PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between The Can (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Can
vs
Drake

170 cm
27
149 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

166 cm
22
152 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, The Can!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Drake!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Can works the jab nicely.
Drake tries a low kick but Can avoids it.
Can misses with an uppercut.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've been told by Can's head coaches at Ground Zero, London that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Drake moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Can was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Drake takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Can bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Can doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Can uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Can throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Can.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Can loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Can tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake staying out of range there.

Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Can.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Can slowing the pace effectively.
Can tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Can blocking some punches.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Can.
A shot in the inside from Can.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can throws a head punch that misses.
Drake has Can pushed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.

Drake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Can blocks nicely.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Can swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake 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.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake controlling the action here.
Drake trying to pass the guard but Can defending well.
Drake frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drake tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drake looking to finish Can with some ground and pound. This is bad for Can!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Can's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Can uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Can misses with a looping right.
A combination from Can does no damage.
Can connects with a body shot that sends Drake's belly button to the back.
Drake moves forwards but Can connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Can connects with a nice looking jab.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Can is defending well.
Can doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Can blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Can slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Drake - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Can.
Can misses with the head strike.
Drake working aggressively here.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drakes head.
Drake is stalling here.
Can scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Can is trying to stall.
Can blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake tries to work over Can's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Can tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can works on Drake's body with a couple of short punches.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Can prevents a takedown attempt there.
Can misses with the head strike.
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!
Can is working Drake over against the cage.
Can misses with some punches.
Can pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake stalling the fight.
Can pushes Drake back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Can misses with a hook from the clinch.
Can blocks an uppercut.
Can misses with some punches.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Can lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Can throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Can lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
A hook to the body from Can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Can managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Can is trying to break free.
Can is pressed up against the cage. Drake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Can down to the mat. Can avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The Can has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Drake.
Drake swings for the body but Can moves out of range.
Can cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Can swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Can thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake lands with a hook. Can tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Can tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Can dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Can looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Can.
Drake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Can connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Drake scrambles back to his feet.
Can scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Can lands a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Can gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Can working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Can is struggling to control the position.
Can lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Can letting Drake take a breather here.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Can.
Can connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Can ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Can is able to avoid easily.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Can sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Can does a little dance to reset his feet.

Can has managed to clinch.
Can misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeps control of Can as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Can manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drake goes for a takedown attempt but Can pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Can has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Drake.
Can darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Can cracks a nice hook into Drake's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Can misses.
Drake throws a shot from downtown. Can moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Drake.
A jab from Can does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake moves out of range as Can strikes.
Can lands with an overhand left.
Can digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Can.
The Can is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Can.
Can tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake swings for the body but Can moves out of range.
Can keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Can waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drake.
Drake throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Can's waist but Can gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drake off to one side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drake or perhaps it was just good defense by Can, which made it look bad.

Drake moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake drops down looking for an ankle pick but Can pulls his leg out and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
Can lands with a straight right. Drake didn't see that one coming.
Can pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Can is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Can sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake avoids the body shot from Can.
Drake throws the left hand but Can avoids the punch easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Can.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drake, as that shot connected.
Drake looks for a takedown but Can sprawls well.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Can showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Can has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Can!
The Can thanked the fans post fight for their support.