PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (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
Lee

183 cm
19
174 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Lee slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake shoots in and drives through. Lee sprawls well.
Drake fails with the takedown.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Lee is trying to stall.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.

Drake changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lee looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lee holds on to Drake's head and controls the position momentarily.
Drake working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee is looking for a sweep.
Drake tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lee is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drake off and has taken his back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Lee looking for the choke but no joy.
Lee trying to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drake tries to break free.
Lee is looking to control Drake but Drake is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Drake breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Drake throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Drake wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee missing with knees to the body.
Drake avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
Lee lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Drake improves position.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
Lee looks gassed!
Lee prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee misses with a low kick.

Drake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drake.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.

Drake thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Drake trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Lee wants to control but Drake postures up.
Lee stops Drake from passing to mount.
Drake advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Drake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Drake throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake misses the jab.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horrible takedown by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Christian Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lee down to the mat. Lee avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lee but Lee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lee looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lee tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake misses with the combination.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Lee tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Lee throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big left from Drake misses.

Drake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lee is just riding it out for now. Drake eventually gives up the hold.
Lee is not content to let Drake control the position.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Drake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lee is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Drake looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.

Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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

Drake looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lee is defending well. Drake quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lee has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Drake celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Christian Drake!