PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Drake (ranked 5774 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakov Bilic (ranked 24319 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drake
vs
Bilic

158 cm
26
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jon Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jakov Bilic!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bilic shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drake sprawls well. Drake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bilic gets slowly back to his feet.
Bilic shoots in for a double leg but Drake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bilic closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Bilic pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Jon Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakov Bilic.
Bilic fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bilic looks to throw a body kick
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bilic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bilic shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bilic throws a head kick that misses

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Drake looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Drake tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Drake is thwarting Bilic's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Drake is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Drake tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bilic controls his leg.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Drake tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control but Bilic is keeping him busy.
Drake lands strikes from half guard.
Drake wants to stand but Bilic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Drake scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drake is looking for a kimura here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drake is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bilic is just riding it out for now. Drake eventually gives up the hold.
Bilic is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bilic shoots in but no luck this time.
Jakov Bilic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bilic misses with a leg kick.
Drake appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bilic throws a leg kick

and Drake counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bilic won't be happy with that.

Drake is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bilic knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bilic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drake wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jon Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilic is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Drake stands up and beckons Bilic to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilic with a poor takedown
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bilic has a takedown stuffed.
Jon Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakov Bilic.
A low kick from Bilic is predictable there

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Bilic has one foot on Drake's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Bilic is breathing heavily.
Bilic darts in looking for a takedown but Drake gets double underhooks and turns Bilic into the cage.
Drake could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bilic checks a low kick from Drake.
Jakov Bilic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bilic misses with a two punch combination.
Drake is looking for a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bilic misses with a lunging right hand

and Drake counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Drake.
Bilic is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Drake dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake stands up.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bilic.
Bilic tries to counter with a clinch but Drake shakes him off and moves away.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Bilic tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
It appears Drake was looking to counter with a kick there.

Drake rushes Bilic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake is stalling here.
Bilic can't break the clinch.
Drake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drake gets underhooks to prevent Bilic's takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.

Drake has hold of one of Bilic's legs. Bilic is fighting the takedown attempt but Drake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Bilic has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Drake is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Drake wants to take the fight to the mat but Bilic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Drake will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bilic up against the cage.

Drake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bilic regains guard immediately.

Drake 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.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bilic can do to turn this around?
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake wanted to stand there but Bilic had control of the position.
Drake passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Drake wants to stand but Bilic has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Bilic taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Drake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bilic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bilic shoots for a takedown but Drake saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bilic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Drake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bilic wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bilic.
Jon Drake is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilic shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jon Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakov Bilic.
Bilic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
Bilic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bilic has Drake up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jakov Bilic has been cut.
Bilic tries to pull guard but Drake forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bilic can't get the takedown.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bilic blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake has Bilic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bilic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Drake has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bilic regains guard immediately.

Drake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick misses from Bilic.
Bilic misses with a takedown

and Drake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Drake has hold of one of Bilic's legs. Bilic is fighting the takedown attempt but Drake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drake is looking to stand up but Bilic won't let him.
Drake 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bilic working a defensive guard here.

Bilic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Drake is in close to Bilic's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Drake gets to his feet - Bilic follows without any prompting.
Drake looks to land a body kick but Bilic moved away.
Bilic feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bilic to the mat! Bilic manages to get full guard.

Drake gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick misses from Drake.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilic moves away.
Bilic goes for a double leg but Drake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Drake continues to drive forward.
Drake stuffs the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon 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 Topper Green scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Drake!