PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pugilistic Dementia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dementia comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Drake
vs
Dementia

186 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

187 cm
23
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pugilistic Dementia!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dementia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dementia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
Drake throws a chopping leg kick but Dementia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dementia.
Dementia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.

Dementia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake connects with a single shot there.
Dementia blocks a head kick by Drake.
Drake thuds his right hand into Dementia's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drake misses with a hook. Dementia ducked under it nicely.
Dementia throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dementia cracks Drake with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake cracks Dementia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dementia connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
Dementia throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Dementia is just out of range.
Dementia throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dementia.
Dementia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Dementia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Dementia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dementia.
Drake wants to clinch.
Dementia has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Drake scores with a jab.
Dementia scores with a nice body kick.
Dementia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dementia.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dementia avoids the body shot from Drake.
An inside leg kick lands from Dementia.
Dementia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Drake blocks a jab.
Dementia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dementia's head backwards.
Drake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vladimir Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dementia jabs Drake to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dementia.
Good shot there by Dementia.
Drake tries to clinch up.
Dementia moves out of range as Drake throws a body kick.
Dementia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Dementia misses the target.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dementia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dementia cracks Drake with an open hand slap.

It looks like Vladimir Drake has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dementia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake slips under a jab.
As Dementia looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Dementia just gets out of the way.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Drake slips under a jab from Dementia.
Dementia defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Dementia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
letting Dementia counter with a right hand.
Dementia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Dementia on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drake jabs Dementia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dementia cracks Drake with an open hand slap.
Dementia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Drake clinches up with Dementia and pushes him back against the cage.

Dementia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dementia misses with a kick to the body.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dementia. Dementia obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Drake misses with a looping right.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dementia counters with a good, hard body kick but Drake shrugs it off.
Dementia tries a low kick but Drake avoids it.
Dementia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake scores with a hook.
Dementia tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Dementia counters with a left to the body.
Dementia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dementia, right into the meat.
A left lands for Drake.
A slow jab from Dementia misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dementia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drake jabs at Dementia's body.
Dementia misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pugilistic Dementia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drake scores with a jab. Dementia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dementia manages to avoid it.
Dementia fakes the leg kick and cracks Drake in the body.
Dementia keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dementia manages to avoid it.
Pugilistic Dementia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Dementia saw that one coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Drake checks a leg kick.
Dementia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake tried to counter with a leg kick but Dementia avoided it.
Dementia lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dementia just misses with a punch to the body.
Dementia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dementia follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Dementia.
Drake wants to clinch up but Dementia keeps it at a distance.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dementia. Dementia obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake tries to clinch but Dementia is having none of it.
Dementia jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dementia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dementia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dementia is able to avoid easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Dementia as he connects with a hook.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Dementia off the cage and back into range.
Dementia lands with a cross.
Dementia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Drake missing with a left hand there. Dementia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dementia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dementia is looking to slow Drake down with leg kicks.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dementia wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.

Drake clinches up with Dementia and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dementia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dementia misses with a punch on the inside.

Dementia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Drake closes the distance and pushes Dementia back into the cage.

Dementia breaks the clinch.
Drake moves forwards but Dementia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dementia tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Drake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drake scores with a hook.
Dementia lands a jab to the head.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dementia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dementia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drake finds it's way round the side to connect with Dementia's head.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Dementia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake avoids the body shot from Dementia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Dementia moves out of range of the leg kick from Drake.
Drake swings for the body but Dementia moves out of range.
Drake tries to move into range but Dementia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dementia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Drake wants to clinch up but Dementia keeps it at a distance.
Dementia walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dementia momentarily.

Drake clinches.
I was talking to Drake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dementia has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dementia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dementia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dementia misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dementia breaks the clinch.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Dementia misses with a body shot.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Dementia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dementia lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dementia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dementia connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Dementia throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Dementia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dementia flicks out a counter leg kick but Drake steps away.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Dementia.
Dementia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dementia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dementia lands a leg kick that knocks Drake off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pugilistic Dementia will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vladimir Drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dementia counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drake throws a body kick that misses
enabling Dementia to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dementia was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Dementia scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.

Drake is rocked!
Dementia fakes the body blow, causing Drake to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Drake goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pugilistic Dementia!
Pugilistic Dementia decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.