PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babyfarts Mcgeezak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC black ice - spoilin for a fight. Mcgeezak has chosen Welcome to the Terrordome as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Babyfarts Mcgeezak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Drake
vs
Mcgeezak

195 cm
26
280 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

225 cm
21
285 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Babyfarts Mcgeezak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Mcgeezak.
Mcgeezak ducks under a wild hook from Drake.

Drake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drake slows the pace down in half guard.
Drake has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Drake trying to control from half guard but Mcgeezak is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgeezak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mcgeezak.
Drake controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Drake pushes down on Mcgeezak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Drake is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mcgeezak reverses the position - he's now on top in Drake's guard.

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 is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Drake is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Mcgeezak reverses the position - he's now on top in Drake's guard.
Mcgeezak won't allow Drake to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mcgeezak wanted to stand there but Drake had control of the position.
Drake is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four 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.
Drake wants to sweep here but Mcgeezak controlling him for the moment.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drake scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Babyfarts Mcgeezak has been cut.
Mcgeezak slips a straight right by Drake.
Drake goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake swings for the body but Mcgeezak moves out of range.
Mcgeezak digs a good body shot into Drake's ribs.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Mcgeezak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Babyfarts Mcgeezak's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drake smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drake misses with a hook to the body
and Mcgeezak counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mcgeezak sprawls well. Mcgeezak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Mcgeezak lands a nice shot to the body.
Mcgeezak misses with a left hand

and Drake counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Mcgeezak is defending well.
Drake controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mcgeezak trying to control but Drake postures up.
Mcgeezak wants to control the action here but instead Drake manages to pass to full mount!
Drake landing punches.
Mcgeezak is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Mcgeezak manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Drake throws a strike aimed at the side of Mcgeezak's head but Mcgeezak avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Drake are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drake looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mcgeezak is avoiding damage well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mcgeezak can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgeezak keeps working.

Drake tries for a kimura but Mcgeezak is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a strike aimed at the side of Mcgeezak's head but Mcgeezak avoids it well.
Drake trying to control the action but Mcgeezak is working from the bottom.

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.

Drake is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mcgeezak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Drake tries to move to mount but Mcgeezak blocks the move with his legs.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mcgeezak keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Babyfarts Mcgeezak'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!

Mcgeezak misses with a looping left.
Mcgeezak misses with a wild body shot.
Mcgeezak misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mcgeezak. That did some damage!

Drake looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drake is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Drake postures up in Mcgeezak's guard and throws a big left but Mcgeezak blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake wants to control from the top but Mcgeezak keeps moving.
Drake is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mcgeezak is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mcgeezak trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Drake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mcgeezak throws an off balance right hand
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
Mcgeezak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgeezak slaps away a takedown attempt from Drake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mcgeezak lands a glancing blow to the side of Drake's head.
Drake misses with a takedown attempt
and Mcgeezak counters with a straight right hand.
Mcgeezak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgeezak takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Mcgeezak shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mcgeezak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mcgeezak has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Drake shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Drake was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mcgeezak wants to control but Drake is having none of it.
Drake sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Drake there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drake lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to control but Mcgeezak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcgeezak 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.
Drake is really struggling to control Mcgeezak but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Mcgeezak tries to hold on but Drake postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake throws a strike there. Mcgeezak manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drake has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

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