PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Laurence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Drake
vs
Laurence

198 cm
34
293 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Héritage!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, David Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clayton Laurence!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laurence slips a straight right by Drake.

Drake pushes Laurence up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.

It looks like Clayton Laurence has been cut.
A shot in the inside from Drake.
Laurence can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Laurence tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Laurence manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laurence misses with the head strike.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake.
Drake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Drake lands a left hand.
Drake throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake lands a left hand.

That has opened up Clayton Laurence's cut even more.

Laurence breaks from the clinch.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
And Laurence tries to counter it with a takedown but Drake pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Drake closes the distance and pushes Laurence back into the cage.
Laurence lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Laurence trying to land knees to the body.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Laurence's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake presses Laurence against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drake goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake throws an elbow but it misses.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Drake lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Clayton Laurence's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Drake drops Laurence onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laurence is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Laurence is rocked!

Clayton Laurence's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake drops Laurence onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Laurence is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Laurence is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him?

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clayton Laurence's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Drake!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, David Drake made sure he mentioned Héritage!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.