PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naffiz Drayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Beltshazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Drayton
vs
Beltshazar

175 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Naffiz Drayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Beltshazar!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beltshazar lands a jab-cross combination.
A combination from Drayton does no damage.
Beltshazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drayton throws out the jab.
Beltshazar moves out of range of the strikes.
Beltshazar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Drayton rushes Beltshazar and presses him up against the cage.

Drayton gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Beltshazar regains guard.
Beltshazar keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beltshazar being controlled here, momentarily.
Drayton looking to pass the guard.
Drayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Beltshazar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beltshazar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drayton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beltshazar is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drayton is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beltshazar keeping moving, preventing Drayton from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice cross by Drayton.
Drayton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Drayton drives through and clinches with Beltshazar against the cage.
Beltshazar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Beltshazar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drayton drags the fight down to the ground.
Drayton looking for a sweep. Not yet Drayton, not yet.
Drayton trying to control the position.
Drayton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beltshazar on the ground.
Beltshazar is pushing down on Drayton's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drayton is fighting to maintain full guard but Beltshazar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Beltshazar trying to control the action but Drayton is working from the bottom.

Beltshazar decides to return to a standing position.
Beltshazar connects with a right hand. Drayton shakes it off.
Drayton throws a right hand that Beltshazar ducks under and follows up with a left that Beltshazar also avoids with ease.
Drayton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beltshazar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Drayton is breathing heavily.
Beltshazar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!

Drayton gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drayton wants to clinch but Beltshazar slips to the side
and Beltshazar counters with a stiff right hand.
Beltshazar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beltshazar thuds a left hand into Drayton's body.
Drayton darts in trying to clinch
letting Beltshazar counter with a right hand.
Beltshazar scores with a three punch combo!

Drayton is rocked!
Drayton is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Beltshazar just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Drayton has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryan Beltshazar!