PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Don Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ho
vs
Jake

181 cm
22
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Don Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Jake!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho lands a slapping body shot.
Jake checks a low kick from Ho.
Ho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho lands a right hook to the body.
Ho lands a body shot.
Jake tries to clinch up.
Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jake looks gassed!
Ho throws the kick towards the body but Jake avoids it.
Ho lands with a straight right. Jake didn't see that one coming.
Don Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jake checks a leg kick.
Jake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jake checks the leg kick.
Ho sizes up Jake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Drake Jake has been cut.
Ho throws and low kick but Jake moves out of range easily.
Ho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jake walks into a jab.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
Ho throws a leg kick but Jake sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Jake blocks the leg kick.
Ho throws a good cross that connects.
Ho lands with a cross.
Ho throws a head kick that misses.
Jake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Ho fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho is looking to wear down Jake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Ho connects with a looping right hand.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Jake's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho lunges at Jake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jake's hand.
Jake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Ho there.
Jake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ho's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ho duly obliges.

Jake is rocked!
Ho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jake on the side of the head.
Jake is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho finish him?
Nice body punch from Ho.
Jake seems to have recovered his senses.
Ho cracks Jake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho misses with a body kick.
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jake doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jake has time to react.
Jake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ho is looking to land body kicks.
Ho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ho catches Jake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ho lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ho jabs Jake right on the nose. Jake blinks but takes it well.
A cross from Ho lands.
Ho is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jake blocks a leg kick.
Jake tries to clinch up but Ho circles away and keeps his distance.
Ho throws a solid leg kick but Jake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ho.
Ho is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Ho as he connects with a hook.
Ho digs a good hook to Jake's body.
Ho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ho throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice combination there by Ho.
Jake checks a leg kick.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Ho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ho slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jake misses with a head kick.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Jake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho wants to slow Jake down by chopping away at his legs.
Jake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ho scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jake moves out of range of the body kick from Ho.
Ho leaves Jake with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho lands a jab.
Don Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho wants to land a leg kick but Jake is out of range.
Ho tests Jake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jake fails with the takedown.
Ho thuds a left hand into Jake's body.
Ho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jake's hands.
Jake changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ho tries to avoid it but Jake manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ho to the ground. Ho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Jake.
Jake is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice body punch from Ho.
Ho with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ho misses with a head kick.
Ho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jake on the side of the head.
Jake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ho throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Ho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drake Jake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jake moves out of range of the body kick from Ho.
Jake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Jake's head.
Ho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jake's head backwards.
Jake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ho connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jake tries a head kick but it misses.
Ho lands with an uppercut that bounces Jake off the cage and back into rage.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Jake's head back.
Ho digs a good body shot into Jake's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ho is looking to chop away at Jake's legs.
Ho throws a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jake might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho has got the better of the exchanges.
Jake has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ho, as that shot connected.
Jake drops his hands momentarily and Ho takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ho with a nice cross.
Jake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Ho.
Jake fails with the takedown.
Ho jabs at Jake's body.
Ho catches Jake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ho bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jake's head backwards.
Jake gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Ho. No joy for Jake on that attempt.
Ho throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jake.
Jake walks into a jab.
Ho works Jake's body with a nice hook.
Jake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho is working the combinations to good effect here.
Jake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Jake's head.
Drake Jake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Ho blocks the low kick.
Jake takes one to the side of the head.
Ho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jake at a distance.
Ho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ho.
Jake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Jake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jake is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jake.
Ho digs a good body shot into Jake's ribs.
Ho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jake can do to turn this around?
Jake fails with a takedown attempt.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Jake.
Donk. Ho catches Jake right on the button with a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jake doesn't seem bothered though.
Jake misses with a takedown attempt - Ho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ho lunges at Jake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jake's hand.
Jake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho is fending him off so far but Jake persists. Nope, Ho circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho misses with a low kick.
Jake checks a leg kick.
Ho lands with a shot to the body.
Ho jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ho lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fighters circling - Ho throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ho thows a leg kick but Jake checks it

and Jake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jake trying to stall but Ho improves his position.

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.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Ho fails to land.
Jake wants to get back to striking at distance but Ho won't allow it.
Ho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jake.
Ho is trying to break the clinch but Jake has him pressed against the cage.
Jake fails to pull guard.
Jake blocks a body shot from Ho.
Jake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ho can't find room to land a body shot as Jake controls the action.
Ho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho is trying to break the clinch but Jake is controlling him.
Ho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ho tries to land knees in the clinch but Jake avoids the damage to the body.
Jake tries to pull guard but Ho won't allow it.
Ho has had enough of the clinch but Jake keeps him there for the moment.
Ho is trying to break the clinch but Jake is controlling him.
Ho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ho looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Ho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drake Jake's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A punch lands to the side of Jake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho scores with a shot to the body.
Ho's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ho duly obliges.
Ho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ho tests Jake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ho lunges at Jake with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jake's hand.
Jake looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ho is fending him off so far but Jake persists. Nope, Ho circles away and we're back to standing.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ho lands a glancing blow to the side of Jake's head.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jake has time to react.
Jake ducks right into an uppercut from Ho.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ho dips to his left and cracks Jake with an uppercut!
Danga de danga de dang - Ho scores with a four punch combination!
Ho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jake.
Ho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Don Ho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Jake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake misses with a wild combination.
Ho with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ho lands a nice shot that snaps Jake's head back.
Jake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ho lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jake backs up against the cage.

Jake gets the takedown into side control.
Jake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ho keeps working.
Ho tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.

Jake get's back to his feet.
Jake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ho uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ho cracks Jake with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho.
Don Ho is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho sizes up Jake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jake shoots in and drives through. Ho sprawls well.
Ho scores with a nice right hand.
Ho misses with a double jab.
Ho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Jake drives through and clinches with Ho against the cage.
Jake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ho is defending well for now.
Ho wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jake has him pressed against the cage.
Ho wants to break free but Jake has control.
Jake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ho up against the cage.
Jake wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jake manages to break the clinch.
Ho throws a low kick but Jake avoids it.
Jab from Ho.
Ho stuffs the takedown attempt from Jake. Jake gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jake blocks a low kick nicely.
Jake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ho sprawls well. Ho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jake gets slowly back to his feet.
Ho tries to land a leg kick but Jake saw it coming and moves away.
Ho lands an overhand right.
A left lands for Ho.
Jake shoots in for a double leg but Ho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Jake's head.
Ho lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jake tries for a takedown but Ho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho lands with a hook. Jake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice straight punches there by Ho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ho.
Ho scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jake doesn't seem phased though.
Jake shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho sprawls well. He's pushed Jake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho throws a sloppy head kick and Jake moves out of range easily.
Ho changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jake shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho sprawls well. He's pushed Jake's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho throws a series of punches but Jake moves out of range.
Ho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jake. Jake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jake circles away quickly and effectively.
Jake fails with the takedown.
Ho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jake.
Ho cracks Jake with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drake Jake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Ho.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Ho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ho, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Ho!