PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and How Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, War is my Destiny. Long has chosen The Anthem by Onra as his entrance music. The key to victory for Damian Drake has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Drake
vs
Long

186 cm
28
188 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

191 cm
23
193 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sydney BEAST Clothing
[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Sydney BEAST Clothing

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, How Long!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Long looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drake wants to stand up but Long is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Long in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Long wants to control from the top but Drake keeps moving.
Long with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Long throws a big elbow that misses.
Long throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drake works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Long has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Long is controlling him.
Long trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
Drake is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Long is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Long distracts Drake with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Drake wants to stand up but Long is controlling him.
Long lands a couple of digs.

Drake is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Long keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake is trying to break free.

Long breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Long counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Long closes the distance and clinches.
Drake trying to control the position but instead, Long has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage.
Long digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake has Long pushed against the cage.
Drake working hard to break the clinch.

Long's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drake falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Damian Drake has been cut.
Drake throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Long counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drake wants to get back to his feet.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long slips a nice elbow through Drake's hands, connecting with Drake's forehead.
Long slips a nice elbow through Drake's hands, connecting with Drake's forehead.
Drake keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Long is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Long perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Long misses with a head shot. Drake uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drake keeping moving, preventing Long from controlling successfully.
Long slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Long prevents Drake from escaping the position.
Drake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Long connects with a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Long tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Long has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drake!
Long lands a big shot there that rocks Drake but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Drake is rocked!
Long cracks Drake with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). How Long!
How Long gave a mention to Sydney BEAST Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).