PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralphie White (ranked 2075 p4p, 2488 weight class) and Bobby Drake (ranked 294 p4p, 341 weight class). Bobby Drake has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ralphie White's chin.

White
vs
Drake

191 cm
39
200
11 - 16 - 0

188 cm
23
188
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ralphie White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
As White backs off Drake throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
A bone on bone clash there as Drake blocks the leg kick.
As White backs off Drake throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
Ralphie White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - White coming out on top.
White misses the body punch
and Drake counters with a three punch combo that has White backing up. White nods at Drake to acknowledge the strikes.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
Drake lands a nice shot to the body.
Drake lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Drake getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

White closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drake quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Drake controlling the position well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake is looking to improve his position.
White with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Drake is trying to control but can't.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
White is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drake wants to control but White is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White winds up and cracks Drake with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
White content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
White trying to mount his opponent but Drake defends it.
Drake trying to control but White postures up.
White keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake tries to get to full guard but White has control of the leg.
Drake is controlling White's trapped leg to prevent White from advancing to side control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Some wild striking there from Drake.
White throws a hook but Drake blocks it.
Drake lands with a cross.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.

It looks like Bobby Drake has been cut.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drake lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drake swings and misses with a shot to the body
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White moves out of range as Drake strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake stuns White with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White shoots in looking for a takedown but Drake manages to keep the fight standing, pushing White's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Drake catches White right on the button with a cross.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down White rather than just go for the knockout.
White scores with a body shot.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Drake counters with a left to the body.
White tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White closes the distance but Drake moves to the side
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from White.
A big right from Drake misses.
White thuds a left hand into Drake's body.
Drake lands a nice looking body shot.
White throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Drakes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drake scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Drake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drake pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
White scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
White seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice defenses there by White.
A swing and a miss from Drake.
White scores with a sloppy right hand. Drake should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a chopping leg kick but Drake manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Drake.
White misses the shot to the body.
Drake throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake lunges at White with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White's hand.
Bobby Drake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drake.
White showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drake.
Drake swings for the body but White moves out of range.
White is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bobby Drake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
White throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drake on the side of the head.
Drake looks to score with a jab to the body but White is just out of range.
White connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
White lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from White.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake fails to land with a series of punches.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.
White connects with a good right hand that stumbles Drake. Drake circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bobby Drake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a stiff right hand.
Drake changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drake misses with a two punch combination.
Drake lands a really nice looking cross but White seems unphased.
Nice cross by White.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Drake's head back.
Drake takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That has opened up Bobby Drake's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake walks into a left hand.

Drake is rocked!
Nice body punch from Drake.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can White finish him?
Drake slips under a jab from White.
Drake looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drake seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but White moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White dips to his left and cracks Drake with an uppercut!
Drake misses the shot to the body.
White bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
White lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Drake to counter with a crisp jab.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Drake counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake with a hook.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
White throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Drake with a nice cross.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drake throws a series of punches but White moves out of range.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White is looking to land body kicks.
Drake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Good standup being displayed there by White as he connects with a hook.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake jabs White to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
An attempted straight right counter from White misses the target.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A cross from White lands.
White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ralphie White will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Drake's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
Jab, jab by Drake - just one landing.
Drake takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by White.
White misses with an uppercut.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drake.
White throws a lazy right hand but Drake sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White throws a hook to the side of Drake's head but Drake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from White misses its target.

White moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake tries to break free but White pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from White.

That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Nice body punch from White.

Drake gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

White kicks off Drake and gets to his feet.
Drake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Drake.
Drake is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
White is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
A combination from Drake does no damage.
Nice cross by White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drake.
A countering left hand to the body from Drake misses.
Drake throws a right hand that White ducks under and follows up with a left that White also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White works the jab nicely.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White misses with a body shot.
Drake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drake misses the shot to the body.
White just misses with a punch to the body.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drake misses with a wild combination.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White moves out of range as Drake strikes.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
White lands with a cross.
White throws a half hearted mid kick.
White catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by White.
White throws a leg kick
and Drake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White misses with an uppercut. Drake saw that one coming.
Drake slips under a jab from White.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White's head backwards.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drake moves away.
White ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
White lands a right hook to the body.
White gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White.
White scores with a shot to the body.

White rushes Drake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake swings wildly with an uppercut but White uses good head movement to avoid it.

Drake breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake looks to land a right hand but White moved out of range.
White throws a low kick but Drake moves out of range easily.
White with a jab.

The cut above Bobby Drake's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Drake takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White manages to avoid it.
White catches Drake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
White throws an overhand right that drops Drake like a sack of potatoes! White dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralphie White!
After winning the bout, Ralphie White thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.