PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Bad Boy (ranked 6366 p4p, 6499 weight class) and Richard Drake (ranked 682 p4p, 689 weight class). 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 Richard Drake was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Bad Boy
vs
Drake

180 cm
25
180
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
175
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vitor Bad Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Drake!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Bad Boy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drake catches Bad Boy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Bad Boy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bad Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake missing with a left hand there. Bad Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Bad Boy tries to keep at a distance but Drake has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake tries a body shot but Bad Boy blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bad Boy or not.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bad Boy.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake prevents Bad Boy from breaking the clinch.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake lands an uppercut.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bad Boy tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Bad Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Drake.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bad Boys head.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake working aggressively here.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bad Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Drake.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bad Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Bad Boy tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Bad Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
We've been informed that Drake has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Drake.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Drake dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake pushes Bad Boy up against the cage in a clinch.
Bad Boy tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Drake keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bad Boy's efforts to push away.
A short right from Drake.
Bad Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake digs a right hand into Bad Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bad Boy's gas tank.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bad Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Bad Boy avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Drake keeps control of Bad Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Bad Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Drake has double underhooks.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Drake.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bad Boy.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy blocking some punches.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake pushes Bad Boy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Richard Drake seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bad Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Bad Boy's head.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake gets through Bad Boy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad Boy looking to stall.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy blocks an uppercut.
Bad Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Bad Boy controls the action.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bad Boy backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Drake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Drake swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Drake darts in and clinches Bad Boy up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drake creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bad Boy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake tries a body shot but Bad Boy blocks it.
Bad Boy can't break the clinch.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bad Boy tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Bad Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bad Boy has had enough of the clinch but Drake keeps him there for the moment.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Bad Boy's ribcage. Bad Boy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Bad Boy.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Bad Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bad Boy's elbow.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bad Boy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake tries to throw a body punch but Bad Boy avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bad Boy - that landed with a thud.
Drake works on Bad Boy's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bad Boy prevents a body shot from Drake.
Drake misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bad Boy is trying to break the clinch but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake working aggressively here.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake prevents Bad Boy from breaking the clinch.
Drake misses with some punches.
Bad Boy tries to break the clinch but Drake is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Bad Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake digs a right hand into Bad Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bad Boy's gas tank.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
Bad Boy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drake is keeping busy.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bad Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Bad Boy.
Bad Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake misses with some punches.
Bad Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bad Boy.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drake keeps control of Bad Boy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vitor Bad Boy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bad Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drake has him pressed against the cage.
Drake tries to work over Bad Boy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bad Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bad Boy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Bad Boy controls his hands.
Drake lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bad Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Bad Boy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bad Boy is trying to push Drake away but Drake has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bad Boy is trying to break free.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bad Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake has Bad Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Bad Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bad Boy tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Bad Boy blocks a body shot from Drake.
Richard Drake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Drake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Drake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30

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