PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Kiss - God of Thunder. The crowd seem to be enjoying Rodriguez's choice of entrance music: Worms Of The Earth. Chad Drake is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Drake
vs
Rodriguez

185 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Attliction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aiden Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rodriguez but Rodriguez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drake tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rodriguez swivels and escapes.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Drake tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Drake looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rodriguez!
Drake controlling from the full mount.
Rodriguez bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Rodriguez postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drake has his foot on Rodriguez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rodriguez works his way back into a safe position though.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Drake working a defensive guard here.
Rodriguez won't allow Drake to sweep him here.
Rodriguez trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drake's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Drake pushes him off.
Drake fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up

and Drake counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Drake is breathing heavily.
Rodriguez being controlled here, momentarily.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake is working hard here to advance position.
Drake wants to get up but he can't break Rodriguez's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez 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.
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Rodriguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodriguez looking for a sweep. Not yet Rodriguez, not yet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A right-left combo lands from Rodriguez.

Rodriguez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rodriguez lands in his opponent's guard.

Drake keeping busy on the bottom but Rodriguez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Rodriguez tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Drake pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.

Drake shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Drake showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Drake dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drake darts in trying to clinch
and Rodriguez counters with a left and a right that stings Drake.
Drake misses with a takedown
and Rodriguez counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rodriguez circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Drake is having none of it.
Drake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rodriguez. That one must have hurt.
Drake with a poor takedown

and Rodriguez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Rodriguez.
Rodriguez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drake avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez with a poor takedown

and Drake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drake.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.

Rodriguez manages to break the clinch.
Drake keeps the fight on the outside.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rodriguez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt - Rodriguez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodriguez wants to clinch.
Rodriguez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Rodriguez gets a takedown into half guard.
Drake is looking for a sweep. Rodriguez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Drake preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Drake tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake pushes Rodriguez off and gets back to his feet.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Chad Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodriguez misses with a wild combination.
Rodriguez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drake wants to clinch.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt.

Rodriguez gets caught flat footed, as Drake shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Drake accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Drake loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chad Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drake is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Drake tries to free his leg and advance position but Rodriguez is retaining full guard.

That's four 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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drake tries for a takedown but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rodriguez throws a combination. Drake tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez closes the distance but Drake moves to the side

and Drake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rodriguez trying to control but Drake postures up.
Rodriguez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rodriguez.
Drake has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drake is controlling him.
Rodriguez trying to keep a closed guard but Drake is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Rodriguez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.

Drake looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rodriguez is looking to escape.
Drake wants to take a breather but Rodriguez is having none of it.
Drake missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rodriguez is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Drake takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Drake is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Drake wants to work for an arm triangle but Rodriguez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Drake in particular looking to stall.
Drake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rodriguez for as long as he can get away with.

Rodriguez pushes Drake off and gets back to his feet.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake trying to mount his opponent but Rodriguez defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drake stands up out of the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Drake looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Rodriguez darts in and clinches Drake up against the cage.
Rodriguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Drake has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rodriguez uses from the top position.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Drake is striking off his back. Rodriguez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Drake tries to roll over but Rodriguez keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rodriguez trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

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

Drake has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drake wants to sweep here but Rodriguez controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake tries to clinch up but Rodriguez circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodriguez dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Rodriguez lands a slapping body shot.
Rodriguez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez connects with a jab.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rodriguez instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28

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