PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lonnie Lee Badrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Badrick has chosen The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Theme as his entrance music. Lonnie Lee Badrick will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Drake
vs
Lee Badrick

185 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
22
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nathan Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lonnie Lee Badrick!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badrick as he avoids it easily.
Badrick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.

Badrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Badrick really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Badrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Drake is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Badrick is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Drake sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badrick is working away from the top position though.
Badrick seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Drake actively working from the bottom here.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Drake is in trouble now - Badrick has advanced to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Badrick takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badrick's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Badrick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Badrick is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Drake has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Drake!
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Badrick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Badrick trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake is trying to control the position but Badrick postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badrick trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Badrick is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Badrick won't allow Drake to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Badrick is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Badrick pushes down on Drake's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drake wants to control but Badrick is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Badrick is looking to advance position but Drake won't allow it.
Badrick passes to side control.
Drake trying to control but Badrick flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Drake wants to control his opponent's hands but Badrick gets his hands free.
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Badrick is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drake is trapped and Badrick is scoring with shots to the head and body.

Badrick is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Drake defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Drake trying to control the hands but Badrick won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Badrick patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Drake wants to control his opponent's hands but Badrick gets his hands free.
Badrick slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Drake holding both Badrick 's hands and preventing any damage.

Drake preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Badrick.
Badrick tries to get the hooks in deep but Drake pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonnie Lee Badrick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan 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.

Badrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
and Badrick counters with a straight right hand.
Badrick scores with a nice head shot.
Badrick goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Badrick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nathan Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake ducks right into an uppercut from Badrick.
Drake fails with the takedown
and Badrick counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Badrick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Badrick is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Badrick jabs Drake right on the nose. Drake blinks but takes it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badrick throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Badrick only half commits.
Drake misses with a combination
and Badrick counters with a three punch combo that has Drake backing up. Drake nods at Badrick to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Badrick lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Badrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Badrick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Badrick can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing Badrick from standing up.
Drake wants to sweep here but Badrick controlling him for the moment.
Badrick stands and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badrick prevents Drake from escaping the position.
Drake tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Badrick decides to stand up, so the ref orders Drake to his feet.

Drake closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Drake tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drake has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Badrick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drake wants to stand but Badrick has his arm trapped.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badrick wants to control but Drake postures up.

Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Badrick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake working the head with strikes.
Badrick can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Drake politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Drake prefers to stall for the moment though.
Badrick is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Badrick lands a head kick!
Nathan Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Badrick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badrick throws a combination that misses

and Drake counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Badrick tries to get to full guard but Drake has control of the leg.
Drake is thwarting Badrick's attempts to control the position.

Drake is trying to work for a kimura but Badrick is defending well.
Badrick is trying to maintain the position but Drake is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Drake is going to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonnie Lee Badrick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nathan 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. This is the final round!

Badrick lands a jab to the nose.
Badrick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badrick counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drake dodges the punch combination from Badrick.
Badrick tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Badrick throws a good cross that connects.
Badrick swinging wilding here.
Badrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
A shot to de liver by Badrick. Beautiful body shot.
Drake has his takedown stuffed
and Badrick connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badrick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nathan Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Badrick scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Badrick digs a good hook to Drake's body.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Badrick to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badrick counters with a nice uppercut.
Badrick looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Badrick throws a head kick that misses.
Drake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Badrick cracks Drake with a good jab.
Lonnie Lee Badrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badrick works over Drake's head and body with a nice combination.
Drake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Badrick counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake shoots and misses
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badrick throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Drake with a lazy takedown attempt
and Badrick counters with a nice uppercut.
Drake with a poor takedown

and Badrick counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lonnie Lee Badrick has got the better of the ground game so far.

Drake looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Drake looking to control.

Drake looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drake is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Drake has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Badrick is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake manages to work his way to half guard, despite Badrick's best efforts.

Drake has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Badrick escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Badrick!

Badrick is trying to get an arm triangle but Drake is defending well.
Drake bucks up and tries to throw Badrick off but instead Badrick has got his back!
Drake trying to control the hands but Badrick breaks the grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Badrick loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Drake hold on?
Drake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Badrick connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Drake to escape the position.
Drake trying to get back to his feet but Badrick is in full control for now.
Badrick not allowing Drake to control his hands.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Drake is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Drake breaks Badrick's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lonnie Lee Badrick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badrick 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lonnie Lee Badrick!