PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Von Minoza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bentley Drummle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Von Minoza
vs
Drummle

175 cm
28
158 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Von Minoza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bentley Drummle!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drummle darts in and clinches Minoza up against the cage.
Minoza tries to circle away but Drummle has him pinned against the cage.
Drummle lands an elbow inside that Minoza shrugs off.

It looks like Joseph Von Minoza has been cut.
Drummle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Minoza can't break the clinch.
Come on Drummle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drummle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drummle throws an elbow but it misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drummle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoza blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Minoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
Drummle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Minoza up against the cage.
Drummle has Minoza pressed against the cage, preventing Minoza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drummle landing knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drummle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drummle lands an elbow just above Minoza 's eye.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Minoza avoids a wild elbow strike from Drummle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummle trying to land knees to the body.
Minoza is trying to break the clinch but Drummle has him pressed against the cage.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
Minoza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drummle missing with knees to the body.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Minoza is trying to push Drummle away but Drummle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Minoza misses with a punch to the body.
Drummle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drummle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minoza's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minoza is trying to break the clinch but Drummle is controlling him.
Minoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minoza blocks the elbow strike.
Drummle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minoza.
Drummle avoiding damage.
Minoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drummle has him pressed against the cage.
Drummle is struggling to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Minoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drummle is pushing Minoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drummle tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minoza avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drummle's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drummle lands an elbow inside that Minoza shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
Drummle taking a breather.
Drummle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Minoza is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummle keeps control of Minoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Drummle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Von Minoza's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Minoza thows a left - swing and a miss!

Drummle moves into the clinch successfully.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Minoza working hard to break the clinch.
Minoza is trying to break the clinch but Drummle is controlling him.
Drummle pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drummle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minoza's efforts to push away.
Drummle keeps control of Minoza as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Minoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Minoza takes an elbow to the forehead.
Minoza managing to block the knees to the body from Drummle.
Come on Drummle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drummle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Drummle.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Minoza takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drummle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Minoza blocks the elbow strike.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Minoza takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
Drummle effectively controlling the action here.
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!
Minoza wants to break free but Drummle has control.
Drummle is pushing Minoza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummle continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Bentley Drummle.
Minoza looks to land a left hand but Drummle moved out of range nicely.

Drummle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Drummle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Minoza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drummle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Minoza avoiding damage as Drummle throws knees to the body.
Drummle stalls.
Minoza is trying to break the clinch but Drummle is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummle stalls.
Drummle lands an elbow just above Minoza 's eye.
Drummle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Minoza up against the cage.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drummle lands an elbow inside that Minoza shrugs off.
Drummle lands an elbow just above Minoza 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bentley Drummle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joseph Von Minoza's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Drummle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minoza, pushing him back against the cage.
Minoza takes an elbow to the temple.
Bentley Drummle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drummle lands an elbow that stopped Minoza in his tracks for a moment.
Drummle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drummle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drummle receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A frustrated look appears on Minoza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
Minoza dodges an elbow strike from Drummle.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Drummle.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
Minoza takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummle missing with knees to the body.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drummle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Minoza.
Drummle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minoza being controlled against the cage.
Drummle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
Minoza wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Minoza blocks the elbow strike.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
Minoza working hard to break the clinch.
Minoza blocks an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
Minoza avoiding damage as Drummle throws knees to the body.
Drummle dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Minoza wants to get back to striking at distance but Drummle won't allow it.
Drummle lands an elbow inside that Minoza shrugs off.
Minoza blocks an elbow strike.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
The referee calls for Drummle to work.
Drummle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drummle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drummle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Drummle throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
Drummle lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Drummle.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Minoza wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drummle has him pressed against the cage.
Drummle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Minoza is trying to force a seperation but Drummle has the dominant position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drummle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Joseph Von Minoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drummle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minoza's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drummle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Minoza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Minoza has a couple of punches blocked by Drummle.
Drummle lands a nice elbow.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Drummle lands an elbow inside.
Drummle lands an elbow just above Minoza 's eye.
Drummle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minoza's efforts to push away.
Drummle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minoza's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Minoza is trying to force a seperation but Drummle has the dominant position.
Minoza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drummle stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bentley Drummle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drummle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bentley Drummle!