PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piak Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Dahmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Piak Drake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Drake
vs
Dahmer

175 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

178 cm
20
163 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piak Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeffrey Dahmer!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drake gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dahmer to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Dahmer thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Drake looking to control.
Dahmer trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Dahmer passes Drake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dahmer 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.
Drake wants to control but Dahmer is keeping busy.
Dahmer tries to pass to full mount but Drake defends it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Drake. No joy for Dahmer on that attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
Dahmer shoots for a double leg takedown but Drake sprawls well. He's pushed Dahmer's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dahmer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drake defends it nicely.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Dahmer.
Dahmer looks gassed!

Dahmer feints and as Drake raises his hands in defense, Dahmer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drake is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dahmer trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to control the position.

Dahmer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dahmer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Drake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dahmer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drake looks for the body kick but Dahmer saw that one coming.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Drake moves into the clinch.
Drake with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jeffrey Dahmer has been cut.
A knee to the head by Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Dahmer shrugs off.
Drake lands an elbow inside.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Dahmer shrugs off.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drake with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahmer's face.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Dahmer shrugs off.
Dahmer jumps guard but Drake stands there with Dahmer around his waist. Dahmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Dahmer jumps guard but Drake stands there with Dahmer around his waist. Dahmer gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drake lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Drake.
Dahmer takes an elbow to the temple.
Dahmer takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahmer's face.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Dahmer is blocking nicely.
Dahmer tries to pull guard but Drake won't allow it.
Drake connects with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a damaging elbow.
Drake lands an elbow inside that Dahmer shrugs off.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahmer's face.
Dahmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dahmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dahmer has Drake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dahmer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drake obliges.
Dahmer fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dahmer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Drake connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dahmer's face.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dahmer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drake lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dahmer tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Drake just stands there and leans against the cage.
Drake lands an elbow just above Dahmer 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piak Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Dahmer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dahmer shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Dahmer was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Dahmer tries to control but Drake wriggling away.
Drake is trying to stand up.
Dahmer controlling from the full mount.
Drake tries to hold on but Dahmer pushes him away.
Drake is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake prevents Dahmer from taking his back.
Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Drake is working to get back to half guard.
Dahmer throwing strikes here but Drake is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dahmer misses with a head shot.

Dahmer is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Drake has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Dahmer is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Drake is surviving well by controlling Dahmer's body position as best he can.
Drake working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dahmer looking to control but Drake is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.

Dahmer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Dahmer has hold of Drake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drake tries to reverse the position but Dahmer maintains control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Dahmer's attempts to control the action.
Drake tries to lock up and control but Dahmer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dahmer wants to control the pace but Drake is squirming around nicely.
Drake wants to hold on but Dahmer pushes him away.
Drake is desperately trying to improve his position but Dahmer has a good base and remains in mount.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Dahmer's attempts to control the action.

Dahmer has hold of Drake's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Drake manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Drake is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dahmer on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Drake wants to hold on but Dahmer pushes him away.
Drake is squirming around, avoiding Dahmer's attempts to control the action.
Drake is trying to escape the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dahmer unloads with some shots from mount but Drake bucks and avoids them well.
Drake is looking to improve his position but Dahmer isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Dahmer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeffrey Dahmer's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Drake throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dahmer fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dahmer.
Drake scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake thuds his shin into the meat of Dahmer's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dahmer avoids the head kick by Drake.

Drake rushes Dahmer and presses him up against the cage.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Drake.
A knee to the head by Drake.
Drake landing knees to the head.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Drake tries a knee to the head but Dahmer blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drake just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dahmer's brow.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dahmer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drake walks away with a smile on his face. Dahmer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Piak Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Dahmer.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drake finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

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.

Dahmer gets the takedown into side control.
Dahmer throws an elbow but Drake slips to the side and avoids it well.

Dahmer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Drake's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Dahmer is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dahmer is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Drake is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drake is trying to buck Dahmer off.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dahmer blocks a head kick by Drake.
Dahmer tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dahmer doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drake makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dahmer really felt that one!
Dahmer tries for a takedown but Drake circles away easily
and Drake counters with a big head kick but Dahmer shrugs it off.
Drake tries a head kick but it misses.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Piak Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dahmer misses with a takedown
and Drake counters with a flying knee. Nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piak Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piak Drake!