prevents Beef from getting back to his feet.
Beef is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beef throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Drake wants to control from the top but Beef keeps moving.
Beef looking to control.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Beef.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Beef.
Beef misses with a double jab.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Beef throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tony Beef is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beef landing knees to the body.
Drake missing with knees to the body.
Beef on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Beef gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drake scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Beef.
Beef wants to break free but Drake has control.

Drake has hold of one of Beef's legs. Beef is fighting the takedown attempt but Drake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Drake won't allow Beef to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Beef misses.
Beef lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Drake lands with a thumping leg kick.
Beef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake misses with a head kick.
Drake tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Beef counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Drake has his foot on Beef's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Beef works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Beef works over Drake with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake keeping full guard, as Beef tries to pass.
Beef trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beef is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beef gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beef shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Beef pushes him off.
An inside leg kick lands from Drake.
Beef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Beef avoids the head kick by Drake.
Beef will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Beef pushes him off.
Drake avoids the head kick by Beef.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beef.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Beef swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Beef checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beef blocks a leg kick.
A combination from Beef does no damage.
Beef shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Beef.
Drake throws a lazy body kick
and Beef counters with a one-two to the body.
Anderson Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake tries to clinch but Beef moves out of range.
Drake tries to clinch
and Beef cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake scores with a head kick.

Beef gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Beef is trying to break free.
Drake unloads a knee to the mid-section. Beef lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Beef wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.

Beef breaks the clinch.

Drake moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beef blocks it with crossed arms.
Beef has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Knees to the body from Drake.
Beef wants to break the clinch but can't.
Beef managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Beef digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Beef gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Beef connects with a knee to the head.

Beef breaks from the clinch.
Beef lands a jab-cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beef, right into the meat.
Beef fails to land with a series of punches.
Beef throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Beef.
Beef lands with a nice combination. Drake backs away looking to recover.
Beef throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Beef clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Drake prevents Beef from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Drake.

Beef breaks from the clinch.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick
and Beef counters with a one-two to the body.
Beef misses with a few strikes there.
Drake tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Beef counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beef stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drake swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Drake is working an open guard so Beef takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Beef shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Beef showed some decent athleticism there.
Drake is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Beef scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beef stalling away here and it's allowed Drake to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Beef lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Beef showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Tony Beef!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Tony Beef!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Tony Beef!

Tony Beef wins by unanimous decision!