PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 1027 p4p, 1206 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 151 p4p, 174 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Claw

188 cm
27
188
14 - 13 - 0

188 cm
37
200
18 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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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 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
Claw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Claw misses with a left hand
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Claw shoots in and drives through. Drake sprawls well.
A head kick by Claw misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake misses with a hook. Claw ducked under it nicely.
Claw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drake defends well and Claw ends up having to push Drake into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Claw missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Claw. Claw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Drake scores with a crisp jab that stopped Claw in his tracks.
Drake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Drake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Claw staying out of range there.
Drake lands a nice hook to Claw's body. Claw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drake scores with a punch to the head.
Claw throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Claw manages to avoid it.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Bobby Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Claw.
Drake connects with a good right hand that stumbles Claw. Claw circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Claw avoids the body shot from Drake.
Drake lands a jab to the head.
Claw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Claw swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Claw slips under a jab.
Claw misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.

Drake gets caught napping as Claw dives in and scores a takedown. Drake manages to retain guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Claw preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake seems keen to control Claw's posture.
Drake looking for a sweep. Not yet Drake, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Claw has gone for a leg lock! Drake slips out almost immediately though and dives into Claw's guard.

Drake is stalling in the full guard.

Claw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drake passes into side control.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Claw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Claw takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Claw taking punishment in the form of punches.
Claw tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a decent elbow from side control.
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.

Drake decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Claw lands a jab to the nose.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claw pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake moves away from the strike by Claw.
Drake connects with a jab.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Claw throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake blocks a head kick by Claw.
Drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Claw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claw throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Claw somewhat.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Claw's hands.

Drake shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Claw napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Claw is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drake connects with a decent elbow.
Drake happy to just control the position for now.
Drake lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake scoring with punches from side control.
Claw is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Drake landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Claw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake works Claw's body with a nice hook.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Claw lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Claw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claw throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Claw misses with an uppercut
and Claw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Claw throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Claw misses with a head kick.
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!

Claw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Claw is breathing heavily.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Claw has momentary wrist control but Drake slips an elbow through the middle.
Bobby Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake sitting in guard here, content to control.

Claw throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake is working Claw over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Drake passes Claw's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Claw is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Claw is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Claw is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw is not content to let Drake control the position.
Drake scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Claw is looking for a sweep. Drake is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Drake working Claw over with strikes.

Claw actively working from the bottom here.
Claw wants to improve his position but Drake is controlling well.
Drake winds up and cracks Claw with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drake is trying to control. Claw wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake 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.

Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Drake drops an elbow to the side of Claw's head.

Claw is rocked!
Drake is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Claw is still in real trouble! Can Drake finish him?
Drake working over Claw with some ground and pound. Claw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Drake is controlling the pace.

Claw actively working from the bottom here.
Drake is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Claw is hurt! He's hurt bad - Drake fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Claw from any more punishment! Congratulations to Drake! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Drake!