PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniels Drinkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jia Le Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen Die Monster Die! as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Drinkis
vs
Le Li

178 cm
25
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
200 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Fast

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniels Drinkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jia Le Li!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drinkis scores with a jab to the head.
Li throws a jab when Drinkis was well out of range.
Li lands the left hand.
Drinkis connects with a looping right hand.
Drinkis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Drinkis persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.

Drinkis manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Li on his heels. He'll look to pass Li's guard now, I'm sure.
Li looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drinkis is one step ahead there.
Li wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Li manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drinkis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li passes into side control, despite Drinkis's attempt to control the position.
Li working away.
Drinkis being controlled for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drinkis is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drinkis is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Li off and has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Li is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Drinkis lands a shot to the body.
Drinkis doesn't have the hooks in and Li manages to turn into his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drinkis wants to control but Li passes easily into half guard.
Li trying to pass the guard but Drinkis defending well.
Drinkis tries to get to full guard but Li has control of the leg.
Drinkis manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li with a nice head shot there.

Drinkis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Li defends well.
Drinkis working a defensive guard here.
Drinkis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Li manages to get himself to full guard.
Li looking to control.
Drinkis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Li is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Li manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drinkis manages to get himself to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Li avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Drinkis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Li is pushing down on Drinkis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drinkis is fighting to maintain full guard but Li has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drinkis is looking for a sweep. Li is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drinkis trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Li wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drinkis keeps working.

Drinkis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniels Drinkis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Li misses with a wild body shot.
Drinkis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Li tries a low kick but Drinkis avoids it.
Drinkis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Drinkis sizes up Li with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Drinkis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drinkis showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Li manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Li controls Drinkis momentarily but Drinkis frees himself.
Drinkis is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Drinkis controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drinkis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.

Drinkis drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Li dives on top into guard.
Drinkis keeping moving, preventing Li from controlling successfully.
Drinkis is trying to control the position but Li postures up.
Li controlling from the top position.
Daniels Drinkis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Drinkis looking for a guillotine here but Li defends easily.
Li being controlled here momentarily.
Li slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Drinkis moves out of range of the strikes.
Drinkis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Drinkis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drinkis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li needs to keep his hands up - Drinkis had a free shot at his head there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Li, as that shot connected.
Drinkis throws a jab but it's blocked by Li.

Drinkis closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Li quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drinkis lands a nice short elbow.

Drinkis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li is looking to improve his position.

Li looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drinkis connects with a nice short shot to Li's temple.
Li wants to control but Drinkis is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drinkis is looking to take a break and control but Li is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Li blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drinkis.
Li has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drinkis is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from Drinkis there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Li tries to roll over but Drinkis keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniels Drinkis dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Li walks into a jab.
Li lands with a shot to the body.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drinkis was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
Li tries a low kick but Drinkis avoids it.
Drinkis has a takedown stuffed.
Li defending well as Drinkis loads up on a big left hand.
Li tries to land a body kick
and Drinkis counters with an inside leg kick.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Drinkis's shoulder, as Drinkis tries to avoid the shot.
Drinkis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drinkis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drinkis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels Drinkis is winning the standup battle so far.
Li tried to score with a low kick but Drinkis checks it.
Drinkis misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li moves out of range of the strikes.
Drinkis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Li swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Li slips a jab and a cross from Drinkis.
Drinkis blocks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drinkis. That's going to slow Li down.
Li checks the leg kick.
Li uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drinkis.

Li tries to sprawl but Drinkis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Li tries to roll over but Drinkis keeps him under control.
Drinkis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Li is staying active underneath Drinkis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Drinkis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Li has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jia Le Li has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drinkis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drinkis prevents Li from improving his 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!
Well, if Drinkis is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drinkis not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li manages to get to full guard.
Li trying to keep a closed guard but Drinkis is proving a slippery customer.

Drinkis is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!
Li is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Li pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drinkis is keeping the position for now.
Li seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Li is one step ahead there.
Drinkis is pulling down on Li's head to control his posture.
Li throws a big elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drinkis misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drinkis.
Drinkis throws a wild body kick that Li sees coming a mile off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniels Drinkis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drinkis 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 Don Winkell scores the fight for Daniels Drinkis!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Daniels Drinkis!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Daniels Drinkis!

Daniels Drinkis wins by unanimous decision!