PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bolo Yeung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Sweep The Leg. Yeung has chosen Everything in it's right place as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drake
vs
Yeung

225 cm
29
300 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

225 cm
21
327 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

ADCC Champion
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bolo Yeung!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeung connects with a solid leg kick.
Drake throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeung shoots in but Drake avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drake slips a straight right by Yeung.
Drake fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yeung looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Yeung looks gassed!
A big left from Yeung misses.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake swings for the body but Yeung moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sloppy strikes from Drake. Those never looked like landing.
Thomas Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake leaves Yeung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yeung manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Yeung.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Yeung.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Drake tries to escape but Yeung is in control.

Yeung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Drake has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yeung tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Yeung tries for a kimura but Drake is defending well.

Yeung tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yeung has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Drake knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yeung on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yeung wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drake, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yeung tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Yeung goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Drake rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Yeung's guard! Nice work there by Drake!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yeung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Yeung is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Yeung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Yeung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yeung is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drake defends well.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Yeung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Yeung working for a triangle but Drake defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yeung looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Drake is posturing up here but Yeung has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Drake tries to roll out but it's too tight and Drake has to tap! Slick submission there by Yeung!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bolo Yeung!