PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frankie Drake has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drake
vs
Lee

166 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Frankie Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with a straight right.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Drake avoids the head kick by Lee.
Drake throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drake.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Drake misses.
Drake tried to score with a low kick but Lee checks it.
Lee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Frankie Drake has been cut.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drake. That did some damage!
Lee looks to land a left hand but Drake moved out of range nicely.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Lee throws a head kick but Drake moves out of range.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Drake takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drake tries to score a body lock takedown but Lee shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocks an elbow strike from Drake.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Drake is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drake misses with some punches.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Drake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drake as Lee tries to tie him up.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee wants to break free but Drake has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Drake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drake looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Drake prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Lee wants to break free but Drake has control.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drake has Lee pressed against the cage, preventing Lee from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frankie Drake's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lee lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drake misses the jab.
Drake is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Lee lands with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a low kick, right behind Drake 's knee.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lee wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lee as he avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Lee throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee throws a solid leg kick but Drake takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee.

Drake gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drake tries to circle away but Lee has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee tries to circle away but Drake has him pinned against the cage.
Drake has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lee avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lee tries to break free but Drake pushes him back against the cage.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee wants to break free but Drake has control.
Lee has Drake pressed against the cage, preventing Drake from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Drake won't allow it.
Lee working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.

Drake has hold of one of Lee's legs. Lee is fighting the takedown attempt but Drake gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drake wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake controlling from the top position.
Lee has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Red Light MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Drake slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is looking to advance position but Lee won't allow it.
Lee is trying to stand.
Drake is taking a breather. Lee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lee trying to control here.
Lee is trying to stand back up but Drake is controlling him
Lee is in trouble now - Drake has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake looking to control but Lee is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drake controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Drake looking to secure an arm triangle but Lee defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Frankie Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lee slips under a jab from Drake.
Drake misses with a body kick.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lee sprawls well. Lee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drake gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Drake throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Bruce Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws a solid leg kick but Lee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drake.
Nice shot by Lee.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Drake shoots in.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Lee lands a big head kick that sends Drake tumbling to the mat! Lee takes a step backwards and waves Drake back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Drake is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
Lee lands a slapping body shot.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drake.
Drake will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frankie Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drake blocks a head kick by Lee.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
That kick from Lee tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Drake's front leg but catches the back leg as Drake tries to avoid it.
The fighters circle, before Lee throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Drake's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lee lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Bruce Lee!
A very excited looking Bruce Lee rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.