PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dastan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommaso Baroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommaso Baroni has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Drake
vs
Baroni

185 cm
21
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dastan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommaso Baroni!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baroni clinches up against the cage.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Dastan Drake has been cut.
Baroni pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baroni scores a nice knee to the body.
Baroni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baroni just leaning against Drake, taking a breather.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.
Nice elbow from Baroni.
Baroni prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drake goes for a takedown in the clinch but Baroni prevents it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Baroni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dastan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.

Baroni gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Baroni lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baroni using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baroni scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Baroni lands an elbow that stopped Drake in his tracks for a moment.
Baroni scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baroni stalls.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni crunches a lovely knee into Drake's ribcage.
Drake has had enough of the clinch but Baroni keeps him there for the moment.
Drake is trying to stall.
A short uppercut from Baroni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni lands a nice elbow.
Baroni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drake wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Baroni - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Baroni.

Dastan Drake's cut is getting worse.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tommaso Baroni.

Drake tries to keep at a distance but Baroni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Baroni.
Baroni lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baroni wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Baroni fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baroni tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Baroni.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baroni defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Nice sprawl there from Baroni as Drake shoots in.

Drake gets tackled into the cage by Baroni. Baroni maintains the clinch.
Baroni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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.
Baroni works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Baroni lands an uppercut.
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommaso Baroni dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dastan Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Baroni has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Baroni is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Baroni lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Baroni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake tries for a takedown but Baroni manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dastan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baroni is stalling here.
Baroni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drake's face.
Drake tries for a takedown. No joy.
Baroni content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Baroni has double underhooks.
Baroni lands a knee to the head.
Baroni taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baroni gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.

Drake is rocked!
Baroni lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baroni.
Baroni'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baroni lands with a left to the head.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Baroni.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Baroni lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Baroni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Baroni rushes Drake and presses him up against the cage.
Baroni connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drake's face.
Baroni putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Baroni.
Baroni lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.

Dastan Drake's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tommaso Baroni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baroni has Drake pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Drake is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Baroni - that's hurt Drake badly! Oh, another knee lands and Drake is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Drake doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tommaso Baroni!
A very excited looking Tommaso Baroni made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.