PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig David (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Drone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David comes to the cage accompanied by Craig David - Rise and Fall. Drone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by t.i and ludacris-wish you would. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

David
vs
Drone

179 cm
41
318 lbs
25 - 33 - 0

225 cm
38
300 lbs
34 - 27 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Drone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
David throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.
David throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drone throws a counter combo.
Drone slips a jab and a cross from David.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Drone has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David misses with a two punch combination.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drone swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
David throws a hook to the side of Drone's head but Drone sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drone feints the counter takedown.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

David drops Drone with a beautiful combination! Drone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - David is looking for the KO!

It looks like Tyson Drone has been cut.
David walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drone checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
David fails to land with a series of punches.
David has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Main Event Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drone gets tackled into the cage by David. David maintains the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, David just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drone's brow.

David breaks the clinch.

David drives through and clinches with Drone against the cage.

Drone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
David throws a series of punches but Drone moves out of range.
David throws a left and a right that both miss

and Drone holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Drone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from David.
As David backs off Drone throws a huge counter combo but David manages to avoid it all.
A punch combination from David misses.
David throws a series of punches but Drone moves out of range.
David misses with a two punch combination.
Drone feints the counter takedown.
Craig David seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
Drone tries to counter with a clinch but David shakes him off and moves away.

Oooooh!!! David has knocked Drone down with a huge combo! David steps away and waves a wobbly Drone back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
David throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
And Drone tries to counter it with a takedown but David pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good work by Drone as he checks the leg kick.
David misses with a double jab.
David looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Drone's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

David tries to score with a low kick but Drone moves his leg out of the way.
Drone wants to counter the offense by David and move into the clinch position.
Drone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Drone throws a counter combo.
David throws a left and a right that both miss
and Drone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Craig David has been cut.
David misses with the combination.
Drone tries to counter with a clinch but David shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
David looks to land a combination but Drone avoids it well.
Drone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but David defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
David tries to land a leg kick but Drone saw it coming and moves away.
David looks to land a combination but Drone avoids it well.
Drone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
David fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drone manages to avoid it.
David tries to bum rush Drone with a series of wild strikes but Drone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drone with the counter takedown but David avoids it easily.
David wants to clinch up but Drone keeps it at a distance.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from David.
Drone tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drone dodges the punch combination from David.
David misses with a double jab.
Drone is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
David looks to land a combination but Drone avoids it well.
Drone is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
Drone wants to counter with a clinch but David pushes him away.
A low kick from David misses
and Drone counters with a straight right hand.
Drone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drone avoids a punch combination nicely.
David lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
David throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drone.
Drone wants to counter the offense by David and move into the clinch position.
David lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drone circles away quickly and effectively.
Drone wants to counter with a clinch but David pushes him away.
David swinging wildly here.
Drone tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
David throws a series of strikes that have Drone backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Craig David dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A combination from David does no damage.
Drone drops down looking to force a counter takedown but David defends it well.
David misses with a jab, cross combination.
David throws an off balance right hand
and Drone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
David fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Drone's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Craig David is winning the standup battle so far.
Drone swats away the attempt to clinch by David.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Drone as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

David gets a clinch.

David breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sloppy strikes from David. Those never looked like landing.
And Drone tries to counter it with a takedown but David pushes his down on his head and steps out.
David tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Drone tries to counter it with a takedown but David pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A head kick by David misses

and Drone moves into the clinch.

David's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
David throws a right and a left that Drone avoids nicely.
Craig David is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from David both land. Nice combination.
David throws a right and a left that both miss.
David looks to throw the jab but Drone is out of range.
David throws a lazy head kick

and Drone counters with a left and a right that hurts David! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Drone jumps into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Drone jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but David manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. David knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Drone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Drone tries for a kimura but David is defending well.
Tyson Drone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craig David is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Drone is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, David has escaped the position, nice work there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Drone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think David 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig David!
Craig David very nearly forgot to thank Das Labor amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.