PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Denson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fury Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Denson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The good the bad and the ugly . Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Denson
vs
Drake

176 cm
33
195 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

178 cm
28
190 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Denson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fury Drake!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Denson counters with a quick kick to the body but Drake blocks it.
Drake throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Drake forces Denson back against the cage and clinches.

Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Denson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Denson slips the punch.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but Denson seems unphased.
Denson misses with a looping left.
Drake throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Drake blocks a head kick by Denson.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drake feints a counter leg kick.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake is looking to slow Denson down with leg kicks.
Good work by Denson as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to clinch up but Denson keeps it at a distance.
Drake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Densons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wesley Denson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Denson throws a body kick that misses.
Denson throws a head kick that misses.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Denson is out of range and Drake settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drake.
Denson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Drake fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Denson is out of range.
Drake blocks the body kick.
Drake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Denson misses.
Despite the aggression on Drake's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Denson throws a head kick that misses.
Drake tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Denson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Denson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Denson has time to react.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Denson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Denson throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Denson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake scoring well with a low kick there.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Denson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake throws a front kick aimed at Denson's knee but Denson avoids it well.
Drake wants to land a leg kick but Denson is out of range.
A good leg kick by Drake.
Drake swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Drake stuns Denson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drake tries to clinch but Denson moves out of range.
Drake with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drake with a nice cross.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drake tries to clinch but Denson is having none of it.
Denson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Denson throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Denson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drake.
Denson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Denson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Denson checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denson misses with the combination.
Drake catches Denson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Denson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fury Drake!
Our winner, Fury Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.