PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ervin Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Oh Father by Pastor Troy. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daniels
vs
Drogba

184 cm
25
276 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

215 cm
25
276 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

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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 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Didier Drogba!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
Daniels on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drogba. Drogba obviously looking to wear him down.
Daniels lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels checks the leg kick.
Daniels lands with a straight right. Drogba didn't see that one coming.
Drogba throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels lands a jab to the nose.
Drogba throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Daniels misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a straight left.
Drogba throws and low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Drogba keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Drogba lands but Daniels takes it in his stride.

It looks like Ervin Daniels has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drogba misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Daniels thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
A chopping leg kick lands by Drogba.
Drogba throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels wants to clinch.

Daniels instigates a clinch.

Daniels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drogba throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drogba.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Drogba throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drogba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogba throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels throws a hook but Drogba blocks it.
Nice body kick there by Drogba.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Drogba throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drogba scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Drogba keeps Daniels at a distance using the push kick.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogba.
Daniels takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drogba throws a half hearted mid kick.
Daniels misses with a hook. Drogba ducked under it nicely.
Daniels tries to clinch there but Drogba circles away.
Daniels checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Drogba.
Drogba ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogba delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba throws a front kick that sends Daniels stumbling back into the cage.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogba dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Drogba bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Daniels connects with a jab.
Drogba throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Daniels misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Drogba tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ervin Daniels's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Daniels takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drogba feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Daniels will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Daniels checks it well.
A solid body kick from Drogba.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Didier Drogba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drogba lands with a kick to the temple. Daniels shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Drogba is looking to land body kicks.
Drogba turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogba.
Drogba cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
A good leg kick by Drogba.
Drogba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drogba attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogba lands a big head kick that sends Daniels tumbling to the mat! Drogba takes a step backwards and waves Daniels back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Ervin Daniels's cut is getting worse.
Drogba tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drogba cracks the inside of Daniels's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogba lands with a nice body kick.
Drogba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Drogba throws a leg kick which misses Daniels's front leg but catches the back leg as Daniels tries to avoid it.

Drogba lands a big head kick that sends Daniels tumbling to the mat! Drogba takes a step backwards and waves Daniels back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Daniels is rocked!
Drogba tries to work over Daniels's front leg with a kick but Daniels checks it.
Didier Drogba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drogba fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Daniels is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Drogba misses with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Drogba thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
Daniels is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drogba scores with a leg kick.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Drogba.
Drogba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drogba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels tries to clinch up.
Drogba connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Drogba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drogba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogba throws a solid leg kick but Daniels takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Drogba.
Drogba thumps Daniels with a low kick.
Drogba fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Daniels.
Drogba connects with a solid leg kick.
Drogba thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Drogba.
Drogba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Ervin Daniels's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba misses with a head kick.
Drogba feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Daniels's calf.
Daniels is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drogba with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drogba attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drogba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drogba scores with a leg kick.
Drogba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daniels checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daniels throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels walks forward, straight into a front kick from Drogba.
Drogba throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drogba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Daniels's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Didier Drogba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ervin Daniels's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A clash of legs there as Daniels blocks the low kick.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Daniels tries to clinch but Drogba is having none of it.
Daniels misses with a body shot.
Daniels moves out of range as Drogba throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drogba. That's going to slow Daniels down.
Drogba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniels.
Daniels looks to throw the jab but Drogba is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drogba, right into the meat.
Daniels moves out of range of the body kick from Drogba.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drogba throws and low kick but Daniels moves out of range easily.
Daniels lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drogba backs up against the cage.
Drogba slips under a jab.
Drogba misses with a low kick as Daniels jumps back.
Daniels scores with the left hand. Drogba knows he should have avoided that one.
Drogba ducks under a wild hook from Daniels.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Drogba throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drogba thuds his shin into the meat of Daniels's side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drogba.
Drogba scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba lands a head kick. Daniels smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drogba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daniels throws a right hand that Drogba ducks under and follows up with a left that Drogba also avoids with ease.
Drogba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drogba throws a leg kick but Daniels sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Daniels blocks a head kick by Drogba.
Drogba chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Daniels takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drogba lands a front kick.
Drogba lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daniels tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drogba throws a head kick that misses.
Ervin Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba scores with a push kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drogba.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drogba, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drogba, right into the meat.
Daniels avoids a kick to the body.
Drogba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Daniels takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A jab from Daniels misses.
Daniels lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drogba feints and then cracks Daniels's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Daniels down.
Drogba thumps Daniels with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba throws a head kick but Daniels moves out of range.
Drogba shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Drogba wants to slow Daniels down by chopping away at his legs.
Drogba throws a low kick, looking for Daniels's leg but Daniels calmly moves out of range.
Drogba scores with a leg kick.
Daniels stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogba.
Didier Drogba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogba scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drogba moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drogba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Daniels.

Jeez, Ervin Daniels's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Drogba scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Didier Drogba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drogba 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30

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