PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dreptak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Badger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dreptak
vs
Badger

174 cm
18
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
21
162 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jan Dreptak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Badger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dreptak misses with a wild body shot.
Badger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Badger shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dreptak is trying to defend but Badger finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dreptak taking some punishment here, with Badger in his half guard.
Dreptak trying to hold on to Badger's head to control him but Badger postures up.
Badger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dreptak defending well though.
Dreptak definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ground and pound from Badger.
Dreptak trying to hold on to Badger's head to control him but Badger postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Badger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badger is trying to control. Dreptak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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. Badger connects with a nice short shot to Dreptak's temple.

Badger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dreptak doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Badger.
Badger lands strikes from half guard.
Badger is thwarting Dreptak's attempts to control the position.

Badger is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dreptak defends it well.
Nice strikes from Badger there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dreptak blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badger.
Nice strikes from Badger there.
Badger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Badger is nestled in close to Dreptak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badger scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dreptak trying to control but Badger postures up.
Badger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Badger trying to control from half guard but Dreptak is working away.
Badger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dreptak trying to control but Badger postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Badger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dreptak trying to control but Badger postures up.
Dreptak taking some punishment here, with Badger in his half guard.
Dreptak is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dreptak has hold of Badger's hands but Badger slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Badger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Badger is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Badger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dreptak is not content to let Badger control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dreptak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Badger looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Badger prevents Dreptak from standing back up.
Dreptak has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badger is working away from the top position though.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Badger thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dreptak jabs Badger right on the nose. Badger blinks but takes it well.
Badger moves away from the strike by Dreptak.
Dreptak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Badger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dreptak circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger avoids the body shot from Dreptak.
Badger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Badger gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
Dreptak wants to control but Badger is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Badger dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Badger closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dreptak is trying to control but can't.
Badger slips a nice elbow through Dreptak's hands, connecting with Dreptak's forehead.
Badger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badger lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Badger.
Dreptak wants to improve his position but Badger is controlling well.
Badger working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger is nestled in close to Dreptak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Badger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dreptak is looking for a sweep. Badger is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Badger wants to control but Dreptak is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreptak is looking to improve his position.

Badger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Badger there.
Badger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dreptak wants to control but Badger is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Badger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dreptak wants to get back to full guard.
Dreptak is trying to maintain the position but Badger is very close to passing his half guard.

Badger is looking for a kimura but Dreptak is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Badger to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dreptak taking some punishment here, with Badger in his half guard.
Badger lands strikes from half guard.
Badger working the head and body with strikes.
Dreptak is trying to control but can't.
Badger seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Badger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dreptak tries to get to full guard but Badger has control of the leg.
Dreptak wants to control but Badger is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Badger smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Badger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dreptak to the mat! Dreptak manages to get full guard.
Dreptak wants to sweep here but Badger controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreptak is working hard here to advance position.
Dreptak trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Badger wants to control from the top but Dreptak keeps moving.
Dreptak has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Badger has passed into side control.
Dreptak tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Badger landing a few strikes.
Badger connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dreptak some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreptak tries to bench press Badger off him but Badger keeps the position.

Badger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dreptak, who protects the arm well.
Jack Badger has got the better of the ground game so far.
Badger lands an elbow.
Dreptak struggling a bit here.
Badger wants to control but Dreptak is keeping him busy.
Badger working the head with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dreptak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Badger wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dreptak stops Badger from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Badger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Dreptak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dreptak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Badger stands up over Dreptak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Badger lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Badger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Badger working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badger is in close to Dreptak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Badger's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Badger wants to stand but Dreptak is controlling his posture from full guard.
Badger cracks Dreptak with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreptak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Badger.
Dreptak is trying to keep Badger in close.

Badger postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dreptak is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Badger, into his guard.

Badger wants to sweep but no luck.
Dreptak throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dreptak throws a strike but Badger rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Badger engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Badger wants to control from the top but Dreptak keeps moving.
Badger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dreptak is trying to control the position but Badger postures up.
Badger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Badger with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Badger slips a straight right by Dreptak.
Jack Badger is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreptak keeps the fight on the outside.
Badger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dreptak missing with a left hand there. Badger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Dreptak. Beautiful body shot.
Dreptak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Badger moves away.
Despite the aggression on Badger's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Badger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dreptak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Badger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Badger's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Badger's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Badger closes the distance and clinches.
Badger is trying to drag Dreptak to the mat but Dreptak just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Badger tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dreptak just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dreptak goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreptak misses with some punches.
Dreptak has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, Dreptak scores with a nice short uppercut.

Badger lands a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dreptak wants to sweep here but Badger controlling him for the moment.
Dreptak lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Dreptak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Badger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dreptak has managed to get both his arms back between Badger's legs - danger averted.
Badger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badger utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Badger.
I've got Badger winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Badger!
In defeat, Jan Dreptak stepped up to the mic, saying 'Kurwa...'.