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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Loyd Drake (ranked 24858 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Baldwin (ranked 5616 p4p, 374 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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151 lbs
1 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Loyd Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Baldwin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Baldwin. That did some damage!
Baldwin closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Baldwin wants a takedown.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Drake wants to get back to striking at distance but Baldwin won't allow it.
Baldwin tries to stall but Drake uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drake trying to land knees to the body.
Baldwin lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
It looks like Loyd Drake has been cut.
Baldwin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Baldwin manages to break the clinch.
Baldwin tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Baldwin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Baldwin lands in his opponent's guard.
Baldwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Baldwin wants to stand and escape but instead Drake has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake gets to his feet - Baldwin follows without any prompting.
Baldwin shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baldwin wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Baldwin, pushing him back against the cage.
Baldwin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baldwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Baldwin on that attempt.
Loyd Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Baldwin.
Baldwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baldwin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake is in trouble now - Baldwin has advanced to mount!
Baldwin controlling from mount.
Drake taking shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake is looking to improve his position but Baldwin isn't that keen on the idea.
Baldwin controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin prevents Drake from getting the reversal.
Drake wants to control but Baldwin is having none of it.
Baldwin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Baldwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
Baldwin lands a heavy elbow.
Drake is working to get back to half guard.
Baldwin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Drake manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin scoring with punches and elbows.
Baldwin working the head with strikes.
Baldwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Drake keeps working.
Baldwin scores with punches from side control.
Drake tries to bench press Baldwin off him but Baldwin keeps the position.
Drake seems a little lost for a moment, as Baldwin dominates the positioning.
Baldwin is putting a hurting on Drake here, landing some big shots from side control.
Drake is rocked!
You can see the frustration on Drake's face as Baldwin controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Baldwin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Loyd 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.
Baldwin scores with a takedown into Drake's guard.
Oh Drake is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baldwin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Baldwin chips away with some ground and pound.
Baldwin thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Baldwin stopping the sweep attempt from Drake.
Baldwin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drake seems to have got his legs back now.
Baldwin gets to his feet - Drake follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Drake.
Drake misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baldwin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Drake did well to prevent Baldwin getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin is keen to just control but Drake is a slippery customer.
Drake has hold of Baldwin's hands but Baldwin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Baldwin decides to stand up.
Baldwin tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Baldwin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baldwin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baldwin is keen to just control but Drake is a slippery customer.
Drake moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Baldwin from controlling successfully.
Baldwin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Baldwin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Baldwin wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake has his foot on Baldwin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Baldwin works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Baldwin just misses with a punch to the body.
Baldwin gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake is defending against the submission attempts here by Baldwin.
Baldwin is breathing heavily.
Drake wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin works his foot free and advances to mount.
Baldwin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Drake keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baldwin looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Baldwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Loyd 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. 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.
Baldwin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Baldwin controlling the action here.
Drake is staying active underneath Baldwin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Baldwin has control of the leg.
Baldwin is keen to just control but Drake is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldwin moves nicely into side control.
Drake sneaks back into half guard.
Baldwin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baldwin is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baldwin is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Drake doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Baldwin.
Baldwin working over Drake with some ground and pound. Drake looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Baldwin trying to control the pace.
Baldwin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Baldwin keeps Drake at a distance using the push kick.
Drake fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Drake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Baldwin is in Drake's guard.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Baldwin from controlling successfully.
Baldwin passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Baldwin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baldwin is looking to stall here but Drake recovers full guard.
Baldwin wants to stand but Drake is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baldwin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Loyd Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jake Baldwin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Baldwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baldwin 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Baldwin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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