PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin North (ranked 4683 p4p, 4662 weight class) and Khal Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dustin North has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

North
vs
Drogo

189 cm
25
200
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
201
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dustin North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Khal Drogo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North fails to land with a series of punches.
Drogo missing with a left hand there. North was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. North doesn't seem bothered though.
North slips under a jab.
North seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drogo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Drogo moves into the clinch.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
North is looking to control Drogo's arms but Drogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now North has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Drogo.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
North is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drogo is leaning against North and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo pushes North back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
North blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of North backwards.
North prevents a body shot from Drogo.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo pushes North back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
North blocking some punches.
North blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but North avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the cage.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
Drogo keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

North pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
North moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
North steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogo.
North appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
North throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
North throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo scores with a jab to the body.
North throws a right and a left that Drogo avoids nicely.
North doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
North is breathing heavily.
Drogo cracks North with a right hand to the side of the head.
North tries to clinch up.
A jab from Drogo finds it's way through North's defenses.
Drogo misses with an uppercut
and North counters with a three punch combo that has Drogo backing up. Drogo nods at North to acknowledge the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogo lands a body punch.
North is trying to push Drogo away but Drogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of North backwards.
Drogo lands with a short shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
North is trying to maintain a safe position but Drogo gets an underhook and turns North into the cage.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Drogo lands with a left to the head.
Drogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of North's head.
Drogo has a couple of punches blocked by North.
Drogo prevents North from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Drogo scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
North is trying to break the clinch but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of North's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of North backwards.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of North backwards.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of North's head.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drogo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal Drogo dominated that round.
That's time! North's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drogo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dustin North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Drogo has closed the distance and engaged North in a clinch.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of North backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
North tries to break the clinch but Drogo is controlling the position.
Drogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.
Drogo pushes North back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
North blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo gets through North's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite North's efforts to push away.
Drogo lands a left hand that snaps the head of North backwards.
North blocks an uppercut.
Drogo works on North's body with a couple of short punches.
Drogo misses with a punch on the inside.
Drogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite North's efforts to push away.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo working aggressively here.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of North backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a hook that snaps the head of North backwards.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
North is trying to break the clinch but Drogo has him pressed against the cage.
Drogo lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Drogo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogo keeps control of North as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
North looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Drogo.
Drogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of North backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogo lands with a left to the head.

North escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Khal Drogo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drogo.
Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Drogo gets a clinch.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of North's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands with a short shot to the head.
North blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drogo misses with the head strike.
Drogo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drogo gets through North's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Drogo.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Drogo lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Drogo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drogo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
North takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo lands a right hand.

North is rocked!
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but North uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh North is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drogo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
North seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by North.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drogo.
North blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drogo pushes North back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drogo misses with a body punch.
Drogo is working North over against the cage.
Drogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drogo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khal Drogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Drogo steps in with a hook that catches North right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Drogo follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! North looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Drogo!
Khal Drogo tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.