PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Kisky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drago
vs
Kisky

220 cm
22
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bernard Kisky!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kisky tries to clinch up.
Kisky tries a head kick but it misses.
Kisky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Kisky on that attempt.
Kisky throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kisky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Drago won't be happy with that.
Kisky in side control, throwing shots but Drago defends.

Kisky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Drago, who protects the arm well.

Kisky tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kisky has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisky in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kisky remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Kisky stands up and beckons Drago to his feet.
Kisky shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Kisky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Kisky.

That's two 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.
Kisky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drago as he avoids it easily.
Kisky tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drago fails to land the takedown.

Kisky clinches up against the cage.
Drago drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kisky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kisky throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.

Kisky closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kisky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Drago really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kisky trying to control the position but Drago is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisky scores with punches from side control.
Kisky trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.
Drago on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Drago tries to get out of the position.
Kisky working the ground and pound.

Kisky has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Kisky tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Kisky fails in his attempt to clinch.

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.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago stuffs the takedown.

Kisky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Drago wants to control but Kisky is having none of it.
Kisky controlling from the full mount.

Kisky is working for a guillotine from mount but Drago frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Kisky 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.

Drago avoids a kick to the body.
Drago avoids the head kick by Kisky.

Kisky feints and as Drago raises his hands in defense, Kisky changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kisky.
Drago keeping full guard, as Kisky tries to pass.
Drago has a closed guard, preventing Kisky from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kisky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kisky sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kisky is looking to work some ground and pound but Drago has wrist control.
Drago will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kisky trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Kisky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drago wants to hit a switch here but Kisky passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Drago there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kisky avoids the attempt from Drago to control.
Kisky is looking to work his way around to Drago's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Kisky looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kisky lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisky takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kisky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kisky wants to control the pace but Drago is squirming around nicely.
Drago tries to lock up and control but Kisky gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Drago throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kisky. What's that going to do exactly?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drago is trying desperately to improve position.
Kisky unloading with bombs!

Kisky is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Kisky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kisky wants to pass the guard but Drago is defending well.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Kisky sits in half guard.
Kisky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Drago is defending against the submission attempts here by Kisky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernard Kisky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kisky shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Kisky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Drago is looking for a sweep. Kisky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Kisky sits in half guard.

Drago actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisky prevents Drago from standing back up.
Well, if Kisky is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kisky wants to take a breather but Drago is having none of it.
Kisky passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kisky tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two 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.
Kisky wants to control the pace but Drago is squirming around nicely.
Drago tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Drago is working hard here to advance position.
Bernard Kisky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kisky trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisky scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kisky prevents Drago from getting the reversal.
Kisky controlling from the full mount.
Drago working to try and regain half guard.

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.
Kisky trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bernard Kisky just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kisky scores with a takedown into Drago's guard.
Drago tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kisky tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kisky is pushing down on Drago's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drago is fighting to maintain full guard but Kisky has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bernard Kisky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kisky winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernard Kisky!