PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Delroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drake
vs
Delroy

185 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Delroy!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Delroy rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.

Delroy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Donald Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drake scores with a takedown into Delroy's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Delroy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Delroy keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Drake wants to control from the top but Delroy keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Drake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Delroy moves out of range of the body kick.
Delroy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.

Drake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Drake lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drake jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delroy on the ground.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake trying to control but Delroy is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake trying to control but Delroy is working from the bottom.
Delroy 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 going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Delroy is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Delroy throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Delroy is keeping the position for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Donald Drake.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delroy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Delroy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Delroy misses with a two punch combination.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake throws a sloppy head kick and Delroy moves out of range easily.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Delroy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Delroy.
Drake throws a low kick but Delroy avoids it.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Delroy looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Delroy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Drake stops a takedown attempt from Delroy.
Donald Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Delroy.
Drake stalling.
Delroy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drake smiles and moves away.
Drake stuffs the takedown.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Delroy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drake scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake controlling from mount.
Drake landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Delroy is in a horrible position here. Drake smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Drake controlling the pace for now.

Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Delroy manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Drake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Delroy is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drake drives through and clinches with Delroy against the cage.
Delroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Delroy keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake throws a head kick that misses.
Delroy shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake misses with a low kick.

Drake bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drake working the head and body with strikes.
Delroy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drake.
Delroy can't do much from the bottom here.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Delroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake working the head with strikes.
Delroy is breathing heavily.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Delroy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Drake seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Drake will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Delroy is not content to let Drake control the position.
Delroy tries to bench press Drake off him but Drake keeps the position.
Delroy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Delroy taking a bit of punishment here - Drake scoring with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Drake working the ground and pound from side control.
Delroy is letting Drake control him for a moment.

Drake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Delroy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake working the ground and pound from side control.
Drake connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Delroy some visible discomfort.

Drake is trying to get an arm triangle but Delroy is defending well.

Drake tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Delroy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Delroy wants to control but Drake postures up.
Drake has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Drake is landing with some decent strikes but Delroy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake with the ground and pound from mount.

Drake with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Drake is working for a guillotine from mount but Delroy frees his head quite easily.
Delroy wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Donald Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake tries to control but Delroy wriggling away.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Delroy can do to turn this around?
Delroy wants to hold on but Drake pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Drake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Drake thows a body shot but no joy.
Delroy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Delroys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delroy was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Delroy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Delroy throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.

Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.

Drake jumps into guard, dragging Delroy to the mat.
Drake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing Delroy from standing up.
Delroy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake 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.
Drake is trying to keep Delroy in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Delroy advances to half guard.

Delroy is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves into full guard.
Delroy preventing the sweep.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Delroy from controlling successfully.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Delroy from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jason Delroy has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Delroy checks a low kick from Drake.

Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Delroy striking from his own guard.
Delroy trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.

Drake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Delroy, up you get!
Drake lands a body shot.
Drake throws a leg kick but Delroy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Delroy's head.

Drake gets a double leg takedown into Delroy's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Drake gets to his feet - Delroy follows without any prompting.
Delroy misses with a two punch combination.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Delroy.
Drake throws a head kick but Delroy moves out of range.
Delroy doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Delroy moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jason Delroy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donald Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Delroy throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Drake!
Donald Drake seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.