PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valen Dreth (ranked 745 p4p, 958 weight class) and Conspiracy Theorist (ranked 99 p4p, 127 weight class). Theorist is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: MoonDeity - WAKE UP!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Conspiracy Theorist enters the cage!

Dreth
vs
Theorist

175 cm
36
165
30 - 17 - 1

179 cm
35
160
22 - 19 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

NARCOS
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Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conspiracy Theorist!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Dreth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Theorist.
Dreth clobbers Theorist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dreth has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Dreth throws a hook but Theorist avoids it easily.
Theorist swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dreth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Theorist moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Dreth.
Nice defenses there by Dreth.
Dreth throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dreth loads up on a big right hand but Theorist slips the punch.
Dreth lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Theorist. Dreth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dreth throws a leg kick but Theorist sees it coming and checks it nicely.

Dreth looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Theorist is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth throwing shots but Theorist is blocking nicely.
Theorist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theorist seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Dreth looking to pass the guard.
Dreth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dreth scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dreth won't allow Theorist to sweep him here.
Dreth trying to control but Theorist is working from the bottom.
Theorist tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Theorist has control of Dreth's left arm, preventing Dreth from doing any damage.
Theorist trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dreth throwing strikes from guard but Theorist blocks nicely.
Theorist managing to control the position.
Dreth works over Theorist with some ground and pound from guard.
Theorist pulls Dreth in to control the position.
Theorist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Theorist trying to control the action but Dreth is working from the bottom.
Dreth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Theorist is working away from the top position though.
Theorist is controlling the pace.
Dreth is looking for a sweep. Theorist is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dreth tries to get to full guard but Theorist has control of the leg.

Dreth actively working from the bottom here.
Dreth is trying to control but can't.
Theorist content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dreth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Theorist is working away from the top position though.
Dreth is not content to let Theorist control the position.
Dreth has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Theorist is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Theorist controlling the pace.
Dreth manages to get to full guard.
Theorist wants to control from the top but Dreth keeps moving.
Theorist controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dreth wants to sweep but no luck.

Dreth looking for a guillotine here but Theorist defends easily.
Theorist wants to control from the top but Dreth keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dreth not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Theorist trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Valen Dreth will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A head kick misses from Dreth.
It seemed like Theorist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Theorist takes a swing at Dreth's ribcage but misses.
Dreth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Theorist.
Theorist walks into a jab.
Good leg kick by Dreth.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth misses with a low kick.
Dreth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dreth slips under a jab.
Dreth moves away from the strike by Theorist.
Theorist darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dreth shoots in looking for a takedown. Theorist tries to sprawl out of it but Dreth keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Theorist manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Theorist.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Theorist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Conspiracy Theorist is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dreth looks to land a left hand but Theorist moved out of range nicely.
Theorist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dreth tries for a takedown but Theorist circles away easily
and Theorist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Valen Dreth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dreth throws a leg kick
and Theorist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Theorist ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dreth moves away.
Theorist moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dreth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dreth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Theorist on the side of the head.
Dreth scores with a head kick.
Dreth throws a hook but Theorist blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dreth lands with a hook. Theorist tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Theorist throws a hook to the side of Dreth's head but Dreth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Theorist misses with a wild body shot.
Theorist jabs at Dreth's body.
Theorist throws an overhand right that lands on Dreth's shoulder, as Dreth tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth connects with a looping right hand.
Dreth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Theorist.

Dreth shoots in and gets a takedown into Theorist's guard.
Theorist keeping moving, preventing Dreth from controlling successfully.
Dreth scoring with some ground and pound.
Theorist preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Theorist wants to sweep here but Dreth controlling him for the moment.
Dreth is looking to work some ground and pound but Theorist has wrist control.
Dreth postures up.
Theorist is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dreth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Theorist trying to keep a closed guard but Dreth is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Theorist keeping full guard, as Dreth tries to pass.
Theorist looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Theorist is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Theorist with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Theorist has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dreth tries to get to full guard but Theorist has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Theorist trying to control the action but Dreth is working from the bottom.
Dreth trying to control from the bottom.
Theorist wants to pass the guard but Dreth is defending well.
Theorist is keen to just control but Dreth is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dreth tries to roll over but Theorist keeps him under control.
Theorist not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Theorist trying to mount his opponent but Dreth defends it.
Theorist is controlling the pace.
Valen Dreth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dreth tries to get to full guard but Theorist has control of the leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Conspiracy Theorist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dreth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Theorist was well out of range. Poor timing from Dreth.
A right-left combo lands from Dreth.
Dreth misses with a leg kick
and Theorist counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Theorist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dreth manages to avoid it.
Dreth lands with a cross.
Theorist misses the jab.
Dreth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Theorist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Theorist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dreth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Theorist throws out the jab.

Dreth looking to score a takedown here. Theorist is defending well but Dreth drives through and ends up in Theorist's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dreth throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Theorist wants to hit a sweep here but Dreth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Theorist there!
Theorist tries to hold on but Dreth postures up.
Dreth can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Theorist is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Theorist sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Theorist is trying to control but can't.
Theorist is positioning himself well to prevent Dreth advancing to mount.
Theorist gets full guard.
Theorist wants to sweep but no luck.
Theorist is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Theorist has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dreth has passed into side control.
Dreth working the head and body with strikes.

Dreth is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Theorist is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dreth creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Theorist sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dreth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Theorist keeps working.
Dreth 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.
Theorist is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dreth sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Theorist is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Theorist regains half guard.

Dreth seems to be looking for submissions.
Theorist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Theorist.
Dreth trying to control the position from guard on top but Theorist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Theorist bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dreth's guard.

Theorist is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth keeping full guard, as Theorist tries to pass.
Theorist trying to control the position from guard on top but Dreth is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dreth working for a triangle but Theorist defends it easily.
Dreth keeping full guard, as Theorist tries to pass.

Dreth throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dreth looking to hit a scissor sweep but Theorist is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dreth trying to control the position.
Theorist slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Theorist is sitting in close to Dreth's body. Dreth has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Theorist is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Theorist is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Dreth.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Valen Dreth!
Valen Dreth decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.