PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushin okami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dravinski
vs
okami

185 cm
22
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Dravinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yushin okami!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
okami takes a swing at Dravinski's ribcage but misses.
okami throws a push kick but Dravinski slaps the foot to one side.
Dravinski throws a series of punches but okami avoids them all with ease.
okami looks to score with a jab to the body but Dravinski is just out of range.
okami throws a series of punches but Dravinski moves out of range.
okami throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Igor Dravinski has been cut.
okami works Dravinski's body with a nice hook.

Dravinski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dravinski showed some decent athleticism there.
okami looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dravinski tries to pass the half guard into mount. okami knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
okami wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski wants to control but okami is keeping him busy.

okami kicks off Dravinski and gets to his feet.
okami thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from okami.
Dravinski throws a jab but it's blocked by okami.
A left and a right from Dravinski both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Yushin okami has been cut.
Dravinski shoots in but no luck this time.
okami misses with a combination
and Dravinski counters with a one-two to the body.
okami looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dravinski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dravinski fails with the takedown.
Dravinski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
okami lands a jab-cross combination.
okami scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
okami swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
okami throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
okami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dravinski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dravinski wants to clinch up but okami keeps it at a distance.
okami avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dravinski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and okami counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
okami misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dravinski.
Dravinski fails with the takedown
and okami counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Dravinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dravinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
okami lands with a nice combination. Dravinski backs away looking to recover.
Dravinski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
okami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dravinski moves away.
okami throws the left hand but Dravinski avoids the punch easily.
Dravinski tries to bum rush okami with a series of wild strikes but okami uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from okami.
okami throws a lazy head kick

and Dravinski counters with a nice double leg into side control. okami won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
okami wants to get back to his feet but Dravinski drags him back down.
Dravinski working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dravinski trying to control the position but okami is working away.
okami is trying to buck Dravinski off.
Dravinski taking a breather here.

Dravinski decides to stand up, so the ref orders okami to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dravinski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from okami.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yushin okami will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

okami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dravinski counters with a thumping low kick.
Dravinski tries to clinch there but okami circles away.
okami pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dravinski wants to clinch.
okami throws a sloppy body shot
and Dravinski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
okami scores with a hook to the body. Dravinski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
okami falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dravinski counters with a two punch combo.
Dravinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
okami jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dravinski thumps okami with a low kick.
okami is breathing heavily.
Dravinski doesn't manage to clinch there - okami circles away.
Dravinski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski is looking to clinch.
Dravinski throws a nice looking combination but okami bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
okami keeps the fight on the outside.
okami throws a right hand that Dravinski ducks under and follows up with a left that Dravinski also avoids with ease.
okami avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dravinski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
okami misses the shot to the body.
Dravinski tries to clinch up.
Dravinski moves out of range of the body kick from okami.
Dravinski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but okami avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
okami circles away from the clinch attempt.
okami blocks a head kick by Dravinski.
A jab from okami misses.

okami feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
okami wants to control from the top but Dravinski keeps moving.
okami missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dravinski is looking to stand up but okami isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as okami accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
okami throws a strike but Dravinski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

okami pushes Dravinski off and scrambles back to his feet.
okami misses with a body shot
and Dravinski counters with a series of strikes. okami will be more careful next time no doubt.
okami throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dravinski.
Dravinski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice combination there by Dravinski.
Igor Dravinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dravinski is trying hard to land a takedown here. okami sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Dravinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dravinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
okami tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
okami displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dravinski.
Some wild striking there from okami.
Dravinski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Dravinski drives through and clinches with okami against the cage.

Dravinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dravinski misses with the combination.
okami scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Igor Dravinski will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dravinski forces okami back against the cage and clinches.

okami breaks the clinch.
okami throws the kick towards the body but Dravinski avoids it.
okami tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dravinski was well out of range. Poor timing from okami.
Dravinski throws a combination. okami tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
okami scores with a one two! Dravinski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
okami misses with a combination
letting Dravinski counter with a right hand.
okami takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
okami tries to land a leg kick but Dravinski saw it coming and moves away.
Dravinski tries to clinch but okami is having none of it.
Dravinski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Igor Dravinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
okami circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around okami's waist but okami gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dravinski off to one side.
okami misses with a low kick.
Dravinski tries to close the distance and clinch but okami swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dravinski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but okami swivels and escapes.
okami tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
okami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dravinski throws out the jab.
Dravinski moves in looking to clinch but okami pushes him off.
Dravinski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
okami misses with a double jab
and Dravinski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
okami misses with the combination.
okami connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
okami misses with a looping right.
okami just misses with a punch to the body.
okami misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
okami keeps the fight on the outside.
okami falls off balance throwing a combination

and Dravinski counters by clinching up.

Dravinski ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dravinski no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dravinski is on top in guard.
Dravinski trying to control but okami is working from the bottom.
Dravinski stands and throws okami's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski trying to control the action but okami is working from the bottom.
okami is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dravinski has just dragged him back down to the mat.
okami is letting Dravinski control him for a moment.
okami is not content to let Dravinski control the position.
Dravinski tries to advance to mount but okami denies him.
okami wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

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.
okami bucks up and tries to throw Dravinski off but instead Dravinski has got his back!
okami trying to get back to his feet but Dravinski is in full control for now.

okami showing good submission defense here.
okami controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Dravinski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dravinski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!