PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daffy Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Bronk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drake
vs
Bronk

180 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daffy Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Bronk!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake instigates a clinch.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bronk missing with knees to the body.
Bronk is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Drake for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bronk.
Drake taking a breather.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bronk avoids it.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bronk is defending well for now.
Bronk has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Bronk prevents Drake from breaking the clinch.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bronk with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronk's efforts to push away.
Bronk tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake is pushing Bronk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bronk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Bronk breaks the clinch.
Bronk blocks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Drake pulls guard effortlessly.
Bronk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bronk wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.

Drake working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bronk has passed into half guard!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bronk is pressing down on Drake's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drake is holding on for now.
Drake trying to hold on to Bronk's head to control him but Bronk postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
Drake keeping hold of Bronk's head, controlling as best he can.
Drake wants to improve his position but Bronk is controlling well.
Drake wants to control but Bronk is keeping busy.
Drake wants to improve his position but Bronk is controlling well.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to hold on to Bronk's head to control him but Bronk postures up.
Bronk is keen to just control but Drake is a slippery customer.

We're going to have a standup here because Daffy Drake wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Bronk closes the distance and clinches.

Drake manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Bronk blocks the low kick.
Drake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bronk throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daffy Drake dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A chopping leg kick lands by Bronk.
Drake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bronk throws a push kick but Drake slaps the foot to one side.
Bronk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A combination from Drake does no damage.

Bronk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bronk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bronk throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drake sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Drake wants to improve his position but Bronk is controlling well.
Bronk controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bronk is trying to control the action in half guard but Drake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bronk is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Drake moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronk throws a strike but Drake rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bronk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Bronk is retaining full guard.
Drake stops Bronk from standing up.
Bronk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Drake controls the pace.
Drake trying to control but Bronk is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daffy Drake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronk is just out of range.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake throws a lazy head kick
and Bronk counters with a flying knee. Nice.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bronk.
Bronk is breathing heavily.

Drake pushes Bronk up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake tries to work over Bronk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake keeps control of Bronk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bronk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bronk tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bronk working hard to break the clinch.

Drake gets control of Bronk's arms and successfully pulls guard. Drake will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Bronk trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bronk in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronk trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronk wants to stand and escape but instead Drake has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Daffy Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Bronk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake blocks the elbow strike.
Bronk is looking for a takedown.
Drake has Bronk pressed against the cage, preventing Bronk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake dodges an elbow strike from Bronk.

Bronk breaks from the clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bronk.
An inside leg kick from Drake misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bronk, right into the meat.

Drake rushes Bronk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake lands a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronk gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronk.
Drake wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bronk has him pressed against the cage.
Bronk is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Bronk is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bronk as Drake tries to tie him up.
Come on Bronk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

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

Bronk pushes Drake up against the cage in a clinch.

Bronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bronk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bronk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bronk keeping full guard, as Drake tries to pass.

Drake drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bronk looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bronk looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bronk!
This has been an exciting period of action!
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Drake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bronk's best efforts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Drake manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bronk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drake has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronk has managed to get both his arms back between Drake's legs - danger averted.
Drake is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronk stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Bronk throws a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake 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.
Bronk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bronk wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Bronk postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bronk.

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daffy Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daffy Drake!
During a confident post fight interview, Daffy Drake thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.