PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lawyers Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Money
vs
Drury

177 cm
19
152 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
158 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawyers Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Drury !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money misses with a wild body shot.
Drury uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Money tried to score with a low kick but Drury checks it.
Drury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drury misses the shot to the body.

Drury closes the distance and clinches.
Money misses with some punches.
Drury lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Money breaks from the clinch.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Drury paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Money. That's going to slow Drury down.
Drury looks to score with a jab to the body but Money is just out of range.

Money pushes Drury up against the ropes in a clinch.
Money blocks a body shot from Drury .
A right handed body shot lands from Drury .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Money lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money gets through Drury 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drury blocks a body shot from Money.
Drury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Money looking to stall.

Money breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drury with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Drury drives through and clinches with Money against the ropes.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Money is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drury is defending well for now.
Money fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Money throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Money makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Money.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury is trying to break the clinch but Money has him pressed against the ropes.
Drury scores with a shot to the side of Money's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Drury .
Money tries to throw a body punch but Drury avoids it by throwing Money back against the ropes.
Drury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Money is trying to maintain a safe position but Drury gets an underhook and turns Money into the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Money throws an elbow but misses.
Drury lands a nice uppercut.
Money tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drury avoids it.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drury is keeping busy.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Drury .
Drury lands a body shot.
Money with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Money tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Money creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Money misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drury is trying to break the clinch but Money has him pressed against the ropes.
Money doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Money has Drury pushed against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Money.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Money misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drury .
Drury blocking some punches.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Drury .
Drury avoiding damage as Money throws knees to the body.
Drury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Money lands a hook that snaps the head of Drury backwards.
A short right from Drury .
Drury is trying to break free.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury scores with a jab. Money acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Conor Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Drury .
Drury misses with a wild combination.
Money swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drury .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Money throws a lazy right hand but Drury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Money throws a series of punches but Drury avoids them all with ease.
Money throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drury wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Money misses with a hook to the body
enabling Drury to counter with a crisp jab.

Drury moves into range and clinches up with Money.
A nice left hand lands by Drury .
Drury working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lawyers Money will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Money tries to score with a low kick but Drury moves his leg out of the way.
Drury is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Money rather than just go for the knockout.
A punch combination from Drury misses.
A punch combination from Money misses.
Drury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Money looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Drury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Money lands with a left to the head.
Drury struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Drury .
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Money presses Drury against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drury scores with a shot to the side of Money's head.
Money lands with a left to the head.
Drury blocks a body shot from Money.
Drury blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Money misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Money pushes off an throws an elbow but Drury leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Drury wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Money takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Drury .
Money blocks an uppercut.
Drury misses with some punches.
Money tries to work over Drury 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Money creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drury wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
Drury prevents a body shot from Money.
Money tries to work over Drury 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drury tries to break free but Money pushes him back against the ropes.
Drury takes a knee to the side of the body.
Money misses with the head strike.
Drury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drury struggles to land a body shot inside as Money controls his hands.
Drury is trying to break free.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Money.
Money scores with a shoulder strike.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drury is keeping busy.
Drury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drury can't find room to land a body shot as Money controls the action.
Drury working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drury .
Money misses with a punch on the inside.
Money content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury lands a right hand that snaps the head of Money backwards.
Money throws a punch but it's blocked by Drury .
Money misses with a punch to the body.
Drury lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Money throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Money fails to land.
Money is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drury is keeping busy.
Drury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Money has him pressed against the ropes.
Drury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Money misses with a hook from the clinch.
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drury blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Money lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drury backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money can't find room to land a body shot as Drury controls the action.
Drury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Money.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drury tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Drury back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drury .
Money throws an elbow that misses.

Money breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Money throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Drury moves into the clinch.
Money misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drury working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drury .
Money tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Money takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Money takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lawyers Money dominated that second round.
That's time! Money'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.

Drury scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Drury lands an impressive looking overhand right. Money doesn't seem phased though.
Money on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Money throws a nice inside leg kick.

Money moves into the clinch successfully.
Money misses with some punches.
Money working aggressively here.
Drury misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money has a couple of punches blocked by Drury .
Drury 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Money swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Money makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drury lands an uppercut.
Drury looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury lands with a left to the head.
Drury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drury has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.
Money landing knees to the head.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawyers Money has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drury tries to work over Money's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drury lands a left hand.
Money lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Money breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drury slips under a jab.
Drury throws a good cross that connects.
Money is looking to clinch.
Drury checks a low kick from Money.
Drury throws a hook but Money avoids it easily.
Conor Drury has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money tried to score with a low kick but Drury checks it.
Money lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!

Drury moves into range and clinches up with Money.
Money is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Money scores with a nice hook to the head.
Money trying to control the position but instead, Drury has worked for underhooks and has pushed Money into the ropes.
Drury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Money takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Drury fails to land.
Drury can't break the clinch.
Money blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drury throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money throws a head punch that misses.
Drury blocking some punches.
Money tries to work over Drury 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drury on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drury working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drury .
Money lands an elbow inside that Drury shrugs off.
Lawyers Money is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like Conor Drury has been cut.
Money prevents Drury from breaking the clinch.
Money blocks an uppercut.
Drury tries to throw a body punch but Money avoids it by throwing Drury back against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drury .
Money has Drury pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money keeps control of Drury as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Money misses with some punches.
Drury wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
Money controlling the action here for a moment.
Drury has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drury gets through Money's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lawyers Money.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Money, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawyers Money!
After winning the bout, Lawyers Money thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.