PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ta Sau Yee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louey Draft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sau Yee comes into the arena with 周杰倫 - 青花瓷 blaring out of the sound system. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Louey Draft was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Sau Yee
vs
Draft

185 cm
31
205 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

188 cm
31
215 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ta Sau Yee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louey Draft!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sau Yee clobbers Draft with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sau Yee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draft.
Draft misses with a shot to the body
and Sau Yee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Draft jabs Sau Yee to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Draft shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sau Yee's guard.
Draft trying to control the position from guard on top but Sau Yee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draft wants to pass the guard but Sau Yee is keeping the position.
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!
Draft postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sau Yee is trying to keep Draft in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft preventing the sweep.
Draft throwing strikes from guard but Sau Yee blocks nicely.
Draft throws a strike but Sau Yee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Draft has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sau Yee tries to stand but Draft is controlling from the bottom.
Draft is trying to keep Sau Yee in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draft looking for a sweep. Not yet Draft, not yet.
Draft is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Draft throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sau Yee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft 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.

Draft throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Draft is looking to sweep but instead, Sau Yee has passed into half guard.
Draft tries to get to full guard but Sau Yee has control of the leg.
Draft is trying to stand up here but Sau Yee is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft regains full guard. Nicely done.

Draft throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sau Yee escapes and throws Draft's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Draft can't do much from the bottom here.
Draft is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sau Yee is staying tight to Draft's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Draft is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Draft throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sau Yee counters with a nice uppercut.
Sau Yee thuds his right hand into Draft's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Draft closes the distance and clinches up with Sau Yee, looking for a takedown. Draft pushes Sau Yee against the cage but Sau Yee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sau Yee. No joy for Draft on that attempt.
Sau Yee connects with a solid leg kick.
Draft misses with a body shot.
Draft uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sau Yee.
Sau Yee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Draft - just one landing.
Draft throws a hook but Sau Yee avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draft connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Draft ducks under a wild hook from Sau Yee.
Draft displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sau Yee throws out the jab.
Draft catches Sau Yee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Draft throws the left hand but Sau Yee avoids the punch easily.
Draft slips under a jab.
Ta Sau Yee is winning the standup battle so far.
Draft misses with a few strikes there.
Draft tries to clinch but Sau Yee is having none of it.
Sau Yee throws a right hand that misses
and Draft makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sau Yee misses with a straight left.

Draft throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sau Yee tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Draft is in Sau Yee's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draft in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sau Yee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sau Yee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Draft.
Sau Yee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sau Yee 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.
Draft throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draft throws a big elbow that misses.
Sau Yee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sau Yee keeping moving, preventing Draft from controlling successfully.
Draft throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sau Yee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draft throws a big right hand that misses.
Draft trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Draft throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sau Yee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draft stands and throws Sau Yee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Draft sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sau Yee is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Draft working the ground and pound but Sau Yee is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draft tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Draft lands some shots froms side control.

Draft wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sau Yee, who protects the arm well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draft tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louey Draft showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Draft cracks Sau Yee with a hook to the temple - Sau Yee is on wobbly legs here! Draft swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sau Yee falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Draft wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Louey Draft!
After the big win, Louey Draft made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors BALCO UNIFORM and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.