PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sigurdsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sigurdsson has chosen 2ne1 - Can't Nobody as his entrance music. 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.

Dragonov
vs
Sigurdsson

193 cm
24
270 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

209 cm
25
275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sergei Dragonov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Sigurdsson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sigurdsson misses.
Sigurdsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sigurdsson wants to clinch.
Sigurdsson swinging wildly here.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigurdsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragonov moves out of range as Sigurdsson strikes.
Sigurdsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dragonov circles away quickly and effectively.
Sigurdsson misses with a double jab.
Dragonov looks to land a body kick but Sigurdsson moved away.
Dragonov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dragonov forces Sigurdsson back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dragonov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dragonov lands a knee to the body.
Dragonov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dragonov lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Frank Sigurdsson has been cut.
Dragonov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sigurdsson's face.
Dragonov looking to throw knees to the head but Sigurdsson is blocking nicely.
Sigurdsson tries to throw a body punch but Dragonov avoids it by throwing Sigurdsson back against the cage.
Sigurdsson avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Dragonov trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sigurdsson tries to break free but Dragonov pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov tries to stall but Sigurdsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dragonov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sigurdsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragonov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sigurdsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sigurdsson looks gassed!
Dragonov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dragonov seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sigurdsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigurdsson misses with a body punch.
Dragonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sigurdsson working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Dragonov.
Sigurdsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Dragonov blocks a body shot from Sigurdsson.
Dragonov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Frank Sigurdsson's cut even more.
Nice elbow from Dragonov.
Dragonov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow.
Dragonov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Dragonov.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragonov.
Dragonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sigurdsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sigurdsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigurdsson blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Sigurdsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dragonov stalls.
Sigurdsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sigurdsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragonov.
Dragonov lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Frank Sigurdsson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dragonov misses with a knee to the head.
Dragonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragonov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sigurdsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dragonov lands an elbow inside that Sigurdsson shrugs off.
Sigurdsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sigurdsson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dragonov blocks an uppercut.
Sigurdsson misses with some punches.
Dragonov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dragonov scores with a knee to the head.
Dragonov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dragonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks with his arms.
Dragonov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dragonov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Sigurdsson manages to break the clinch.

Sigurdsson moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Sigurdsson.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sigurdsson digs a right hand underneath Dragonov's ribcage. Dragonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sigurdsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Dragonov prevents Sigurdsson from breaking the clinch.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sigurdsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Dragonov.
A short uppercut from Sigurdsson.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragonov blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sigurdsson can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
A short body shot lands from Sigurdsson as the two fighters clinch.
Sigurdsson cracks Dragonov with a nice body shot.
Sigurdsson is trying to break free.
Sigurdsson is trying to break the clinch but Dragonov has him pressed against the cage.
Sigurdsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragonovs head.
Sigurdsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragonov.
Sigurdsson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sigurdsson pushes Dragonov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Sergei Dragonov has been cut.
Sigurdsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sigurdsson presses Dragonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Sigurdsson.
Dragonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson lands a body shot.
Dragonov keeps control of Sigurdsson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dragonov throws an elbow but misses.
Sigurdsson gets through Dragonov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand.
Sigurdsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sigurdsson lands a nice uppercut.
Sigurdsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigurdsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sigurdsson scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
Sigurdsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sigurdsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigurdsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Sigurdsson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sigurdsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Dragonov lands a head kick!
Dragonov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dragonov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sigurdsson lands an overhand right.
Sigurdsson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigurdsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dragonov throws a sloppy head kick and Sigurdsson moves out of range easily.
Dragonov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Frank Sigurdsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sigurdsson throws a looping overhand right but Dragonov ducks down to avoid it.
Sigurdsson tries to clinch but Dragonov moves out of range.
Sigurdsson throws an overhand right that lands on Dragonov's shoulder, as Dragonov tries to avoid the shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragonov ducks under a wild hook from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson tries to bum rush Dragonov with a series of wild strikes but Dragonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Sigurdsson moves away
and Sigurdsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Sergei Dragonov's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigurdsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragonov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dragonov connects with a solid leg kick.
Sigurdsson dips to his left and cracks Dragonov with an uppercut!
Dragonov tries to clinch but Sigurdsson moves out of range.
Dragonov wants to clinch.
Dragonov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sigurdsson fails to land with a series of punches.
Sigurdsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragonov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sigurdsson.

Dragonov has managed to clinch.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.

Sigurdsson breaks from the clinch.
Sigurdsson avoids a kick to the body.
Dragonov cracks the inside of Sigurdsson's front leg.
Sigurdsson misses the jab.
Sergei Dragonov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragonov is looking to clinch.
Dragonov is looking to slow Sigurdsson down with leg kicks.
Dragonov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dragonov looking to slow down the pace here.
Sigurdsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dragonov.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.
Dragonov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragonov.
Sigurdsson has had enough of the clinch but Dragonov keeps him there for the moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dragonov obliges.
Dragonov working Sigurdsson over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragonov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dragonov with a knee to the head.
Dragonov lands an elbow just above Sigurdsson 's eye.
Dragonov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigurdsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dragonov blocking some punches.
Sigurdsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Sigurdsson letting Dragonov take a breather here.
Dragonov lands a good knee to the midsection. Sigurdsson won't want to take too many of those.
Sigurdsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragonov blocks an uppercut.
Sigurdsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
Dragonov is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dragonov lands a nice elbow.
Dragonov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigurdsson throws a head punch that misses.
Dragonov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sigurdsson's defenses.
Sigurdsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragonov controls his hands.
Dragonov misses with a knee to the head.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Sigurdsson blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sigurdsson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sigurdsson wants to break free but Dragonov has control.
Dragonov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dragonov lands an elbow that stopped Sigurdsson in his tracks for a moment.
Sigurdsson tries to break free but Dragonov pushes him back against the cage.
Sigurdsson avoiding damage as Dragonov throws knees to the body.
Sigurdsson lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson misses with the head strike.
Dragonov pushes off an throws an elbow but Sigurdsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dragonov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sigurdsson has a couple of punches blocked by Dragonov.
Sigurdsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand.
Dragonov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Sigurdsson blocks an elbow strike from Dragonov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragonov scores a nice knee to the body.
Dragonov landing knees to the head.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Sergei Dragonov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sigurdsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigurdsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sergei Dragonov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigurdsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Frank Sigurdsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sigurdsson lands a left and a right that send Dragonov crashing to the mat, dazed. Sigurdsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Dragonov is rocked!
Sigurdsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sigurdsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragonov.
Dragonov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Frank Sigurdsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragonov circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dragonov finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sigurdsson lands a nice shot that snaps Dragonov's head back.

Jeez, Sergei Dragonov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sigurdsson lands with a nice body punch.

Sigurdsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sigurdsson lands a right hand.
Dragonov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sigurdsson is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sigurdsson.
Sigurdsson lands a hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sergei Dragonov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Sigurdsson!
Frank Sigurdsson is the new heavyweight champion!