PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 552 p4p, 445 weight class) and Pate Ro (ranked 67 p4p, 58 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Drago Theme. This should be fireworks!

Drago
vs
Ro

198 cm
24
261
13 - 7 - 0

194 cm
26
255
12 - 8 - 0

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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago misses with a lunging right hand

and Ro counters by clinching up.
Ro tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Ro back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ro.

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago avoids a kick to the body.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ro.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ro.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ro.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Ro is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ro throws a wild body kick that Drago sees coming a mile off.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ro.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ro.
Ro only half commits to the counter leg kick.

Drago lands a big uppercut and Ro crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ro looks OK. Drago waves Ro back to his feet!

Ro is rocked!

It looks like Pate Ro has been cut.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Ro misses.
Ro is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Ro leaves his chin hanging out and Drago seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Ro crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to mention his sponsor, Furnace Performance 🔥 in his post fight interview.