PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daulton Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fisticuffs Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daulton Drake has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Drake
vs
Steel Penn

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
214 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Steel Penn's Laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daulton Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fisticuffs Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel Penn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steel Penn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Fisticuffs Steel Penn has been cut.

Drake clinches up with Steel Penn and pushes him back against the cage.
Steel Penn lands a nice elbow.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake takes an elbow to the temple.
Steel Penn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steel Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steel Penn with a knee to the head.

It looks like Daulton Drake has been cut.

Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Steel Penn is out of range.

Steel Penn lands a big head kick that sends Drake tumbling to the mat! Steel Penn takes a step backwards and waves Drake back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Drake is rocked!
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steel Penn takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Drake clinches up against the cage.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside.
Steel Penn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Drake's face.

Steel Penn drops Drake with a big knee straight up the middle! Drake is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake is trying to push Steel Penn away but Steel Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel Penn lands a knee to the head.
Steel Penn scores a nice knee to the body.
Steel Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
Steel Penn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steel Penn landing knees to the head.
Steel Penn working Drake over with knees to the body.

Steel Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Steel Penn needs to keep his hands up - Drake had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body kick there by Steel Penn.
That kick from Steel Penn tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steel Penn working Drake over with knees to the body.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Steel Penn landing knees to the head.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside.
Steel Penn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to maintain a safe position but Steel Penn gets an underhook and turns Drake into the cage.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake lands with a hook. Steel Penn tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Steel Penn lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Steel Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drake instigates a clinch.
Steel Penn connects with a knee to the head.
Steel Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Steel Penn connects with a knee to the head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Steel Penn tries to land a knee to the head but Drake blocks with his arms.
Steel Penn trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Steel Penn is controlling him.
Good body shot from Drake.
Steel Penn prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel Penn controls his hands.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steel Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Drake trying to stall but Steel Penn improves his position.
Steel Penn misses with an elbow over the top.
Steel Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drake's efforts to push away.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake is trying to stall.
Steel Penn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fisticuffs Steel Penn dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drake throws a right and a left that Steel Penn avoids nicely.
Steel Penn tries a head kick but it misses.
Steel Penn throws a front kick that sends Drake stumbling back into the cage.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drake moves into range and clinches up with Steel Penn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Fisticuffs Steel Penn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drake takes an elbow to the temple.

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

Drake moves into the clinch successfully.

Steel Penn breaks from the clinch.
Steel Penn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Drake's head.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steel Penn.
Drake misses with a body shot.

Drake forces Steel Penn back against the cage and clinches.
Steel Penn lands a nice knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steel Penn landing knees to the head.
Steel Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel Penn throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel Penn lands a knee to the head.

Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel Penn's elbow.

Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steel Penn has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Steel Penn tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Steel Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Steel Penn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Steel Penn is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Steel Penn looking to throw knees to the head but Drake is blocking nicely.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake has had enough of the clinch but Steel Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Steel Penn lands a nice elbow.
Steel Penn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drake avoiding damage as Steel Penn throws knees to the body.
Steel Penn keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel Penn has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake wants to break free but Steel Penn has control.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Steel Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Steel Penn misses with a knee strike.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Steel Penn manages to break the clinch.

Drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside.
Steel Penn landing knees to the body.
Steel Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake taking a breather.
Steel Penn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Steel Penn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel Penn misses with an elbow over the top.
Drake wants to break free but Steel Penn has control.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steel Penn obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Daulton Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel Penn throws a head kick that half lands.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Steel Penn's head.

Drake darts in and clinches Steel Penn up against the cage.
Steel Penn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steel Penn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Steel Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fisticuffs Steel Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Drake takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel Penn.
Steel Penn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Steel Penn lands a knee to the body.
Steel Penn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steel Penn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Steel Penn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Steel Penn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel Penn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steel Penn with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Steel Penn.
Steel Penn with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn blocks a body shot from Drake.
Steel Penn lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Steel Penn.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn.

Steel Penn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Steel Penn gets tackled into the cage by Drake. Drake maintains the clinch.
Drake looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake scores with a hook to the body.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steel Penn lands an elbow inside.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Steel Penn won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Steel Penn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Penn.
Drake trying to stall but Steel Penn improves his position.
Daulton Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fisticuffs Steel Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Steel Penn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Steel Penn scores with a knee to the head.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Steel Penn is controlling him.
Drake wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn controls the action.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drake tries to break the clinch but Steel Penn is controlling the position.
Steel Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Penn.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steel Penn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Steel Penn tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Penn.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steel Penn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Drake lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Drake pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel Penn prevents a body shot from Drake.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fisticuffs Steel Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steel Penn 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fisticuffs Steel Penn!