PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between rudy drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jig Aboo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). drake comes to the cage accompanied by fight music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

drake
vs
Aboo

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, rudy drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jig Aboo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aboo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Aboo as drake shoots in.
Aboo drops drake with a nice combination! Aboo dives into drake's guard, looking to finish!

drake is rocked!

It looks like rudy drake has been cut.
Aboo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Oh drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aboo landing some decent shots from guard.
Aboo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of drake's head.
drake has momentary wrist control but Aboo slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aboo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Aboo gets to his feet - drake follows without any prompting.
Aboo tries to bum rush drake with a series of wild strikes but drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
drake tries to clinch up.
drake seems to have got his legs back now.
drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
drake is breathing heavily.
drake is looking to clinch but Aboo is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Aboo.
drake misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
drake takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aboo.
Aboo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aboo misses with a wild combination.
Aboo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aboo drops drake with a right and a left! Aboo comes rushing in but drake regains his composure and manages to keep Aboo in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
drake throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if drake tries to get out of the position.
Aboo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Aboo content to stall in guard here.
Aboo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed drake's guard.
Aboo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
drake is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns drake that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Aboo tries to control but drake wriggling away.
Aboo cracks drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aboo dominating with strikes here.
Aboo lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aboo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aboo working drake over with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aboo landing punches.
drake tries to reverse the position but Aboo maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
drake in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Aboo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of drake's face.
Aboo lands a heavy elbow.
drake is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Aboo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
A nice elbow there by Aboo.
Aboo cracks drake with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aboo working drake over with strikes here.
drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Aboo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aboo prevents drake from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Aboo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
drake working to try and regain half guard.
Aboo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aboo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. drake can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
drake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jig Aboo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on rudy drake's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Aboo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aboo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

drake rushes Aboo and presses him up against the cage.
drake lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

drake works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Aboo throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Aboo looking for a sweep. Not yet Aboo, not yet.
drake stops Aboo from standing up.
Aboo keeping full guard, as drake tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
drake prevents Aboo from getting back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Aboo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between drake's hands.
Aboo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aboo shoots for a double leg takedown but drake sprawls well. He's pushed Aboo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aboo as he jumps to the side.
rudy drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aboo lands a jab to the head.
Aboo tests drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.

drake clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Aboo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aboo wants to get back to striking at distance but drake won't allow it.
drake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aboo wants to break the clinch but can't.
drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aboo's elbow.

drake breaks the clinch.
Aboo throws a series of punches but drake moves out of range.
Aboo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Aboo.
Aboo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
drake with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
drake feints and then cracks Aboo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aboo down.
drake throws a leg kick
and Aboo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. drake really felt that one!
Aboo tries to bum rush drake with a series of wild strikes but drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
rudy drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aboo is looking to clinch but drake is avoiding it.
Aboo throws a nice looking combination but drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
drake scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Aboo throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aboo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but drake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by drake.
Aboo throws a left and a right that both miss
and drake counters with a nice leg kick.
drake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aboo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Aboo wants to get back to striking at distance but drake won't allow it.
Aboo is looking to break free of the clinch but drake has double underhooks.
Aboo wants to get back to striking at distance but drake won't allow it.
drake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Aboo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

drake manages to break the clinch.

Aboo darts in and clinches drake up against the cage.
Aboo trying to stall but drake improves his position.
Aboo dodges an elbow strike from drake.
The is referee keeping an eye on drake - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

drake breaks from the clinch.
Aboo lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aboo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aboo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aboo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from drake, right into the meat.

drake pushes Aboo up against the cage in a clinch.
drake is looking to control Aboo's arms but Aboo gets an underhook and turns him. Now drake has his back to the cage.
drake tries to throw a body punch but Aboo avoids it by throwing drake back against the cage.
Aboo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good body shot from drake.
Aboo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
drake connects with a knee to the head.

drake manages to break the clinch.
Aboo throws a combination that misses
and drake counters with a nice body kick.
Aboo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

drake drives through and clinches with Aboo against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that rudy drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on rudy drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Aboo throws a nice looking combination but drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Aboo swats away the attempt to clinch by drake.
Aboo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aboo throws a right hand that drake ducks under and follows up with a left that drake also avoids with ease.

drake has managed to clinch.

Aboo breaks the clinch.
drake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Aboo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aboo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aboo as he avoids it easily.
drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aboo throws a head kick but drake moves out of range.
Aboo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Aboo instigates a clinch.
Aboo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but drake has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aboo tries to break the clinch but drake is controlling the position.
drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Aboo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aboo looks to land a combination. drake sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Aboo.
drake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aboo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Aboo misses with a head kick.
drake throws a right hand that Aboo ducks under and follows up with a left that Aboo also avoids with ease.
drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aboo swivels and escapes.
Aboo throws a lazy body kick
and drake counters with a good, hard body kick but Aboo shrugs it off.
drake moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Aboo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aboo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? drake is fending him off so far but Aboo persists. Nope, drake circles away and we're back to standing.
Jig Aboo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

drake gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Aboo is trying to break the clinch but drake has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aboo wants to break free but drake has control.

drake manages to break the clinch.
drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aboo.
Aboo throws a left and a right that both miss

and drake moves into the clinch.
Aboo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aboo stalling in the clinch but drake improves position.

Aboo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aboo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

drake drives through with a takedown into guard.
drake connects with a couple of short punches.
drake cracks Aboo with a solid left hand.
Aboo controls drake momentarily but drake frees himself.

drake decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aboo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aboo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by drake. drake obviously looking to wear him down.
Horrible takedown by Aboo or perhaps it was just good defense by drake which made him look bad.
Aboo misses with a combination

and drake counters by moving into the clinch.
drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aboo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aboo is looking to break free of the clinch but drake has double underhooks.

drake manages to break the clinch.
drake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Aboo.
Aboo misses with a double jab.
drake tries to clinch but Aboo is having none of it.
drake wants to slow Aboo down by chopping away at his legs.
Aboo throws a series of punches but drake moves out of range.
Aboo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Aboo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by drake. drake obviously looking to wear him down.
drake connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aboo throws and low kick but drake moves out of range easily.
drake shoots in but Aboo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for rudy drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
drake is looking to clinch but Aboo is avoiding it.
drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aboo stalks drake and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into drake's face. drake staggers backwards, shaken.
Aboo scores with a kick to the body.
Aboo throws a series of punches but drake moves out of range.
A punch combination from Aboo misses.
Aboo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aboo as he jumps to the side.
Aboo scores with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
rudy 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!