PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Drake (ranked 3558 p4p, 456 weight class) and Roberto Rocha (ranked 7476 p4p, 696 weight class). Jerry Drake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Drake
vs
Rocha

186 cm
24
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Rocha!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drake lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Roberto Rocha has been cut.
Drake scores with a hook to the body. Rocha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jerry Drake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Drake forces Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Drake is pressed up against the cage. Rocha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drake down to the mat. Drake avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drake takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Drake lands a jab.

Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drake content to slow the pace in the clinch.
I was talking to Drake's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drake pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake.
Rocha has Drake pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Drake manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws a series of punches but Rocha avoids them all with ease.
Rocha feints the counter takedown.
Drake scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drake misses with a few strikes there.
Rocha is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Drake scores with a body shot.
Drake scores with the left hand. Rocha knows he should have avoided that one.
Drake lands a glancing blow to the side of Rocha's head.
Drake lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drake moves into the clinch.
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 lands with a short shot to the head.
Drake stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rocha has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drake seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rocha can turn it around.

Drake's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Drake rushes Rocha and presses him up against the cage.
Drake lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jerry Drake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roberto Rocha.
A right handed body shot lands from Drake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake lands a nice uppercut.
Drake lands a left hand.
Rocha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drake prevents it.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.

Drake manages to break the clinch.
Drake digs a good hook to Rocha's body.

Drake clinches up with Rocha and pushes him back against the cage.
Rocha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drake is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Rocha looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Rocha's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drake connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rocha scrambles back to his feet.

That has opened up Roberto Rocha's cut even more.

Drake clinches.
Drake manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drake leaning his opponent against the cage.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Drake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rocha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drake jabs Rocha right on the nose. Rocha blinks but takes it well.
Drake works Rocha's body with a nice hook.
Drake scores with a hook.

Drake has taken the fight to the clinch.
Drake is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drake taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Drake.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Drake stalling in the clinch.
Drake gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Drake.

Drake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drake works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Drake has Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.
Drake stalls.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.

Drake breaks from the clinch.
Drake lands a jab to Rocha's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rocha on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Drake digs a good hook to Rocha's body.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Drake darts in and clinches Rocha up against the cage.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Drake.
Rocha is breathing heavily.
Drake lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rocha backwards.
Drake lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Drake.
Drake has Rocha pressed against the cage.
Drake scores with a shoulder strike.
Drake pushes Rocha back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Rocha's ribcage. Rocha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Drake - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake.
Drake taking a breather.

Drake manages to break the clinch.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Drake has Rocha pressed against the cage.
Drake lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake gets through Rocha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Drake dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roberto Rocha's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Drake lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.

Drake pushes Rocha up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake digs a right hand into Rocha's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rocha's gas tank.
Drake lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rocha.
Jerry Drake has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rocha being controlled against the cage.

Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rocha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake cracks Rocha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jerry Drake is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drake lands a two punch combo.

The cut above Roberto Rocha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drake taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Drake breaks from the clinch.

Drake rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drake works on Rocha's body with a couple of short punches.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Drake clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake has Rocha pressed against the cage.

Drake pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Drake rushes Rocha and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Still in the clinch, Drake scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rocha being controlled against the cage.
Drake lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rocha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Drake forces Rocha back against the cage and clinches.
Drake lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drake is stalling here.
Drake lands a shot to the body.
Drake avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Drake.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rocha up against the cage.

Drake escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drake keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jerry Drake!