PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Drake (ranked 4098 p4p, 479 weight class) and Darryl Rose (ranked 2510 p4p, 316 weight class). Rose has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook ones as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drake
vs
Rose

177 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
180 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

KAGED

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darryl Rose!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from Drake.
Rose swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drake.

Rose drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rose chips away with some ground and pound.
Rose is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rose stands and throws Drake's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Rose stalls from top position.
Rose is chipping away with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Drake is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Darryl Rose!
A determined Darryl Rose didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!