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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Legions (ranked 462 p4p, 544 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 59 p4p, 73 weight class). Drake has chosen Hell Yeah - Rev Theory as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fidel Legions!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Drake enables Legions to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drake manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake has his foot on Legions's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legions works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake is trying to keep Legions in close.
Legions preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legions trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Legions slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drake wants to sweep but no luck.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Legions manages to get himself to full guard.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legions tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legions trying to control the position here.
Legions working a defensive guard here.
Drake passes Legions's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Legions is looking to improve his position.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Legions is working away.
Legions looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Drake trying to control the action but Legions is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drake is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Legions manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Legions is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Legions is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Legions fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drake with the counter takedown but Legions avoids it easily.
Bobby Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake shoots in but no luck this time.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Legions avoids the head kick by Drake.
Drake connects with a body shot.
Drake gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Legions is one step ahead there.
We've been hearing that Legions has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Legions being controlled here momentarily.
Legions showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Legions wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Legions looking to sit in guard and control but Drake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Legions's head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Legions not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Legions takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Legions fails with the takedown
and Drake counters with a single leg into guard. Legions didn't expect that.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Legions has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Legions is trying to keep Drake in close.
Drake has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Legions looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake trying to control but Legions is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Legions haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Drake lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Legions controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Legions keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake passes Legions's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Legions moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Drake cracks Legions with a solid left hand.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
Legions not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Legions has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drake can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bobby Drake has got the better of the ground game so far.
Legions has an active guard here but Drake has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Drake not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake is thwarting Legions's attempts to control the position.
Ground and pound from Drake.
Drake wants to control but Legions is keeping him busy.
Legions wants to control but Drake is keeping busy.
Legions is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Drake is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Legions has hold of Drake's hands but Drake slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions trying to control from the bottom.
Drake prevents Legions from improving his position.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Legions trying to hold on to Drake's head to control him but Drake postures up.
Legions taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Legions defending well though.
Drake wants to control but Legions is keeping him busy.
Legions controlling the position well.
Drake not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Drake throwing shots but Legions is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Legions closes the distance and clinches up with Drake, looking for a takedown. Legions pushes Drake against the cage but Drake circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drake misses with an uppercut
and Legions counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Legions does a little dance to reset his feet.
Legions fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake is looking for the big counter here.
Legions shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Legions. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Drake as Legions shoots in.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Legions but Legions pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Legions slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck for Legions with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
Legions looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Legions looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Legions keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Legions shoots in but no luck this time.
Legions with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drake to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Fidel Legions has been cut.
Drake scores with a nice right hand.
Drake throws a hook but Legions blocks it.
Drake misses with a left hand
and Legions counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legions gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drake counters with a straight right hand.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake jabs Legions right on the nose. Legions blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Legions dives in for a single leg takedown but Drake sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab by Drake.
Drake tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Legions was well out of range. Poor timing from Drake.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but Legions is just out of range.
Legions fails with the takedown
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Legions misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a nice uppercut.
Legions gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a body punch but Legions moves out of range.
Drake shoots in and bounces Legions off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drake postures up.
Drake connects with a couple of short punches.
Legions wants to sweep but no luck.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Legions's head.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drake stays in close to Legions's body and controls the position.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Legions blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legions working a defensive guard here.
Drake passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Drake tries to score with some ground and pound. Legions controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fidel Legions has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drake cracks Legions with a big elbow.
Drake staying calm.
Legions is trying to get back to half guard.
Bobby Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake cracks Legions with a big right hand but Legions just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Drake!
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