PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Philip Farmery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Farmery's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pierce the veil-Bulls in the bronx. Philip Farmery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Farmery
vs
Drake

189 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
27
185 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Philip Farmery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Donald Drake!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farmery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drake looks to clinch
and Farmery counters with a straight right hand.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Farmery sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Drake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farmery trying to get back to full guard but Drake takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Drake trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Farmery sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery moves into full guard.
Drake stopping the sweep attempt from Farmery.
Farmery controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake won't allow Farmery to sweep him here.

Drake decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Farmery, up you get!
Drake fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Farmery avoids it really well and circles away.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Philip Farmery has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donald Drake.
Drake throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Farmery counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Drake down! Farmery is looking to finish but Drake is intelligently defending himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.
Farmery tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmery is one step ahead there.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farmery throws a big elbow that misses.

Farmery has gone for a leg lock! Drake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Farmery's guard.
Drake postures up in Farmery's guard and throws a big left but Farmery blocks it.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farmery looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Farmery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farmery has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farmery trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
Farmery looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Drake drops back looking for a leg! Farmery is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Farmery manages to kick Drake off! Drake jumps back into Farmery's guard.
Farmery has a closed guard, preventing Drake from standing up.
Farmery is adopting a defensive guard.
Farmery keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Farmery looking for a sweep. Not yet Farmery, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farmery is on top in guard.
Drake keeping full guard, as Farmery tries to pass.
Farmery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom.
Farmery is in close to Drake's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Farmery from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farmery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farmery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake is trying to keep Farmery in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drake misses with a kick to the body.
Farmery avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farmery moves away.
A head kick by Drake misses
and Farmery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Drake moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake throws a head kick that misses

and Farmery counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! Farmery looking to finish!

Drake is rocked!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drake is still in real trouble! Can Farmery finish him?

Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Farmery trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.

Farmery is looking for a kimura but Drake is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmery to get the leverage.
Drake wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy.

Farmery wants to work for an arm triangle but Drake is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Farmery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Farmery is trying for a kimura here. Drake looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Farmery wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.