PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 376 p4p, 1402 weight class) and Jovan Dickons (ranked 45 p4p, 175 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Hell Yeah - Rev Theory. Dickons has chosen Sidung as his entrance music. Jovan Dickons struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.6lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Dickons

188 cm
34
188
27 - 24 - 0

196 cm
28
204
16 - 16 - 0

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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a left hand

and Dickons counters with a takedown into side control.
Drake tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Drake sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Drake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dickons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dickons's back!
Drake scores with punches to the body.
Drake lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dickons hold on?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickons is covering up but some of the strikes from Drake are getting through and doing damage.
Drake is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dickons wants to escape the position.
Drake wants to control but Dickons is keeping busy.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dickons is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dickons is covering up but some of the strikes from Drake are getting through and doing damage.
Drake slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Drake lands strikes to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons is really stuck here.
Dickons is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Can Dickons hold on?! Drake is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickons wants to escape the position.
Drake is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dickons is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Dickons's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Drake is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dickons up.
Drake lands strikes to the head.
Drake is trying to stick to Dickons's back but Dickons is turning into Drake. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Drake's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Dickons.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dickons.
Drake bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dickons's guard.

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Dickons controlling Drake's posture.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dickons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake postures up.
Drake working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Drake wants to control from the top but Dickons keeps moving.

Dickons 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 scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to control from the top but Dickons keeps moving.
Dickons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Drake works his way into side control.
Dickons is trying to get back to half guard.
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 landing strikes.
Drake lands an elbow.
Dickons is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Drake off and has taken his back!
Drake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drake bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Dickons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickons is adopting a defensive guard.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to Dickons's brow.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickons is retaining full guard.
Dickons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dickons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake is working Dickons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Dickons is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
Drake with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Drake dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Drake gets a double leg takedown into Dickons's guard.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Drake is working Dickons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Dickons is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drake is in close to Dickons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Drake is working Dickons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Dickons is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dickons looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons 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.
Drake lands a couple of digs.
Drake stands up over Dickons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dickons wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.
Dickons controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Drake stays in close to Dickons's body and controls the position.
Drake trying to control but Dickons is working from the bottom.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dickons can do to turn this around?

Dickons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Drake looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake lands a couple of elbows.
Drake wants to control from the top but Dickons keeps moving.

Dickons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dickons keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Dickons looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.
Dickons keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons is trying to control the position but Drake postures up.
Drake looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickons lands with a nice body punch.
Drake slips under a jab from Dickons.
A counter left hand to the body from Drake misses its target.

Drake looking to score a takedown here. Dickons is defending well but Drake drives through and ends up in Dickons's guard.
Drake trying to control but Dickons is working from the bottom.

Dickons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.

Dickons is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake stands up over Dickons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Dickons throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Drake wants to control from the top but Dickons keeps moving.
Drake works over Dickons with some ground and pound from guard.
Bobby Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake won't allow Dickons to sweep him here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Drake dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Dickons. No joy for Drake on that attempt.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dickons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dickons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickons.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
Dickons lands a slapping body shot.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Dickons on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dickons clobbers Drake with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dickons lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Dickons seems unphased.
Dickons throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dickons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big right from Dickons misses.
Drake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Dickons to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Dickons just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Dickons shows good takedown defense.
Drake slips under a jab from Dickons.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Dickons is quick to defend against it.
Dickons swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Dickons is quick to defend against it.
A jab from Dickons misses.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dickons sprawls and moves away.

Drake shoots in and bounces Dickons off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake wants to control from the top but Dickons keeps moving.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Dickons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Drake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Dickons has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake chips away with some ground and pound.
Drake is working Dickons over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Dickons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but Dickons is working from the bottom.

Dickons has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Drake is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Dickons.
Drake is chipping away with strikes.
Drake cracks Dickons with a big right hand but Dickons just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Drake trying to control the position but Dickons is working away.
Dickons is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickons is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Drake working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dickons tries to improve position but can't.
Drake taking a breather here.
Dickons on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Drake working away.
Drake working the head and body with strikes.
Drake lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Dickons is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jovan Dickons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bobby Drake is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drake, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

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