PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Dragan (ranked 3438 p4p, 4010 weight class) and Buddah Joe (ranked 139 p4p, 152 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Dragan
vs
Joe

195 cm
26
290
4 - 1 - 0

150 cm
19
300
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Viktor Dragan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buddah Joe!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Joe has eaten all the pies!
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragan.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
The fighters circling - Dragan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Dragan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dragan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragan lands a lovely overhand right.

It looks like Buddah Joe has been cut.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Dragan slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Dragan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Dragan throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Joe throws a lazy right hand but Dragan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Dragan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joe back to the cage. Dragan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Dragan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragan lands a jab.
Dragan misses the jab.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Dragan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe throws a jab when Dragan was well out of range.
Dragan throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Joe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves away from the strike by Dragan.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragan throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dragan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joe scrambles back to his feet.
Dragan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Viktor Dragan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe takes a swing at Dragan's ribcage but misses.
Dragan cracks Joe with a good jab.
Dragan slips a jab from Joe.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan throws the left hand but Joe avoids the punch easily.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Joe. Dragan does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragan lands a jab.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragan scores with a jab.
Dragan scores with a decent looking hook.
Dragan scores with a jab to the head.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragan to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab, jab by Dragan - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Dragan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragan misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Dragan misses the target.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe moves forwards but Dragan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan misses with a looping left.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick
and Dragan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe slips a jab from Dragan.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragan.
Dragan misses with the combination.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe slips under a jab from Dragan.
Dragan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by Joe.
Dragan throws a looping overhand right but Joe ducks down to avoid it.
Dragan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Dragan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Buddah Joe's cut.
That's time! Dragan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Joe ducks right into an uppercut from Dragan.
Dragan moves out of range as Joe throws a body kick.
A jab from Dragan finds it's way through Joe's defenses.
Nice shot lands for Dragan.
Dragan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joe.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragan.
Joe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Dragan coming out on top.
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A head kick misses from Joe.
A swing and a miss from Dragan.
Dragan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Dragan misses the shot to the body.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dragan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donk. Dragan catches Joe right on the button with a cross.
Dragan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Joe manages to avoid it.
Dragan misses the shot to the body.
Joe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragan throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Joe misses the shot to the body.
Dragan throws out a loose jab but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Dragan and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dragan misses.
Joe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dragan misses with a straight left.
Dragan checks a leg kick.
Joe slips under a jab.
Dragan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
A big left from Dragan misses.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Dragan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Joe drives through and clinches with Dragan against the cage.

Joe manages to pull guard.
Joe has a closed guard, preventing Dragan from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe controlling Dragan's posture.
Joe has a closed guard, preventing Dragan from standing up.
Joe is adopting a defensive guard.
Dragan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dragan has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Joe is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Joe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dragan looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Dragan slips a straight right by Joe.
Dragan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Viktor Dragan is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Joe missing with a left hand there. Dragan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dragan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe throws the left hand but Dragan avoids the punch easily.
Dragan swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Dragan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Buddah Joe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dragan.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Dragan and move into the clinch position.
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
Joe wants to counter with a clinch but Dragan pushes him away.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe moves out of range of the strikes.
Joe defending well as Dragan loads up on a big left hand.
Dragan lands a jab to the nose.
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Joe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dragan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dragan throws a jab when Joe was well out of range.
Buddah Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dragan.
Dragan sets himself, and Joe steps forward looking for the clinch! Dragan avoids it this time.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragan.
Joe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Joe darts in trying to clinch
and Dragan counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragan throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Dragan.
Dragan misses with a looping left.
Dragan looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joe blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Joe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Joe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Joe slips under a jab.
Viktor Dragan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragan cracks Joe with an open hand slap.
Dragan lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Joe scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragan missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dragan looks to throw the jab but Joe is out of range.
Dragan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Joe misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Dragan misses its intended target.
Dragan throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe throws a shot from downtown. Dragan moves away and avoids it.
Dragan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Dragan cracks Joe with a good jab.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Dragan.
Dragan connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Joe slips a jab from Dragan.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan throws a shot from downtown. Joe moves away and avoids it.
Dragan connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragan blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Joe wants to counter with a clinch but Dragan pushes him away.
Dragan lands a nice shot that snaps Joe's head back.
Dragan throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe tries to counter with a clinch but Dragan shakes him off and moves away.
Dragan checks a leg kick nicely.
Joe throws a head kick but Dragan moves out of range.
Dragan thuds his right hand into Joe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Dragan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dragan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Dragan!
Viktor Dragan very nearly forgot to thank Combat Wombat Laundry 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.