PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Shortcut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Drogba
vs
Shortcut

215 cm
24
276 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
273 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

The Red Eye

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiden Shortcut!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortcut changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drogba tries to avoid it but Shortcut manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drogba to the ground. Drogba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drogba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogba tries to work over Shortcut's front leg with a kick but Shortcut checks it.
Drogba slips a jab from Shortcut.
Drogba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shortcut's sensitive parts.
Drogba tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Shortcut blocks the body kick.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shortcut.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Shortcut checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drogba.
Shortcut looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drogba.
Drogba throws a low kick but Shortcut avoids it.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba stuffs the takedown.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogba lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Drogba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Drogba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Drogba throws a leg kick which misses Shortcut's front leg but catches the back leg as Shortcut tries to avoid it.
Drogba lands a front kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba throws out a leg kick but Shortcut moves out of range and Drogba only half commits.
Drogba throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shortcut takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Shortcut avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shortcut's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drogba, right into the meat.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drogba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drogba cracks the inside of Shortcut's front leg.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Shortcut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba throws a sloppy head kick and Shortcut moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shortcut.
Drogba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Shortcut. That did some damage!
Drogba throws a leg kick but Shortcut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba feints and then cracks Shortcut's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shortcut down.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drogba throws a sloppy head kick and Shortcut moves out of range easily.
Shortcut blocks a head kick by Drogba.
Good leg kick by Drogba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shortcut tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drogba throws a head kick that half lands.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice cross by Shortcut.
Shortcut ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drogba moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba scoring well with a low kick there.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shortcut.
Shortcut blocks a head kick by Drogba.
Some wild striking there from Shortcut.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Shortcut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shortcut misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Shortcut throws a hook but Drogba blocks it.
Didier Drogba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shortcut throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drogba.
Nice body kick from Drogba.
Drogba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shortcut can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba throws a leg kick which misses Shortcut's front leg but catches the back leg as Shortcut tries to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Didier Drogba is winning the standup battle so far.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shortcut avoids the head kick by Drogba.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogba. That's going to slow Shortcut down.
Shortcut takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogba connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shortcut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogba.
Shortcut takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Drogba.
Drogba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shortcut's sensitive parts.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shortcut swings for the body but Drogba moves out of range.
Drogba lands with a kick to the temple. Shortcut shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aiden Shortcut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shortcut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogba throws a leg kick that misses.
Shortcut misses with a series of wild punches.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Shortcut might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drogba has got the better of the exchanges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut thows a body shot but no joy.
Shortcut blocks a leg kick.
Drogba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Shortcut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Shortcut shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shortcut was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shortcut is looking to work his way around to Drogba's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Drogba's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Drogba is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Shortcut has taken his back!

Drogba preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Shortcut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Shortcut is persistently looking for the submission but Drogba is defending it well.

Shortcut is looking for a choke. Drogba gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Drogba manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Drogba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shortcut wants to sweep but no luck.
Drogba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shortcut is proving hard to escape from.
Shortcut looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogba wanted to stand there but Shortcut had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogba takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Some wild striking there from Shortcut.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shortcut checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Shortcut.
Drogba gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shortcut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shortcut takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shortcut scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shortcut throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shortcut throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shortcut fails with the takedown.
Shortcut scores with a nice right hand.
Shortcut misses with a body shot.
Shortcut throws a series of punches but Drogba moves out of range.
Drogba is looking to chop away at Shortcut's legs.
Shortcut fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Drogba on the side of the head.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shortcut.
Good exchange - Shortcut coming out on top.
Shortcut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drogba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shortcut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Shortcut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shortcut misses with a straight left.
Shortcut's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Shortcut duly obliges.
Shortcut checks the leg kick.
Drogba throws a head kick that half lands.
Drogba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shortcut checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Shortcut looks to land a combination but Drogba avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drogba.
Shortcut misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shortcut lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drogba circles away quickly and effectively.
Shortcut has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drogba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Shortcut sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba is looking to chop away at Shortcut's legs.
Shortcut on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogba. Drogba obviously looking to wear him down.
Shortcut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drogba throws a front kick that sends Shortcut stumbling back into the cage.
Shortcut throws a series of punches but Drogba avoids them all with ease.
Shortcut takes a kick to the side of the head.
Didier Drogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogba misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Drogba misses.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba leaves Shortcut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shortcut checks the leg kick.
Drogba throws the kick towards the body but Shortcut avoids it.
Didier Drogba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An inside leg kick from Drogba misses.
Shortcut shoots in for a takedown but Drogba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Didier Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden Shortcut.
Shortcut takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drogba lands a head kick!
Drogba throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Drogba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drogba, 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Didier Drogba!