PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 5133 p4p, 5273 weight class) and Neil deGrasse Tyson (ranked 526 p4p, 532 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drake
vs
deGrasse Tyson

188 cm
18
188
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
190
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

The Stuff
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

deGrasse Tyson takes the fight into the clinch.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch up.
deGrasse Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drake appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
deGrasse Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Drake fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging deGrasse Tyson to the ground. Drake is now in deGrasse Tyson's guard.
deGrasse Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake working some strikes from top position.
Drake throws an elbow that misses. deGrasse Tyson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drake's guard. Nice move by deGrasse Tyson!

Drake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drake tries to get out of the position.
Drake keeping moving, preventing deGrasse Tyson from controlling successfully.
Drake has control of deGrasse Tyson's left arm, preventing deGrasse Tyson from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but deGrasse Tyson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
deGrasse Tyson wants to control but Drake is keeping him busy.
Drake looks like he's trying to stand up.
deGrasse Tyson wants to take a breather but Drake is having none of it.
deGrasse Tyson prevents Drake from improving his position.
Drake is doing well to control the position and prevent deGrasse Tyson from advancing to side control.
deGrasse Tyson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drake controls his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Drake tries to roll over but deGrasse Tyson keeps him under control.
deGrasse Tyson wants to take a breather but Drake is having none of it.
Drake wants to improve his position but deGrasse Tyson is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Drake controlling the position for now.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Drake lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson throws a nice head kick!
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

deGrasse Tyson moves into the clinch successfully.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Drake stalling the fight.
The referee calls for Drake to work.

Drake turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Drake creates some space and throws a big elbow, but deGrasse Tyson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Drake in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Drake advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drake cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drake throws a sloppy strike and deGrasse Tyson uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and deGrasse Tyson has ended up in Drake's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake controlling deGrasse Tyson's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson passes Drake's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake is trying to stand back up but deGrasse Tyson is controlling him
deGrasse Tyson is looking to take a break and control but Drake is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake tries to kick deGrasse Tyson off but deGrasse Tyson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
deGrasse Tyson trying to control from half guard but Drake is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Drake dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

deGrasse Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that deGrasse Tyson can do to turn this around?

deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and pushes Drake back into the cage.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
deGrasse Tyson keeps control of Drake as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
deGrasse Tyson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.
deGrasse Tyson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Drake.
deGrasse Tyson with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. deGrasse Tyson obliges.
deGrasse Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, deGrasse Tyson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow.
deGrasse Tyson missing with knees to the body.
deGrasse Tyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson connects with a knee to the head.
deGrasse Tyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Drake's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drake wants to break free but deGrasse Tyson has control.
deGrasse Tyson working Drake over with knees to the body.
Drake managing to block the knees to the body from deGrasse Tyson.
Drake is working for takedown but deGrasse Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
deGrasse Tyson blocks a body shot from Drake.
deGrasse Tyson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
deGrasse Tyson lands an elbow inside that Drake shrugs off.
deGrasse Tyson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
deGrasse Tyson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
deGrasse Tyson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Drake holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson landing knees to the body.

Drake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drake throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Drake is looking to stall here but deGrasse Tyson recovers full guard.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drake postures up in deGrasse Tyson's guard and throws a big left but deGrasse Tyson blocks it.
Drake with a nice head shot there.
Drake is stalling in the full guard.
Drake throws a strike but deGrasse Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
deGrasse Tyson trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.
deGrasse Tyson tries to free his leg and advance position but Drake is retaining full guard.
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
deGrasse Tyson trying to control but Drake is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake has control of deGrasse Tyson's left arm, preventing deGrasse Tyson from doing any damage.
deGrasse Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch but Drake moves out of range.
deGrasse Tyson tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - deGrasse Tyson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neil deGrasse Tyson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drake attempts a counter takedown but deGrasse Tyson avoids it well and moves away.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on deGrasse Tyson's shoulder, as deGrasse Tyson tries to avoid the shot.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
deGrasse Tyson wants to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Drake. Beautiful body shot.
Drake missing with a left hand there. deGrasse Tyson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Drake. That snapped deGrasse Tyson's head back.
deGrasse Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bobby Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Drake misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake circles away from the clinch attempt.
deGrasse Tyson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drake swats him away and circles back towards the center.

deGrasse Tyson closes the distance and clinches.
Drake avoiding damage as deGrasse Tyson throws knees to the body.

Drake lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
deGrasse Tyson works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
deGrasse Tyson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Drake.
Drake postures up and lands a big shot to deGrasse Tyson's brow.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drake trying to control but deGrasse Tyson is working from the bottom.
Drake distracts deGrasse Tyson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Drake in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drake with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a strike but deGrasse Tyson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Drake pulls deGrasse Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents deGrasse Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.
deGrasse Tyson wants to pass the guard but Drake is keeping the position.
Drake is adopting a defensive guard.
deGrasse Tyson trying to control the position from guard on top but Drake is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake pulls deGrasse Tyson in close to his closed guard and prevents deGrasse Tyson from doing any damage or advancing position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Drake drives through with a takedown into guard.
deGrasse Tyson controlling Drake's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Drake stands up over deGrasse Tyson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Drake throwing strikes from guard but deGrasse Tyson blocks nicely.
deGrasse Tyson is trying to keep Drake in close.
Drake wants to control from the top but deGrasse Tyson keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
deGrasse Tyson controls Drake momentarily but Drake frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Drake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drake has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Drake!