PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stacey Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Drake will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Jones
vs
Drake

152 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stacey Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Victor Drake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a wild body kick that Drake sees coming a mile off.

Drake drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jones really is a fat lump.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Drake scoring with some ground and pound.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Jones had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Drake is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Jones Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Drake's back instead.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Jones is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Drake has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Drake is taking damage to the body and head.
Jones avoiding Drake 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Jones looking for the choke but no joy.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Drake can't escape the position.
Drake wants to control his opponent's hands but Jones gets his hands free.
Drake rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jones wants to take a breather but Drake is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
Jones scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Jones working a defensive guard here.
Drake wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.

Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drake cracks Jones with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake stops Jones from standing up.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drake showed some decent athleticism there.
Jones is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Drake looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Jones trying to control the position.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drake doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drake manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drake works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Victor Drake will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jones pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones tries to lock up and control but Drake gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Drake has control of Jones's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jones regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jones gets back to half guard.
Drake stops Jones from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.

Drake is looking for a kimura but Jones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Drake to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones controlling the position well.
Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Drake's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Drake's back!
Drake is trying to break free.

Jones is cranking Drake's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Drake! He's tightened the choke and Drake is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stacey Jones!