PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 2199 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Bobby Mercer (ranked 187 p4p, 124 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mercer's choice of entrance music: Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Mercer

176 cm
29
160
11 - 10 - 0

166 cm
31
158
15 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dezmond Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer fails to land with a series of punches.
Mercer slips a straight right by Drake.
Mercer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mercer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Mercer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on Mercer's shoulder, as Mercer tries to avoid the shot.
Mercer throws a shot to the body.
Mercer throws a body shot but no joy.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a series of strikes. Mercer will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Drake misses.
Mercer closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drake lands with an uppercut that bounces Mercer off the cage and back into range.

Mercer is rocked!

It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drake.
Mercer is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?
Drake defending well as Mercer loads up on a big left hand.
Mercer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mercer seems to have recovered his senses.
A punch lands to the side of Drake 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drake moves out of range as Mercer strikes.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Mercer misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mercer scores with a jab to the body.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mercer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Mercer misses.
It looked like Drake was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mercer.
Mercer tries to bum rush Drake with a series of wild strikes but Drake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Drake feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mercer sprawling to the canvas! Mercer rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drake finish him?!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mercer closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drake prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Drake avoiding damage as Mercer throws knees to the body.
Drake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mercer blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
Mercer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercer digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Mercer.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
Mercer misses with an elbow strike.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake lands with a light punch inside.
Mercer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mercer tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Mercer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a right hand.
Drake lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mercer backwards.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Drake prevents a body shot from Mercer.
Mercer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mercer tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Mercer.
Mercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake tries a body shot but Mercer blocks it.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mercer missing with knees to the body.
Mercer tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Mercer back against the cage.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Drake gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Mercer.
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake misses with some punches.
Mercer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
Mercer struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake blocks a body shot from Mercer.
Drake gets through Mercer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mercer blocks an uppercut.
Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mercer's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercer.
Drake works on Mercer's body with a couple of short punches.
Mercer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake working aggressively here.
Drake lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mercer misses with a knee to the head.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dezmond Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mercer misses with a series of wild punches.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Mercer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drake lands with a shot to the body.
Drake misses with a jab to the body
and Mercer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer misses with a body kick.
Drake throws a big counter combination but Mercer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mercer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drake.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Mercer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
Drake went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
A head kick misses from Mercer.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mercer lands a nice looking body kick.
Drake takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Mercer throws a right hand that misses
and Drake makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mercer misses with a jab to the body
and Drake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mercer lands the left hand.
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake thuds his right hand into Mercer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercer ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
A jab from Mercer misses.
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Drake connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Mercer.
Mercer misses with a double jab
and Drake counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mercer out cold! What a finish! Drake is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dezmond Drake!
Our winner, Dezmond Drake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Bobby Mercer had this to say: 'I'm sorry for that last one. I hope this one was little more exciting. It's been a blast fighting in this org! I love it almost as much as Bondi clothing! Uhh, thank you. '.