PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Awesome Sauce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Drebin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Drebin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sauce
vs
Drebin

180 cm
18
155 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Awesome Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Drebin!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce stuffs the takedown.
Awesome Sauce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drebin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sauce misses with a low kick.
Drebin tries for a takedown but Sauce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Drebin darts in and clinches Sauce up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sauce.
Drebin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.
Sauce lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drebin backwards.
Sauce is trying to break the clinch but Drebin has him pressed against the cage.
Drebin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauce smiles and moves away.

Drebin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drebin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drebin looking for a guillotine from mount but Sauce is having none of it.
Drebin controlling the position easily from mount.
Sauce is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

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.
Drebin content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Sauce really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Sauce is breathing heavily.
Drebin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sauce wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drebin controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Frank Drebin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drebin is looking to clinch.
Sauce misses with a two punch combination.
Sauce keeps the fight on the outside.
Sauce lands with a right hand.
Sauce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sauce with a hook.
Drebin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Sauce tries to keep at a distance but Drebin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sauce lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drebin.
Sauce lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drebin backwards.
Sauce is looking to break free of the clinch but Drebin has double underhooks.
Drebin tries to pull guard but Sauce holds him up against the cage and eventually Drebin drops back down to his feet.
Sauce lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sauce cracks Drebin with a nice body shot.
Drebin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sauce smiles and moves away.
Sauce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce looks to land a combination but Drebin avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Drebin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Sauce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Sauce lands with a nice combination. Drebin backs away looking to recover.
Drebin shoots in and drives through. Sauce sprawls well.
Sauce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Drebin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drebin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sauce tries to sprawl out of it but Drebin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sauce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drebin tries for a takedown but Sauce sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drebin backs up against the cage.
Sauce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Awesome Sauce is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drebin is breathing heavily.
Sauce misses with the combination.
Sauce looks to land a combination but Drebin avoids it well.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Drebin moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sauce darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Drebin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
A leg kick checked by Drebin.
Drebin throws a sloppy head kick and Sauce moves out of range easily.
Drebin dodges the punch combination from Sauce.
Drebin misses with a takedown attempt - Sauce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sauce works over Drebin's head and body with a nice combination.
Sauce scores with a hook.
Sauce throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sauce misses with a few strikes there.
Drebin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sauce.
Sauce swinging wilding here.

Drebin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drebin won't allow Sauce to get back to his feet.
Drebin advances to half guard.
Sauce looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drebin tries to pass to full mount but Sauce defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drebin trying to control from half guard but Sauce is working away.
Sauce tries to kick Drebin off but Drebin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drebin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drebin wants to take a breather but Sauce is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sauce throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Awesome Sauce dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.
Drebin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drebin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drebin shoots in for a takedown but Sauce shows good takedown defense.
Drebin fails to land the takedown.
Sauce misses with a two punch combination.
Drebin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sauce swivels and escapes.
Awesome Sauce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Drebin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drebin misses with a takedown attempt - Sauce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sauce misses with a low kick as Drebin jumps back.
Sauce lands with a nice combination. Drebin backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sauce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drebin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drebin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Sauce misses.
Drebin dodges the punch combination from Sauce.
Sauce misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sauce misses with a few strikes there.
Awesome Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drebin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sauce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sauce goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sauce swats away the attempt to clinch by Drebin.
Sauce misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sauce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drebin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauce tries to bum rush Drebin with a series of wild strikes but Drebin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drebin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sauce pinned against the cage. Sauce gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drebin moves out of range of the leg kick from Sauce.
Drebin tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sauce swivels and escapes.
Sauce tries to work over Drebin's front leg with a kick but Drebin checks it.
Sauce throws a right and a left that Drebin avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sauce.
Sauce misses with a series of wild punches.
Sauce lands with a hook. Drebin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Sauce misses.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drebin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drebin tries to clinch there but Sauce circles away.
Drebin shoots for a takedown but Sauce saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sauce displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Drebin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sauce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drebin.
Sauce lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Drebin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sauce.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sauce lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Drebin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Drebin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sauce swinging wilding here.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sauce misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice sprawl there from Sauce as Drebin shoots in.
Sauce throws a one two combo.
Drebin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Awesome Sauce showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sauce 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 Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Awesome Sauce!