PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daffy Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Mann has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Mann
vs
Drake

194 cm
26
193 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexander Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daffy Drake!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mann is trying to drag Drake to the mat but Drake just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Mann.
Mann drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Mann has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Mann.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Mann is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Mann manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mann gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Mann is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Mann misses with a punch to the body.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Mann won't allow it.

Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Mann fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Mann.
Mann trying to stall but Drake improves his position.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mann fails with the takedown
and Drake counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Mann doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Mann checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Mann misses.

Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into Mann's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mann swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake stays in close to Mann's body and controls the position.
Mann looking for a sweep. Not yet Mann, not yet.

Mann working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Mann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daffy Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drake trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
Mann manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drake's best efforts.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mann manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mann wants to get back to his feet but Drake is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mann throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Drake escapes and throws Mann's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mann is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Mann's face as Drake controls the position.
Drake wants to take a breather but Mann manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Drake.

Mann is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Mann is keeping the position.
Drake sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mann's guard.

Mann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mann is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Mann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mann is looking for the choke from the back position but Drake is controlling his hands well.
Mann is trying to stick to Drake's back but Drake is turning into Mann. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mann's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Drake.
Mann keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.

Mann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake looking to pass the guard.

Mann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.

Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Mann has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Mann's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake gets to his feet - Mann follows without any prompting.
Mann closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drake circles away.
Mann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake stays in close to Mann's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake wants to control from the top but Mann keeps moving.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Mann looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daffy Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake is looking to clinch but Mann is avoiding it.
Drake tries a low kick but Mann avoids it.

Drake rushes Mann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mann up against the cage.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mann is defending well for now.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mann.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mann.
Mann blocking some punches.
Mann goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drake.

Drake pulls guard successfully.
Mann passes into half guard.
Drake misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
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 looking for a guillotine here but Mann defends easily.
Mann trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mann is aware though and is defending well.
Drake is controlling Mann's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mann is aware though and is defending well.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mann drops back looking for a leg! Drake is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drake manages to kick Mann off! Mann jumps back into Drake's guard.

Mann postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Drake is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mann, into his guard.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Mann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Mann has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Drake off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daffy Drake really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Mann tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mann paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Alexander Mann is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Daffy Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drake clinches.
Mann tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Mann is blocking nicely.
Mann wants to stall.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Mann blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake wants to break free but Mann has control.
Mann is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Drake to keep the fight standing.
A bit of stalling here from Drake.
A nice left hand lands by Mann.
Mann controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mann's elbow.
Drake stalling against the cage.
Mann blocks an elbow strike from Drake.
Drake pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Mann has double underhooks.
Stalling in the clinch from Drake.
Mann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mann looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mann misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daffy Drake dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drake counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mann's knee momentarily.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Drake forces Mann back against the cage and clinches.
Mann misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mann slowing the pace effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake just leaning against Mann, taking a breather.
Mann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Mann prevents a body shot from Drake.
Mann wants to take the fight to the mat but Drake manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Drake.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drake throws an elbow but misses.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mann.

Mann pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake tries to clinch up but Mann circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mann throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake blocks a head kick by Mann.
Mann avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake tries to clinch but Mann is having none of it.
Alexander Mann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake tries to work over Mann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mann lands a left hand.
Daffy Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mann keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mann tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mann is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mann throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.

Drake breaks from the clinch.

Mann gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Mann can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Mann is looking to control Drake's arms but Drake gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mann has his back to the cage.
Mann misses with some punches.
Mann misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake is trying to stall.
Mann has Drake pressed against the cage.
Daffy Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mann working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daffy Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 45:50
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daffy Drake!
Daffy Drake is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Daffy Drake thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.