PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slenderman Creeper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slenderman Creeper has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Frankie Drake's chin.

Drake
vs
Creeper

166 cm
29
160 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

170 cm
28
158 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

MayheM sportswear

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 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slenderman Creeper!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creeper throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
As Creeper backs away, Drake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Creeper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Drake looks for the body kick but Creeper saw that one coming.
It seemed like Creeper was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Drake clinches up against the cage.
Creeper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Creeper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Creeper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Creeper trying to land knees to the body.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Creeper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a right and a left that Creeper avoids nicely.

Creeper clinches up with Drake and pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Drake has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Creeper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.

Creeper gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Creeper has control of the leg.
Drake is refusing to be controlled, as Creeper sits in half guard.

Drake actively working from the bottom here.
Creeper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creeper is trying to control. Drake wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Creeper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Creeper.

Creeper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.

Creeper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Drake is just riding it out for now. Creeper eventually gives up the hold.
Drake is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creeper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Creeper tries to stand and escape but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
Creeper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drake is keeping the position for now.
Drake is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Drake is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Creeper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Drake.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creeper is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Creeper trying to control from the bottom.
Creeper wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Creeper's head.
Drake lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Frankie Drake will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake scores with a takedown into Creeper's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creeper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Creeper's brow.
Drake wants to control from the top but Creeper keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Creeper blocks nicely.
Creeper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drake's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creeper trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

Drake working for a triangle but Creeper defends it easily.
Creeper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Drake is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Creeper presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Creeper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drake fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creeper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Creeper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Creeper fails to land.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Creeper's elbow.

Creeper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a push kick but Creeper slaps the foot to one side.
Creeper looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creeper swats away the attempt to clinch by Drake.
Creeper doesn't manage to clinch there - Drake circles away.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake darts in looking for a takedown but Creeper gets double underhooks and turns Drake into the cage.
Drake throws a leg kick that is checked
and Creeper counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Creeper tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Creeper just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDrake.
Drake fakes the leg kick and cracks Creeper in the body.
Drake throws a head kick that half lands.
Creeper blocks a head kick by Drake.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creeper moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creeper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frankie Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Creeper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Creeper if he has to take too many more of those.

Creeper gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creeper tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frankie Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slenderman Creeper.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Drake avoiding damage as Creeper throws knees to the body.
Creeper is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frankie Drake dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Creeper tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drake looks to clinch
and Creeper counters with a one-two to the body.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Creeper fails to land.
Creeper tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Drake pushes off an throws an elbow but Creeper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Creeper tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creeper managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Creeper blocks the elbow strike.
Creeper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Creeper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Creeper is pushing Drake up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creeper can't break the clinch.
Creeper wants a takedown but no success here.
Creeper misses with the head strike.

Drake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Drake throws a big right hand that misses.
Creeper keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Creeper wants to improve his position but instead Drake has moved into half guard.
Creeper tries to kick Drake off but Drake keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Creeper defends it well.

Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Creeper pushes Drake off looking to stand but Drake dives back in and keeps control.
Creeper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Drake.
Frankie Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creeper is trying to stand up here but Drake is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Drake is looking for a kimura but Creeper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Creeper tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Creeper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake throws a head kick but Creeper moves out of range.
Drake tries for a takedown but Creeper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Creeper is looking for the big counter here.
Creeper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Slenderman Creeper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Drake is rocked!

It looks like Frankie Drake has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Creeper thinks about the counter body kick.
Frankie Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Creeper can do to turn this around?
Creeper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Creeper manages to circle out of the way.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Creeper is just out of range.
Frankie Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Creeper is just out of range.
Creeper is looking for the big counter here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Creeper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Drake connects with the punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Frankie Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Slenderman Creeper stepped up to the mic, saying 'the judges had it all wrong'.