PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gavin Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Beamer, Benz, or Bentley by Lloyd Banks. Jeantet has chosen Forever The Sickest Kids - She's A Lady as his entrance music. Kevin Jeantet is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drake
vs
Jeantet

180 cm
20
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
23
166 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jeantet!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jeantet drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jeantet trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeantet is looking to work some ground and pound but Drake has wrist control.
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
Jeantet sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jeantetis looking to pass into half guard but Drake pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drake is in guard.
Drake preventing the sweep.

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

Jeantet is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake pulls guard.
Drake wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jeantet is now in half guard.
Drake makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drake.
Jeantet is stalling in the full guard.
Jeantet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jeantet postures up in Drake's guard and throws a big left but Drake blocks it.
Jeantet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jeantet trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jeantet thows a big elbow that misses.

Jeantet is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Drake is trying to control the position but Jeantet postures up.
Jeantet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake wants to stand up but Jeantet is controlling him.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jeantet shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeantet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jeantet lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jeantet.
Drake tries for a takedown but Jeantet circles away easily

and Jeantet counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jeantet trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Jeantet from controlling successfully.

Jeantet is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drake is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drake has escaped and now he's on top!
Drake looking to pass the guard.

Jeantet 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 might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drake wants to control from the top but Jeantet keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jeantet dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jeantet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jeantet being controlled here momentarily.
Jeantet trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

Drake escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeantet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jeantet trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeantet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jeantet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jeantet wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake can't keep his opponent in guard - Jeantet advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Drake is looking to control Jeantet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Drake avoid being mounted?

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Drake feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jeantet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jeantet 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 Jeantet.
Jeantet is trying to control Drake's posture but Drake avoids it.
Jeantet is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jeantet is trying to improve his position.
Jeantet is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Drake is controlling him well.
Jeantet gets back to half guard.
Drake seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake seems to be looking for submissions.
Jeantet is refusing to be controlled, as Drake sits in half guard.
Jeantet trying to control from the bottom.
Drake blocks the strikes from Jeantet.
Drake is looking to stall here but Jeantet recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jeantet lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drake!
Jeantet controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jeantet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jeantet dominating with strikes here.
Drake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jeantet landing punches.

Jeantet looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jeantet looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jeantet 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. This is the final round!

Jeantet shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Drake napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jeantet taking a breather here.
Drake is not content to let Jeantet control the position.
Drake struggling a bit here.
Drake is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jeantet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
Jeantet sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Drake is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kevin Jeantet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jeantet is putting a hurting on Drake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drake taking a bit of punishment here - Jeantet scoring with strikes.
Jeantet cracks Drake with a big right hand but Drake just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jeantet working away.

Jeantet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet landing strikes.
Jeantet working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Jeantet keeps moving and retains side control.
Drake dodges the ground and pound from Jeantet.
Jeantet lands a decent elbow from side control.
Drake is letting Jeantet control him for a moment.
Jeantet trying to control the action but Drake is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Jeantet is staying tight to Drake's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Drake is looking to regain half guard here but Jeantet keeps moving and retains side control.
Drake avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jeantet.

That's four 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.
Jeantet works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Jeantet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.

Jeantet tries for a kimura but Drake is defending well.
Jeantet scoring with punches from side control.

Jeantet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gavin Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Jeantet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeantet content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jeantet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jeantet 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jeantet!