PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and q a (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the ring accompanied by FedUp. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
a

225 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

220 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, q a!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
a circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Drake looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
a shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drake pinned against the cage. Drake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drake fails with the takedown

and a counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Drake's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
a controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Drake keeping moving, preventing a from controlling successfully.
a slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drake working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from a.
a trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
a is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
a postures up.
a is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
a controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
a trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, q a just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
a shoots and misses

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown. a fights it but they end up in guard.
a looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
a wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.
Drake preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control but a is working from the bottom.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Drake postures up.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Drake thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
a wants to stand and escape but Drake is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drake looks to clinch

and a counters with a single leg into guard. Drake didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

q a dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fight stays on the outside here - Drake looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as a checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
a doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Drake counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in a's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

a is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
a tries for a takedown. No joy.

a has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Drake clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Drake trying to control the hands but a won't let him.
Drake can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
a controls the action.
Drake can't escape the position.
a really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Drake.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Drake tries to escape the position.
a trying to control momentarily.
Drake trying to control the action but a just sinks the hooks in.
a biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Drake dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

a looks for a takedown but Drake sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to land a leg kick but a saw it coming and moves away.

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.
a gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. a didn't expect that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake won't allow a to sweep him here.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but a is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
a 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 trying to control the position from guard on top but a is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
a throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
a wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake trying to control but a is working from the bottom.
Drake postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
a fails with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

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