PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Draka (ranked 4807 p4p, 556 weight class) and Marcus Lima (ranked 23545 p4p, 827 weight class). Marcus Lima will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Draka
vs
Lima

187 cm
22
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Draka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Lima!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Lima misses.
Lima misses with a wild body shot.
Draka has a takedown stuffed.
Lima dives in and grabs Draka's left leg, looking for a takedown. Draka pushes down on Lima's head and hops out.
Lima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draka moves away.
Draka shoots for a takedown but Lima saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lima tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Draka swivels and escapes.
Lima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Draka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harlan Draka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Lima both land. Nice combination.
Lima dives in for a single leg takedown but Draka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lima.
A head kick misses from Lima.
Draka displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lima throws out the jab.

Draka shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lima is trying to defend but Draka finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draka wants to pass to mount but Lima is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Draka seems to be working for a kimura but Lima defends the submission attempt.
Lima is trying to control but can't.
Draka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Draka is looking to take a break and control but Lima is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lima actively working from the bottom here.
Draka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draka passes to full mount!
Lima is trying to escape the mount.
Lima is in a horrible position here. Draka smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Draka looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Draka is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lima is surviving well by controlling Draka's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Draka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lima to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lima shrugs it off.
Draka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lima?
Draka lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Draka trying to control but Lima is having none of it.
Draka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lima looks a forlorn figure.

Draka wants to finish this one by submission but Lima is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Draka.
Lima is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lima?
Draka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Draka wants to control the pace but Lima is squirming around nicely.
Lima regains half guard.

Draka wants to work for an arm triangle but Lima is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Draka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lima with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harlan Draka dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lima misses with a looping right.
Draka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And Lima tries to counter it with a takedown but Draka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lima misses with the combination.
Lima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Draka as he avoids it easily.
Lima throws a sloppy head kick and Draka moves out of range easily.
Lima swings for the body but Draka moves out of range.
Lima swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Draka tries to counter with a takedown but Lima is quick to defend against it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lima. Draka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draka shoots in for a takedown but Lima shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lima closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Draka's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Draka is controlling Lima's posture.
Draka is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Draka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lima got a little sloppy there for a moment and Draka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lima has managed to get both his arms back between Draka's legs - danger averted.
Draka trying to control the position.

Lima drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Lima as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Draka screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Lima! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Marcus Lima!