PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Donald Draper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donald Draper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Draper
vs
Thomas

188 cm
27
185 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

188 cm
19
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Donald Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ricky Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thomas.
Thomas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Draper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Draper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Draper seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Draper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Thomas tries to roll over but Draper keeps him under control.
Thomas trying to control from the bottom.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Draper trying to pass the guard but Thomas defending well.
Draper controlling the action here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Draper lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thomas wants to stand up but Draper is controlling him.
Thomas wants to control but Draper passes easily into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draper is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
Well, if Draper 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.
Thomas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Draper's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Draper's back!
Thomas lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws strikes from the back but Draper rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Draper.
Draper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thomas manages to get himself to full guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Draper from controlling successfully.
Draper throwing strikes but missing.
Draper throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Draper controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Draper's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thomas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Draper circles away easily
and Draper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thomas looks gassed!
Draper misses with a body shot.
Draper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Draper throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.

Draper gets the takedown into side control.
Draper slows the pace down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thomas to see if he's OK.
Draper tries to move to mount but Thomas blocks the move with his legs.
Draper 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.
Draper is putting a hurting on Thomas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Draper lands a decent elbow from side control.
Draper taking a breather here.
Thomas prevents Draper from improving position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draper scores with a couple of short elbows.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Thomas's face as Draper controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Draper dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Thomas misses with a takedown

and Draper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Thomas's guard now.
Draper looking to pass the guard.
Thomas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draper works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Draper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Thomas wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas wants to control but Draper is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Draper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Donald Draper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Draper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Draper landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Thomas is refusing to be controlled, as Draper sits in half guard.
Draper is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Thomas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Thomas wants to get back to his feet.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Thomas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Draper is working away from the top position though.
Draper lands with a punch from half guard.
Draper looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Draper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to stand back up but Draper is controlling him
Draper working the head and body with strikes.
Draper is controlling the pace.
Draper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thomas is staying active underneath Draper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Donald Draper wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Thomas has his takedown stuffed

and Draper counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Thomas!
Draper with a couple of short strikes.
Draper unloading with bombs!
Draper tries to control but Thomas wriggling away.
Draper controlling the position easily from mount.
Draper prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Draper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Draper landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to hold on but Draper postures up.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Draper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thomas can do to turn this around?
Draper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Draper controlling the position easily from mount.
Draper landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!

Thomas is rocked!
Draper postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Thomas bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Draper and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Donald Draper!