|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Joshua Drummond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Joshua Drummond has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 171 cm
19
346 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
|
224 cm
18
279 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
|
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Owen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Randy Joshua Drummond!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owen tries to keep at a distance but Drummond has taken the fight into the clinch.
Drummond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drummond uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Don Owen's cut is getting worse.
Drummond has taken the fight to the clinch.
Owen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drummond gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Owen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drummond misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owen lands a body punch.
Owen manages to break the clinch.
Drummond instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drummond.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Owen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Drummond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Owen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Drummond looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owen decides to pull guard.
Owen seems keen to control Drummond's posture.
Owen looking for a sweep. Not yet Owen, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond scoring with some ground and pound.
Drummond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Owen looking for a guillotine here but Drummond defends easily.
Owen has control of Drummond's left arm, preventing Drummond from doing any damage.
Drummond trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Owen is on top in guard.
Drummond has his foot on Owen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Owen works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Owen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drummond doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Owen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drummond wants to sweep here but Owen controlling him for the moment.
Owen scoring with some ground and pound.
Drummond controls Owen momentarily but Owen frees himself.
Drummond isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Owen stacks Drummond on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Owen!
Owen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is putting a hurting on Drummond here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drummond tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Owen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drummond is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Owen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Drummond strikes from the bottom but Owen takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Owen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Owen wants to finish this one by submission but Drummond is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Owen.
Drummond working to try and regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen lands a big shot there that rocks Drummond but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Drummond is in all sorts of trouble here.
Owen has hold of Drummond's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drummond manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Owen prevents Drummond from getting the reversal.
Drummond is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Drummond is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drummond throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Drummond can't escape the position.
Owen with a couple of short strikes.
Drummond really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drummond looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don Owen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Drummond instigates a clinch.
Drummond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owen wants a takedown but no success here.
Owen is trying to pull guard but Drummond has him pressed against the cage.
Drummond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Owen is working for takedown but Drummond is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Owen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Owen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Drummond lands a left hand.
Drummond breaks the clinch.
Drummond gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drummond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drummond taking a breather.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owen pulls guard.
Owen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Owen keeping moving, preventing Drummond from controlling successfully.
Drummond in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond works over Owen with some ground and pound from guard.
Owen trying to keep a closed guard but Drummond is proving a slippery customer.
Drummond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drummond scoring with punches to the head and body.
Owen trying to keep a closed guard but Drummond is proving a slippery customer.
Drummond trying to control the position from guard on top but Owen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Owen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drummond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drummond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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.
Drummond scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Owen working a defensive guard here.
Drummond stopping the sweep attempt from Owen.
Don Owen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drummond working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drummond lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drummond must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drummond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drummond is in close to Owen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drummond postures up in Owen's guard and throws a big left but Owen blocks it.
Drummond throwing strikes from guard but Owen blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Owen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drummond drives through and clinches with Owen against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drummond.
Owen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Drummond can't fight it off and eventually Owen manages to take the fight to the floor. Drummond looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drummond throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Drummond has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Owen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drummond isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Owen stacks Drummond on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Owen!
Owen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drummond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Drummond throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drummond sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drummond closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drummond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drummond lands with a short shot to the head.
Owen tries to pull guard but Drummond won't allow it.
Owen tries to break the clinch but Drummond is controlling the position.
Drummond swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drummond lands with a light punch inside.
Drummond throws a punch but it's blocked by Owen.
Owen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owen wants the takedown. Drummond is fighting it off but Owen persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Drummond's guard against the cage.
Drummond looking to hit a scissor sweep but Owen is one step ahead there.
Drummond looking for a guillotine here but Owen defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Joshua Drummond showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Don Owen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Drummond has closed the distance and engaged Owen in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drummond.
Owen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drummond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Randy Joshua Drummond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drummond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drummond swings wildly with an uppercut but Owen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drummond misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drummond misses with the head strike.
Drummond fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owen.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Owen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Owen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Owen seems keen to control Drummond's posture.
Drummond throws a big elbow that misses.
Drummond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Owen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Owen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Owen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drummond pulls his leg out and moves away.
Drummond rushes Owen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with some punches.
Owen has Drummond pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Owen pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Drummond tumbling to the mat - Owen dives into Drummond's guard.
Owen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drummond will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Drummond throws his legs up looking for a submission but Owen uses it to pass to side control.
Drummond is trying to improve his position.
Drummond throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Owen landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Drummond knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Owen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drummond gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Owen 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.
Drummond flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Owen seems to be looking for submissions.
Owen 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Drummond missing with punches from the bottom.
Owen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drummond wants to get back to full guard but Owen has passed into side control.
Owen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Owen landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drummond is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Owen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Drummond bucks up and throws Owen to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Drummond darts in and clinches Owen up against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Don Owen.
I think Owen 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Owen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
44% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
