PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dezmond Drake (ranked 464 p4p, 520 weight class) and Aubrey Grant (ranked 37 p4p, 43 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Grant

176 cm
30
160
15 - 11 - 0

183 cm
31
147
21 - 13 - 1

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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 15 - 11 - 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 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Aubrey Grant!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake is looking to counter punch.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Grant punishes Drake's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Grant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drake momentarily.
Drake slips a jab and a cross from Grant.
Grant misses with a hook to the body
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Grant cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake looks to land a right hand but Grant moved out of range.
Grant delivers a nice body kick.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Drake counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Grant moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Nice shot by Grant.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Drake misses with a hook
and Grant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grant cracks Drake with a good jab.
Drake on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Grant has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drake takes one on the button.
Grant throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drake.
Grant with the inside leg kick.
Grant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with a looping left.
Drake tries to clinch but Grant is having none of it.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Grant finds it's target.
Grant bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A jab from Grant finds it's way through Drake's defenses.
Grant bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grant throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Grant fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drake has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Grant.
Grant throws a right and a left that Drake avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Grant cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Drake as he connects with a hook.
That kick from Grant tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Grant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Grant.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
It looked like Drake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Grant lands a really nice looking cross but Drake seems unphased.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Grant misses.
Aubrey Grant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Drake at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Grant.
Grant lands with a kick to the temple. Drake shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drake checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drake scores with a jab to the head.
Grant misses with an uppercut.
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Grant takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Grant is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grant lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drake's sensitive parts.
Grant pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drake throwing a counter right hand but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake misses the shot to the body.

Grant gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grant fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Grant tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Grant misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Grant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant looks to land a combination but Drake avoids it well.
Grant misses with a body punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Drake misses with a body shot
and Grant counters with a two punch combo.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Grant.
Drake was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grant moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Grant misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake walks into a left hand.
No joy there for Grant, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant throws out a powerful jab.
Grant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands with a cross.
A nice leg kick from Grant, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Grant misses its intended target.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Grant's head but Grant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grant lands with an uppercut that bounces Drake off the cage and back into range.
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Drake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grant moves away from the strike by Drake.
Grant moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grant loads up on a big right hand but Drake slips the punch.
Grant lands a nice hook to Drake's body. Drake takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice shot lands for Grant.
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Drake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Aubrey Grant seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drake throws a hook but Grant avoids it easily.
Drake works the jab nicely.
Grant connects with a right hand. Drake shakes it off.
Grant wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Grant lands an overhand right.
Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Grant. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Grant.
Jab by Grant.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grant.
As Grant looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Grant just gets out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake looks to throw the jab but Grant is out of range.
Grant is looking to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Drake misses the target.
Grant cracks Drake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A jab lands there for Grant.
Grant scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
Grant misses the jab.
Drake takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Grant tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drake fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grant misses with the combination.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Grant slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Grant.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Drake moves out of range of the leg kick from Grant.
Grant feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Grant slips a jab from Drake.
It seemed like Grant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Drake steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grant. That one must have hurt.
Grant takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Grant tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake walks into a left hand.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aubrey Grant 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 throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake looks to land a left hand but Grant moved out of range nicely.
Grant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
Grant swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grant ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
Grant tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grant misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grant attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Drake throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Grant connects with an inside leg kick.
Grant keeps Drake at a distance using the push kick.
Grant catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A head kick misses from Grant.
Drake slips under a jab from Grant.
Grant walks into a straight right hand from Drake.
Grant looks to land a body kick but Drake moved away.
Grant throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Grant.
Grant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drake checks it well.
Grant swinging wildly here.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Dezmond Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Grant lands a nice shot to the body.
Grant throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drake stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant slips under a jab.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Grant dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Grant throws a right hand that misses
and Drake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A cross from Grant lands.
Grant scores with a one two! Drake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Grant.
Grant missing with a left hand there. Drake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Grant misses
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
Drake takes one to the chin there.
Drake throws a series of punches but Grant moves out of range.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grant throws out the jab.
Grant fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drake looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Grant catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Grant fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Drake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grant. Grant obviously looking to wear him down.
Drake misses with a combination
and Grant counters with a stiff right hand.
Grant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grant moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Grant lands with a slapping head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grant sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Grant wants to slow Drake down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from Drake misses.
Grant misses with a few strikes there.
Grant lands the left hand.
Drake throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grant, as that shot connected.
Grant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Grant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drake throws out the jab.
Grant works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grant sizes up Drake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aubrey Grant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grant 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aubrey Grant!
Our winner, Aubrey Grant, 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.