PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Daulton Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edson Aldrete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Aldrete

190 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

187 cm
18
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daulton Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Aldrete!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake throws a right and a left that Aldrete avoids nicely.
Aldrete cracks Drake with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Drake takes a swing at Aldrete's ribcage but misses.
Aldrete uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Aldrete fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Aldrete. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete moves out of range.
Drake lands a slapping body shot.
Aldrete has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aldrete dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aldrete throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Aldrete tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aldrete lands a jab-cross combination.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldrete dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with the combination.
Aldrete throws a series of punches but Drake moves out of range.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aldrete throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aldrete moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Aldrete is just out of range.
Aldrete uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Aldrete lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut there from Aldrete.
Aldrete moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Aldrete works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Aldrete looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake jabs Aldrete to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Aldrete counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldrete scores with a jab to the body.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aldrete was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Aldrete dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Aldrete counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
enabling Aldrete to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Aldrete is out of range.
Aldrete with a jab.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Aldrete.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
Aldrete swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aldrete walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edson Aldrete dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete avoids them all with ease.
Drake throws a series of punches but Aldrete moves out of range.
Drake lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aldrete circles away quickly and effectively.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Drake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drake walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Drake misses
and Aldrete counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake misses with a combination
and Aldrete counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Aldrete lands a nice shot to the body.
A left lands for Drake.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldrete throws a one two combo.
Drake misses the body punch
and Aldrete counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aldrete swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldrete misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aldrete pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Drake back to the ropes. Aldrete follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Drake takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drake swings for the body but Aldrete moves out of range.
Daulton Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Aldrete connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldrete is working the combinations to good effect here.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Aldrete.
Aldrete lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Aldrete counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake stuns Aldrete with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daulton Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Aldrete counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Aldrete misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drake fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aldrete on the side of the head.
Drake throws a one two combo.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aldrete fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldrete digs a good hook to Drake's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Aldrete does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Aldrete misses.
Drake scores with a nice head shot.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aldrete fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Edson Aldrete will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldrete moves away.
Daulton Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake misses with a left hand
and Aldrete makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Aldrete.
Drake throws a jab when Aldrete was well out of range.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Aldrete.
A punch combination from Aldrete misses.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Aldrete scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aldrete moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldrete lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Aldrete moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Aldrete does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldrete moves away.
Drake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edson Aldrete seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Aldrete.
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Aldrete.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Aldrete counters with a series of strikes. Drake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Aldrete ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drake misses the body punch
and Aldrete counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Aldrete.
Drake stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drake ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldrete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aldrete swinging wildly here.
Drake is looking to wear down Aldrete with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Aldrete moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Aldrete scores with a jab.
Aldrete stuns Drake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aldrete slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
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!
Aldrete with a jab.
Aldrete throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aldrete cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aldrete sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Aldrete moved out of range nicely.
Edson Aldrete is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aldrete lands a right hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daulton Drake.
Well Aldrete 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edson Aldrete!
Post fight, Edson Aldrete took to the microphone: 'Next!!!!'.