PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakaroto Sayajin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zonko Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sayajin comes to the cage accompanied by Riot - Three Days Grace. Zonko Drake is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sayajin
vs
Drake

192 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kakaroto Sayajin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zonko Drake!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sayajin misses with a wild body shot.
Drake stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drake wants it to stay on the feet.
Drake keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but Sayajin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayajin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Sayajin has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakaroto Sayajin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sayajin tries for a takedown but Drake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Sayajin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Drake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sayajin somewhat.
Drake misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayajin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drake circles away quickly and effectively.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sayajin counters by moving into the clinch.
Sayajin prevents a takedown attempt there.
Drake is working for takedown but Sayajin is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants a takedown but no success here.

Sayajin manages to pull guard.

Sayajin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.

Drake got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sayajin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drake has managed to get both his arms back between Sayajin's legs - danger averted.
Drake landing with the ground and pound.
Sayajin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sayajin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sayajin is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.

Sayajin looking for a guillotine here but Drake defends easily.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sayajin is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sayajin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drake is one step ahead there.

Sayajin is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.

Sayajin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drake 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.

Sayajin working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.
Drake lands a couple of digs.

Sayajin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Drake lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sayajin's head.
Sayajin controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.

Sayajin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sayajin is looking for a triangle but Drake pushes his legs off easily.
Drake scoring with punches to the head and body.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Sayajin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drake defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Drake's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sayajin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drake postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Drake scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sayajin throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Drake landing some decent shots from guard.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses.
Drake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.

Drake avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sayajin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sayajin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zonko Drake dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Sayajin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drake's waist but Drake gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sayajin off to one side.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Drake throws a series of punches but Sayajin moves out of range.
Drake tries to bum rush Sayajin with a series of wild strikes but Sayajin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sayajin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drake but Drake pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake throws a series of punches but Sayajin moves out of range.
Sayajin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drake is fending him off so far but Sayajin persists. Nope, Drake circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kakaroto Sayajin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sayajin counters by moving into the clinch.
Drake tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sayajin pulls Drake into guard.
Drake is looking to work some ground and pound but Sayajin has wrist control.
Sayajin working a defensive guard here.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sayajin wants to sweep here but Drake controlling him for the moment.

Sayajin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Drake gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sayajin throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake passes Sayajin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Drake there.
Drake blocks the strikes from Sayajin.
Sayajin taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Sayajin taking some punishment here, with Drake in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drake thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sayajin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Drake looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Drake throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drake sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sayajin defending well though.
Drake thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sayajin to regain full guard.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Sayajin is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sayajin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Sayajin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sayajin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drake is aware though and is defending well.
Drake working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but Sayajin blocks nicely.
Sayajin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sayajin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sayajin stops Drake from getting back to his feet.

Sayajin is working for a kimura but Drake is defending it quite comfortably.

Drake makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
No joy there for Drake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zonko Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sayajin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Zonko Drake has been cut.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sayajin counters with a big right hand! Oh Drake is in trouble here! Sayajin follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakaroto Sayajin!