PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Draper (ranked 2651 p4p, 3172 weight class) and Long Thai (ranked 303 p4p, 356 weight class). Draper comes into the arena with Asshole blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draper
vs
Thai

180 cm
24
158
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
38
165
22 - 27 - 2

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Bondi MMA 🏝️
Vegan Gains

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sterling Draper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Long Thai!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai lands a right hook to the body.
Draper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draper connects with a body shot.
Draper throws an off balance right hand

and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Draper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Thai.
Draper tries to score a body lock takedown but Thai shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Draper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draper.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draper.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Draper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Draper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Draper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Draper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai prevents the takedown attempt.
Draper avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Draper avoids the damage to the body.
Draper blocks an elbow strike.
Draper avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Draper has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thai after a bit of a struggle.
A nice left hand lands by Thai.
Thai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Draper's elbow.
Draper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Thai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Draper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but Draper avoids the damage to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Draper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Thai breaks the clinch.
Draper shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Thai counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Draper.
Thai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Thai stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thai wants it to stay on the feet.
Draper sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Draper avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws out a powerful jab.
Draper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Draper has a takedown stuffed.
Thai unleashes a big counter combination but Draper bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Draper tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Draper has his takedown stuffed

and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thai.
Draper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draper avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draper is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Long Thai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Draper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Draper keeps the fight on the outside.

Draper shoots in and gets a takedown into Thai's guard.
Draper is stalling in the full guard.
Draper trying to control but Thai is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai has control of Draper's left arm, preventing Draper from doing any damage.
Draper tries to free his leg and advance position but Thai is retaining full guard.
We've been hearing that Draper has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Draper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Draper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Draper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thai is keeping the position for now.
Draper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Draper throws a big elbow that misses.
Draper advances to half guard.
Draper moves nicely into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draper in side control, throwing shots but Thai defends.
Draper grinds an elbow into Thai's temple.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Draper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Draper is looking to take a break and control but Thai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thai trying to remain calm as Draper controls from the top position.
Draper tries to move to mount but Thai blocks the move with his legs.
Draper is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Thai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Draper controls the position.
Check out the look on Draper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
A lull in the action here.

Draper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Thai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Draper wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Thai, who protects the arm well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Draper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Draper looking to secure an arm triangle but Thai defends it well.
Sterling Draper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Draper controlling from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sterling Draper dominated that second round.
That's time! Draper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Thai lands a nice shot that snaps Draper's head back.
Thai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thai scores with a jab to the body.
Draper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Thai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Draper throws a right hand that Thai ducks under and follows up with a left that Thai also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Long Thai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Draper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thai stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sterling Draper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thai tries to clinch but Draper moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draper misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thai tries to counter by closing the distance.
Long Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thai as he avoids it easily.
Thai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draper throws out the jab.
Thai connects with an inside leg kick.
Draper tries for a takedown but Thai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Draper throws a right hand that misses

and Thai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai tries to throw a body punch but Draper avoids it by throwing Thai back against the cage.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Draper is defending well for now.
Long Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draper.
Draper is looking to take this one to the mat.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
Draper goes for a takedown attempt but Thai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draper goes for a double leg but Thai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Thai continues to drive forward.
Thai tries to work over Draper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai lands an elbow that stopped Draper in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Thai manages to break the clinch.
Draper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thai tries to avoid it but Draper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thai to the ground. Thai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Thai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Draper misses with a wild combination.
Sterling Draper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thai.
Thai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draper.
Thai with the inside leg kick.
Draper closes the distance and clinches up with Thai, looking for a takedown. Draper pushes Thai against the cage but Thai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Draper sets himself, and Thai steps forward looking for the clinch! Draper avoids it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thai defends it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Draper swings widly with a right hand
and Thai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Draper throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thai avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Long Thai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!