PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Drexler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mister Mister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mister Mister is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drexler
vs
Mister

175 cm
20
162 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Drexler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Mister!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drexler shoots in and bounces Mister off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mister is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mister can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drexler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mister moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drexler won't allow Mister to sweep him here.
Mister is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Drexler looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mister prevents Drexler from improving his position.
Drexler is working hard here to advance position.

Drexler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mister prevents Drexler from improving his position.

Mister decides to stand up.
Drexler tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drexler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mister misses with a few strikes there.
Mister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drexler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drexler wants to clinch up but Mister keeps it at a distance.
Mister wants to clinch
and Drexler counters with an inside leg kick.
Mister Mister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Drexler with that takedown attempt.
Mister tries to clinch up.
Drexler throws a chopping leg kick but Mister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Drexler tries to clinch up but Mister circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Drexler does no damage.
Mister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drexler is looking to clinch but Mister is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drexler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Mister has managed to clinch.
Drexler stalls.
Mister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drexler slows down the pace here.
Drexler prevents Mister from breaking the clinch.
Drexler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mister tries a knee to the head but Drexler blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mister tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drexler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drexler has Mister pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mister manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Drexler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mister tries a body shot but Drexler blocks it.
Drexler looking to stall.
Mister leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drexler stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jon Drexler.
Drexler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Drexler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mister misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mister swinging wildly here.
Drexler tries to clinch but Mister moves out of range.
Mister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drexler.
Mister works Drexler's body with a nice hook.

Drexler feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drexler trying to control but Mister is working from the bottom.
Drexler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mister is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drexler is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drexler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mister lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drexler!
Poor strikes thrown by Mister there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drexler wants to hold on but Mister pushes him away.
Drexler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drexler wants to hold on but Mister pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mister with a couple of short strikes.
Mister throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drexler because Mister loaded up on that one.
Drexler tries to reverse the position but Mister maintains control.
Mister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drexler is looking to escape.
Drexler tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mister trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mister throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Drexler because Mister loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Mister there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mister sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mister looking to control but Drexler is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drexler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drexler throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mister. What's that going to do exactly?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drexler gets back to half guard.
Mister is controlling the pace.
Mister passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drexler blocking the ground and pound.
Mister lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mister can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drexler is looking to escape.
Drexler regains half guard.
Mister thows a huge punch but Drexler dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drexler wants to improve his position but Mister is controlling well.

Drexler actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mister Mister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Mister lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Drexler tries to close the distance and clinch but Mister swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drexler tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Mister holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drexler trying to stall but Mister improves his position.
Drexler has Mister pressed against the cage.
Drexler misses with a knee to the head.
Mister struggles to land a body shot inside as Drexler controls his hands.
Drexler taking a breather.
Mister stalling.
Mister tries to stall but Drexler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mister is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drexler is defending well for now.

Drexler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mister stuffs the takedown attempt from Drexler. Drexler gets slowly back to his feet.
Mister fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mister clinches.
Drexler is trying to force a seperation but Mister has the dominant position.
Drexler just leaning against Mister, taking a breather.
Drexler stalling in the clinch but Mister improves position.
Mister doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drexler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mister lands a body shot in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drexler ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Drexler no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mister throwing strikes but missing.
Drexler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Drexler's guard.
Mister scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mister throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drexler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drexler is looking to improve his position.
Drexler regains full guard. Nicely done.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mister accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mister Mister has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mister gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mister throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drexler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jon Drexler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mister's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mister duly obliges.
Mister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drexler.
Mister bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mister displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mister connects with a body shot.
Mister keeps the fight on the outside.
Mister throws a series of punches but Drexler moves out of range.
Drexler dodges the punch combination from Mister.
Mister avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drexler misses the shot to the body.

Mister rushes Drexler and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drexler blocks a body shot from Mister.
Drexler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mister avoids it.

Drexler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drexler shoots in and bounces Mister off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drexler wants to control from the top but Mister keeps moving.
Mister looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drexler trying to control the position from guard on top but Mister is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mister is looking to sweep but instead, Drexler has passed into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Mister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mister has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Mister!
Mister Mister decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.