PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tear Drop Drake (ranked 2605 p4p, 2837 weight class) and Rob Thornton (ranked 330 p4p, 353 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Rob Thornton enters the cage!

Drake
vs
Thornton

185 cm
21
198
4 - 4 - 1

190 cm
21
192
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Fantasy Threads
Un-Kaged Nutrition

Stoner's Killer Apparel

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 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Tear Drop Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Thornton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thornton.
Thornton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drake manages to avoid it.
Thornton wants to clinch up but Drake keeps it at a distance.
Drake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thornton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rob Thornton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drake takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Drake closes the distance and clinches.
Thornton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thornton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drake misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Thornton breaks from the clinch.
Drake takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Drake throws an off balance right hand
and Thornton counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Thornton moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thornton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Thornton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drake is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thornton pushes Drake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thornton can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Drake.
A knee to the head by Drake.

It looks like Rob Thornton has been cut.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Thornton blocks with his arms.
Drake misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thornton.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
Thornton misses with a punch to the body.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Drake dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drake blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thornton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thornton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Thornton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drake is breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thornton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thornton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thornton.
Thornton lands a hook that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Thornton tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Thornton back against the cage.
Thornton misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Drake's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Thornton lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thornton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake prevents a body shot from Thornton.
Thornton misses with the head strike.
Drake looking to slow down the pace here.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thornton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drake.
Thornton gets through Drake's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Thornton.
Thornton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
Thornton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thornton misses with the head strike.

Thornton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Thornton's head but Thornton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Thornton misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thornton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thornton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thornton avoids it.
Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
Thornton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake lands a knee to the head.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land.
Drake has a couple of punches blocked by Thornton.
Thornton working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Thornton fails to land.
Thornton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A body shot lands from Thornton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Thornton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rob Thornton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Thornton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thornton tries to clinch up but Drake circles away and keeps his distance.
Drake takes one to the side of the head.
Thornton misses with a looping right.
Drake takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Drake has Thornton up against the cage in a clinch.
Drake misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drake.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Thornton blocks with his arms.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thornton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Thornton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not.
Drake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thornton is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Thornton as the two fighters clinch.
Drake misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thornton.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thornton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton digs a right hand underneath Drake's ribcage. Drake let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thornton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thornton tries to throw a body punch but Drake avoids it by throwing Thornton back against the cage.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
Thornton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thornton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thornton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thornton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thornton tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Thornton - that landed with a thud.
A short uppercut from Thornton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drake.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Thornton.
Thornton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thornton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Thornton as the two fighters clinch.
Thornton lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Thornton.
Thornton is trying to force a seperation but Drake has the dominant position.
Thornton swings wildly with an uppercut but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Still in the clinch, Thornton scores with a nice short uppercut.
A hook to the body from Thornton.
Drake looking to throw knees to the head but Thornton is blocking nicely.
Thornton lands with a right to the head.
Thornton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.

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

Thornton instigates a clinch.
Thornton misses with a punch on the inside.
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Thornton on the inside.
Drake throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thornton throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake.
Thornton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thornton is working Drake over against the cage.
Thornton has a couple of punches blocked by Drake.
Thornton misses with a punch on the inside.
Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thornton digs a right hand into Drake's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drake's gas tank.
Thornton lands a nice shot to the body.
Thornton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drake's elbow.
Thornton is leaning against Drake and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thornton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thornton misses with some punches.
Thornton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Thornton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Thornton blocks with his arms.
Thornton struggles to land a body shot inside as Drake controls his hands.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thornton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thornton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thornton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
Drake tries to land a knee to the head but Thornton blocks with his arms.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thornton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Thornton.
Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thornton blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Thornton on the inside.
Thornton misses with a body punch.
Thornton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thornton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Drake is rocked!
Thornton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thornton scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head.
Oh Drake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thornton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drake backwards.
Drake throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Thornton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thornton.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Thornton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rob Thornton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Thornton drops Drake with a straight right hand, right on the button! Thornton follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rob Thornton!