PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Maurelli (ranked 2966 p4p, 3248 weight class) and Tear Drop Drake (ranked 369 p4p, 394 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Maurelli
vs
Drake

185 cm
21
195
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
198
4 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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Fantasy Threads

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Maurelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake lands a jab.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maurelli scores with a hook.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Maurelli to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Tear Drop Drake has been cut.
Drake tries to clinch up
letting Maurelli counter with a right hand.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maurelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli connects with a jab.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drake avoids the body shot from Maurelli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli throws a shot from downtown. Drake moves away and avoids it.
Drake wants to counter the offense by Maurelli and move into the clinch position.
Maurelli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Maurelli is just out of range.
Maurelli thuds his right hand into Drake's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maurelli lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a shot to the body
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maurelli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maurelli to score with a decent uppercut.
Maurelli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Maurelli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Maurelli.
Drake takes a swing at Maurelli's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maurelli gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Maurelli.
A short right from Maurelli on the inside.
Maurelli lands a left hand.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maurelli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Maurelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maurelli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maurelli has Drake pressed against the cage.
Drake working Maurelli over with knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake slowing the pace effectively.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.
Maurelli blocking some punches.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Maurelli lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Maurelli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Maurelli. Maurelli obviously looking to wear him down.
Maurelli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake is looking to clinch but Maurelli is avoiding it.
It looks like Maurelli has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maurelli throwing a counter right hand but Drake manages to avoid it.
Maurelli scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drake in his tracks.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maurelli counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a hook
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Drake has closed the distance and engaged Maurelli in a clinch.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maurelli lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake pushes Maurelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Maurelli.
Maurelli avoiding damage as Drake throws knees to the body.

Maurelli manages to break the clinch.
Maurelli misses with a looping right.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maurelli scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drake throws a combination that misses
and Maurelli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drake thinking.
Maurelli lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Maurelli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tear Drop Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Maurelli looks to land a right hand but Drake moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Maurelli.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drake just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromMaurelli.

Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maurelli, pushing him back against the cage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake trying to stall but Maurelli improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Maurelli manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maurelli throws out the jab.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Maurelli is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Maurelli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maurelli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maurelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Maurelli moved out of range.
Maurelli looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drake avoids the body shot from Maurelli.
Drake scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maurelli doesn't seem bothered though.
Drake gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Maurelli.
Nice uppercut lands for Maurelli. That snapped Drake's head back.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maurelli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maurelli.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Maurelli fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drake just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maurelli stalling the fight.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.
Drake letting Maurelli take a breather here.
Maurelli lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maurelli managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.

Maurelli manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake throws a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Maurelli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chris Maurelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Drake throws a looping overhand right but Maurelli ducks down to avoid it.
Maurelli walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Drake tries to clinch up but Maurelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Maurelli clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drake is looking to clinch.
Maurelli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maurelli lands a nice shot that snaps Drake's head back.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Maurelli can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maurelli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake lands with an overhand left.
Drake tries to clinch up but Maurelli circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Maurelli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Maurelli counters with a straight right hand.
Drake wants to clinch but Maurelli slips to the side
and Maurelli counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maurelli. That's going to slow Drake down.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Maurelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Maurelli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tear Drop Drake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maurelli.
Drake throws a jab when Maurelli was well out of range.
Drake swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maurelli fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maurelli, as that shot connected.
Maurelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Maurelli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maurelli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake with a hook.
Maurelli throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Drake releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Maurelli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Drake tries to clinch but Maurelli moves out of range.
Drake throws the left hand but Maurelli avoids the punch easily.
Maurelli avoids the body shot from Drake.
An attempted straight right counter from Maurelli misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maurelli half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.

Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maurelli wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Maurelli throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Maurelli tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maurelli.
Tear Drop Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maurelli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Maurelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drake can do to turn this around?
Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Maurelli avoids the damage to the body.
Maurelli lands with a light punch inside.
Maurelli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drake is stalling here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli is struggling to control the position.
Maurelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Maurelli blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maurelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake scores with a sloppy right hand. Maurelli should have avoided that one.
Maurelli moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Maurelli counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Maurelli counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.

Maurelli tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chris Maurelli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Maurelli blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Maurelli fails to land.
Maurelli takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Chris Maurelli has been cut.
Tear Drop Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maurelli.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Maurelli.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Maurelli is blocking nicely.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maurelli working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maurelli blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Maurelli.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maurelli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Maurelli!
A relieved looking Chris Maurelli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.