PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drake Jake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Snider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snider has chosen i can walk on water i can fly- basshunter as his entrance music. Drake Jake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jake
vs
Snider

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Jake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Drake Snider!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snider closes the distance and pushes Jake back into the cage.
Jake looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Snider scores a nice knee to the body.
Jake is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Snider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake Jake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Jake misses the target.

Snider moves into the clinch.
Jake wants to break the clinch but can't.

Snider manages to break the clinch.

Snider closes the distance and clinches.

Snider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snider pushes Jake up against the cage in a clinch.
Snider stalling.
Jake avoids a wild elbow strike from Snider.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Snider.

Snider breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Snider moves into range and clinches up with Jake.

Snider's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Snider gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Snider breaks from the clinch.
Jake throws a jab but it's blocked by Snider.
Jake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Snider's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Snider duly obliges.

Snider closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jake to the mat! Jake manages to get full guard.
Snider 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.
Jake keeping full guard, as Snider tries to pass.
Snider slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake is striking from the bottom but Snider uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Drake Snider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Snider gets a clinch.
Snider lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Snider.

Snider breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Snider dominated that round.
That's time! Jake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Snider gets a clinch.

Snider breaks from the clinch.

Snider pushes Jake up against the cage in a clinch.
Snider stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Snider breaks from the clinch.

Snider drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Snider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snider stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jake swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Snider looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jake working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Snider has passed into half guard!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Well, if Snider is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Despite being in the dominant position, Drake Snider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Snider misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Snider drives through with a takedown into guard.
Snider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drake Snider showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Snider pushes Jake up against the cage in a clinch.
Jake letting Snider take a breather here.
Jake is trying to drag Snider to the mat but Snider just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Snider breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Snider has closed the distance and engaged Jake in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Snider pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jake with a poor takedown

and Snider counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jake won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jake is trying to escape the position but Snider is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jake prevents Snider from improving position.
Snider remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jake trying his best to control but Snider has mounted him.
Jake is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Snider controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Despite being in the dominant position, Drake Snider just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Snider instigates a clinch.
Jake misses with a knee to the head.
Snider is stalling here.

Snider escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Snider takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Snider comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Snider has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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