PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 1491 p4p, 2255 weight class) and Cody Dillon (ranked 165 p4p, 255 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dren Jr
vs
Dillon

197 cm
28
255
7 - 8 - 0

200 cm
28
270
6 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zdravko Dren Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cody Dillon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dillon with a nice cross.
Dillon throws a hook to the side of Dren Jr's head but Dren Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dillon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dren Jr momentarily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dillon 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.
Dillon misses with a hook
and Dren Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dren Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dillon throws a body punch but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Dillon throws a hook but Dren Jr blocks it.
Dillon misses with a hook. Dren Jr ducked under it nicely.
Dren Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dren Jr misses with a looping right.
Dillon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dren Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at DF Fitnesscentrum in the buildup to the fight.
Dren Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Dillon.
Dren Jr misses the shot to the body.
Dillon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dillon.
Dillon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dillon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dren Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A lazy left from Dillon finds it's target.
Dillon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dren Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dillon connects with a looping right hand.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dillon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dren Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dillon.
Dillon misses with a wild combination.
Dren Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dillon.
Dren Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon throws the left hand but Dren Jr avoids the punch easily.
Dillon scores with a jab to the body.
Dillon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
A big left from Dillon misses.
Dillon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dren Jr.
As Dillon tries to get set, Dren Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Dillon manages to avoid the attempt.
Dren Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Dillon throws an overhand right that lands on Dren Jr's shoulder, as Dren Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Dillon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dillon throws a looping overhand right but Dren Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dren Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dren Jr dips to his left and cracks Dillon with an uppercut!
Dillon misses with a hook. Dren Jr ducked under it nicely.
Dillon throws an off balance right hand
and Dren Jr counters with a head kick. That will keep Dillon thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dren Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dren Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Dillon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dillon.
Dillon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dren Jr.
Dillon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body punch from Dillon.
Dillon lands a slapping body shot.
Dillon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dillon. Dren Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dren Jr misses with an uppercut. Dillon saw that one coming.
Dillon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dillon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dren Jr throws a leg kick but Dillon checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dren Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Dren Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Dillon.
Dillon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dren Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dren Jr jabs Dillon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dren Jr slips under a jab from Dillon.
Dren Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dillon misses with a double jab
and Dren Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dillon connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dren Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dren Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dren Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Dillon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Dillon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dren Jr dodges the punch combination from Dillon.
Dillon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dren Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dillon misses with a body shot.
Dren Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dillon misses with a straight right.
Dren Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dillon misses with a hook
and Dren Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Dren Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Dillon misses with a looping right.
Dren Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dillon manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dren Jr misses with a hook.
Dillon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dren Jr's head.
Dillon misses with a straight right.
Dren Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dillon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dillon misses with an uppercut. Dren Jr saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon misses the body punch
and Dren Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dillon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dren Jr. Dren Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Dillon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dillon takes the fight into the clinch.
Dillon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dren Jr throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
A frustrated look appears on Dren Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dillon.
Nice body punch from Dillon.

Dren Jr breaks from the clinch.
Dillon jabs Dren Jr right on the nose. Dren Jr blinks but takes it well.
Dillon ducks under a wild hook from Dren Jr.
Dillon tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr slips under a jab.
Dillon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dillon has closed the distance and engaged Dren Jr in a clinch.
Dillon throws a head punch that misses.
Dillon pushes Dren Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dren Jr lands an elbow just above Dillon 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.
Dren Jr is trying to force a seperation but Dillon has the dominant position.
Dren Jr is trying to break the clinch but Dillon is controlling him.
Dillon misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dillon.

Dren Jr breaks the clinch.
Dren Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dren Jr slips a jab from Dillon.
Dren Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dillon throws a body shot but no joy.
Dren Jr throws a hook but Dillon avoids it easily.
Dillon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon misses with a right hand
and Dren Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillon moves away.
Dillon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Zdravko Dren Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dren Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dren Jr misses with a looping right.
Danga de danga de dang - Dillon scores with a four punch combination!
Dillon closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that Dillon avoids nicely.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Dren Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dren Jr works Dillon's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dillon missing with a left hand there. Dren Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dillon misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Dren Jr to counter with a crisp jab.

Dren Jr clinches up against the cage.
Dren Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dillon is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon is looking to control Dren Jr's arms but Dren Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dillon has his back to the cage.
Dillon takes an elbow to the temple.

Dillon is rocked!

It looks like Cody Dillon has been cut.
Dren Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dillon is still on wobbly legs! Can Dren Jr finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Dren Jr lands a big elbow that drops Dillon! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dillon is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Dren Jr!
Zdravko Dren Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.