PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splash Wetness (ranked 2046 p4p, 296 weight class) and Markus Drotske (ranked 3586 p4p, 473 weight class). Wetness comes to the cage accompanied by Pump Up The Jam- Technotronic. Splash Wetness has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Wetness
vs
Drotske

203 cm
25
215 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

188 cm
25
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Splash Wetness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Markus Drotske!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wetness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wetness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drotske to score with a decent uppercut.
Drotske throws a looping overhand right but Wetness ducks down to avoid it.
Wetness looks to score with a jab to the body but Drotske is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Wetness checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wetness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drotske manages to circle out of the way.
Wetness looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wetness misses with a looping left.
Drotske drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wetness defends it well.
Wetness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Markus Drotske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drotske tries to keep at a distance but Wetness has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drotske is keeping busy.
Wetness trying to stall but Drotske improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske tries to throw a body punch but Wetness avoids it by throwing Drotske back against the cage.
Drotske tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Drotske lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wetness backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wetness.
Wetness is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness takes a shot to the head.
We've been informed that Drotske has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Still in the clinch, Drotske scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wetness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drotske avoiding damage as Wetness throws knees to the body.

Drotske tightens his grip and picks Wetness up, before dumping him to the ground. Wetness manages to land in guard.

Wetness manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Drotske moves away from the strike by Wetness.
Wetness blocks a jab.
Drotske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drotske misses with a straight left.
Wetness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drotske manages to circle out of the way.
Drotske looks to land a right hand but Wetness moved out of range.
Wetness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drotske manages to circle out of the way.
Drotske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wetness. That did some damage!
Drotske throws out a loose jab but Wetness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wetness wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Wetness lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drotske scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Drotske or perhaps it was just good defense by Wetness, which made it look bad.
Wetness slips a jab from Drotske.
As Drotske tries to get set, Wetness tries to push him back and clinch up but Drotske manages to avoid the attempt.
Drotske throws a lazy right hand but Wetness sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Drotske feints and as Wetness raises his hands in defense, Drotske changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wetness is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drotske is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drotske drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Drotske jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Wetness is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drotske trying to control the position from guard on top but Wetness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wetness wants to stand and escape but Drotske is having none of it.
Drotske looking to pass the guard.
Drotske slips nicely into half guard.
Wetness is looking to escape.

That's four 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.
Wetness won't allow Drotske to pass to mount.
Drotske passes to side control.
Wetness wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch combination from Wetness misses.
Drotske tried to score with a low kick but Wetness checks it.
Wetness seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drotske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wetness.
As Drotske tries to get set, Wetness tries to push him back and clinch up but Drotske manages to avoid the attempt.
Wetness throws a hook to the side of Drotske's head but Drotske sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drotske slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drotske scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Drotske dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drotske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wetness.
Wetness tries to counter by clinching up but Drotske breaks away and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Drotske.
Wetness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drotske.
Drotske circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wetness misses with a hook. Drotske ducked under it nicely.
Drotske throws an overhand right that lands on Wetness's shoulder, as Wetness tries to avoid the shot.
Wetness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drotske manages to circle out of the way.
Drotske has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Drotske drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wetness keeping moving, preventing Drotske from controlling successfully.

Wetness has his feet on Drotske's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Drotske misses the jab.
Wetness lands with an overhand left.
Drotske just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wetness avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drotske misses with a two punch combination.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Drotske is avoiding it.
Drotske looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drotske lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wetness looks to land a combination but Drotske avoids it well.
Drotske is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drotske just misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness doesn't manage to clinch there - Drotske circles away.
Wetness fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drotske has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drotske.
Drotske misses with a looping left.
Wetness seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Drotske throws a looping overhand right but Wetness ducks down to avoid it.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch but Drotske swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drotske looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wetness is fending him off so far but Drotske persists. Nope, Wetness circles away and we're back to standing.
Drotske throws the left hand but Wetness avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drotske.
Drotske misses with a takedown attempt - Wetness sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wetness looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drotske looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drotske fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wetness looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Drotske finds it's way through Wetness's defenses.
Drotske lands an overhand right.
Drotske throws a lazy uppercut

and Wetness counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drotske creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wetness tries to stall but Drotske uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wetness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drotske's elbow.
Wetness prevents a body shot from Drotske.
Wetness with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wetness tries to land knees in the clinch but Drotske avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drotske fails to pull guard.
Splash Wetness has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markus Drotske.
Wetness dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drotske misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wetness.
The referee calls for Wetness to work.
Drotske tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Drotske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wetness lands a knee to the head.
Wetness looking to stall.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drotske.
Drotske tries a body shot but Wetness blocks it.
Wetness looking to slow down the pace here.
Wetness misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drotske.
Markus Drotske seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wetness blocks an uppercut.
Wetness tries to work over Drotske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drotske throws a head punch that misses.
Drotske is leaning against Wetness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wetness is trying to maintain a safe position but Drotske gets an underhook and turns Wetness into the cage.
Drotske lands a hook that snaps the head of Wetness backwards.
Drotske lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Drotske manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wetness wants to get up but he can't break Drotske's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Drotske throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wetness wants to get up but he can't break Drotske's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Drotske showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Drotske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wetness connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drotske's hands.
Wetness misses with a lunging right hand
and Drotske cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wetness takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wetness lunges at Drotske with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drotske's hand.
Drotske misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wetness is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drotske.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wetness. Drotske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wetness lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drotske swinging wildly here.
Wetness with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drotske to score with a decent uppercut.
Drotske throws a big shot that misses.
Splash Wetness is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drotske swats away the attempt to clinch by Wetness.
Wetness wants to clinch.
Splash Wetness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Drotske misses the target.
Wetness seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wetness is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drotske.
Wetness blocks a jab.
Drotske scores with a jab. Wetness acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Drotske tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab from Drotske.
Drotske throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Drotske misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wetness stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drotske.
Wetness tries to bum rush Drotske with a series of wild strikes but Drotske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drotske paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wetness ducks under a wild hook from Drotske.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Drotske and move into the clinch.
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!
Drotske lands with a nice body punch.
Wetness is looking to clinch but Drotske is avoiding it.
Drotske blocks a head kick by Wetness.
Drotske takes a swing at Wetness's ribcage but misses.
Drotske walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wetness checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Markus Drotske seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wetness misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice jab there from Drotske.
Drotske throws a jab when Wetness was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drotske throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wetness is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Drotske.
Wetness blocks a jab.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Drotske and move into the clinch.
Drotske finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wetness tries to close the distance and clinch but Drotske swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drotske lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wetness uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drotske.
Wetness tries to clinch up but Drotske circles away and keeps his distance.
Splash Wetness has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wetness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drotske.
Drotske connects with a body shot that sends Wetness's belly button to the back.
Wetness defending well as Drotske loads up on a big left hand.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Drotske and move into the clinch.
Wetness misses with a wild body shot.
Wetness tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wetness tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drotske connects with a body shot.
Drotske avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drotske drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wetness defends it well.
Drotske waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wetness.
Wetness tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Drotske manages to circle out of the way.
A jab from Drotske finds it's way through Wetness's defenses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drotske.
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!
Wetness throws a leg kick which misses Drotske's front leg but catches the back leg as Drotske tries to avoid it.
Drotske is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wetness.
Drotske lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wetness misses with a wild body shot.
Drotske just misses with a punch to the body.
Wetness is looking to counter the offense by Drotske and move into the clinch.
Wetness fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drotske tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Drotske jabs Wetness to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drotske dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Markus Drotske comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drotske has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Markus Drotske!
A very excited looking Markus Drotske made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.