PBP Commentary

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

Drago
vs
Green

185 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fenrir Fightgear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 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 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Arthur Green!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Vladimir Khabensky and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drago drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago sitting in guard here, content to control.
Drago stops Green from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago throwing strikes but missing.
Green is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Drago prevents Green from getting back to his feet.
Drago trying to control the position from guard on top but Green 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.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Green gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Green shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arthur Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green swinging wildly here.
Green looks gassed!
Green will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the cage.
Drago scores with a knee to the head.

Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago tries for a takedown but Green sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Green stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Green wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Green wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Green takes a knee to the side of the body.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Green.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Green.
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago cracks the inside of Green's front leg.
Green takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Green misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a leg kick.
Drago shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Drago closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drago scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Green to see if he's OK.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Green is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Drago staying calm.
Drago trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green parries the strikes from Drago easily there. Drago is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Green to escape.
Green is trying to buck Drago off.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Drago misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Green both land. Nice combination.
Drago bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Green throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Drago has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Drago performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Drago is keen to just control but Green is a slippery customer.
Green is trying to stand back up but Drago is controlling him
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green misses with the combination.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Left hook, right uppercut from Green.
Green throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drago pushes Green away with a front kick.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Drago looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Green!
Drago pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green is in a horrible position here. Drago smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Green is looking to escape.
Drago thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drago wants to control the pace but Green is squirming around nicely.
Green'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.

Green bucks up and throws Drago to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Drago dodges the punch combination from Green.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Green.
Green misses with a two punch combination.

Drago closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Green did well to prevent Drago getting side control.
Green is looking to escape.
Well, if Drago 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Drago connects with a nice short shot to Green's temple.
Green is trying to stand up here but Drago is controlling him well.
Drago slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drago controlling the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Green.
Drago fails to land the takedown.
Green throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drago. Green shrugs it off though.

Drago shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Green is trying to stand back up but Drago is controlling him
Ground and pound from Drago.
Drago is nestled in close to Green, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Drago is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Green tries to kick Drago off but Drago keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Drago controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago working over Green with some ground and pound. Green looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Green throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Green walks into a straight right hand from Drago.
Green scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Green.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Green.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Green scores with a four punch combination!
Green misses with a double jab
and Drago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
No joy there for Green, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green throws a combination that misses

and Drago counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Green!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drago closes the distance and clinches up with Green, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes Green against the cage but Green circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Green.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
Green goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Green stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a jab-cross combination.
Drago misses with a low kick as Green jumps back.
Drago takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Green throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Green misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Green throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Green at a distance.
Green fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Green misses.
Green moves out of range of the body kick from Drago.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Green is defended easily by Drago.
Green swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Drago shoots in and bounces Green off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Drago stays in close to Green's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Green has a closed guard, preventing Drago from standing up.
Green keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.
Green wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Drago stops Green from standing up.
Ivan Drago overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Green looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Green throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Arthur Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Green does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drago's waist but Drago gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Drago dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
Green showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Some wild striking there from Green.
Green swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.

Drago breaks from the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Green!
Drago tries to score with a low kick but Green moves his leg out of the way.
Green misses with a few strikes there.
Green misses with a combination

and Drago counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is chipping away with strikes.
Green avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Drago.
Green is not content to let Drago control the position.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Drago in side control lands a decent elbow.
Green wants to get back to his feet.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Green seems a little lost for a moment, as Drago dominates the positioning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!