PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Drummond (ranked 1811 p4p, 1445 weight class) and Bruno Henrique (ranked 272 p4p, 213 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drummond
vs
Henrique

185 cm
33
199
14 - 9 - 0

184 cm
27
186
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

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Bondi MMA 🏝️

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Drummond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Henrique!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drummond lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Henrique steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drummond.
Henrique loads up on a big right hand but Drummond slips the punch.
Drummond misses with a hook.
Drummond tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Henrique.
Drummond throws a big shot that misses.
Henrique swings for the body but Drummond moves out of range.
Drummond throws an overhand right that lands on Henrique's shoulder, as Henrique tries to avoid the shot.
Drummond throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice cross by Drummond.
Danga de danga de dang - Drummond scores with a four punch combination!
Drummond scores with a jab.
Henrique throws out a loose jab but Drummond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henrique jabs Drummond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drummond misses the shot to the body.
Drummond throws a quick inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drummond.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drummond catches Henrique with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Henrique dips to his left and cracks Drummond with an uppercut!
Henrique moves away from the strike by Drummond.
Drummond misses with a head kick.
Drummond scores with a nice right hand.
Drummond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Drummond shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Drummond was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Henrique is trying to escape the position but Drummond is controlling the position.
An elbow from Drummond crashes against the mat.
Henrique struggling a bit here.
Drummond working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drummond scoring with punches from side control.
Drummond creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Henrique sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drummond misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drummond throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Drummond is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Henrique is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Henrique is trying to control Drummond's posture but Drummond avoids it.
Drummond throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Drummond looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Henrique is avoiding damage well.

Drummond tries for a kimura but Henrique is defending well.
Drummond throws an elbow but Henrique slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Drummond thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Henrique really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drummond. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drummond scoring with punches from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henrique can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drummond tries to score with some ground and pound. Henrique controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Drummond seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Drummond is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Henrique is trying to escape and Drummond transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Henrique is forced to tap! Nice work there by Drummond! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jake Drummond!