PBP Commentary

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

Drago
vs
Sanka

182 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Derice Sanka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Sanka shoots in.
Sanka fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago throws a push kick but Sanka slaps the foot to one side.

Sanka drives through with a takedown into guard.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Sanka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sanka won't allow Drago to sweep him here.
Drago wants to stand but Sanka is controlling the position.

Sanka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drago looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drago looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drago!
Sanka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drago wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sanka struggling a bit here.

Drago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sanka is avoiding damage well.
Sanka struggling a bit here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Sanka wants to get back to his feet.

Drago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanka shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derice Sanka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanka fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanka. Sanka gets slowly back to his feet.
Sanka moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanka fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago looks for the body kick but Sanka saw that one coming.

Sanka shoots in and bounces Drago off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.

Sanka drops back looking for a leg! Drago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drago manages to kick Sanka off! Sanka jumps back into Drago's guard.
Drago controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanka is controlling him.

Sanka drops back looking for a leg! Drago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drago manages to kick Sanka off! Sanka jumps back into Drago's guard.

Sanka drops back, looking for a kneebar! Drago looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Drago looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Drago!
Drago misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sanka is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Drago's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanka gets full guard.
Sanka wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drago is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanka is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Drago pushes Sanka off looking to stand but Sanka dives back in and keeps control.

Sanka is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derice Sanka dominated that round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanka shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanka dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Sanka shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Sanka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Drago sprawls well. Drago wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanka gets slowly back to his feet.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derice Sanka.
Sanka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drago throws a right and a left that Sanka avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.

Sanka feints and as Drago raises his hands in defense, Sanka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sanka stands and throws Drago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago tries to improve position but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sanka off and has taken his back!
Drago looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sanka manages to reverse the position and now he's in Drago's guard. Nice work there by Sanka.

Sanka drops back looking for a leg! Drago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drago manages to kick Sanka off! Sanka jumps back into Drago's guard.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Sanka from controlling successfully.
Drago wants to get back to his feet but Sanka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

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.
Sanka preventing the sweep.

Sanka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Drago is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Drago has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanka lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drago!

Sanka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanka prevents Drago from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanka looking for a guillotine from mount but Drago is having none of it.

Sanka is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Drago can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Sanka working for a submission but Drago is keeping him at bay.
Drago is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanka working for a guillotine from mount but Drago is in no mood to give up.

Sanka with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanka on the ground.
Sanka avoids the attempt from Drago to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derice Sanka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Drago scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The strikes coming from Drago are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Drago prevents Sanka from escaping the position.
Drago trying to control the action but Sanka is working from the bottom.
Sanka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Drago connects with a decent elbow.
Drago tries to score with some ground and pound. Sanka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Drago tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Drago has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanka manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Sanka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drago.
Derice Sanka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanka gets back to full guard.
Drago is looking to stand up but Sanka won't let him.
Sanka looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Sanka counters with a straight right hand.
Sanka shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derice Sanka.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Sanka looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Drago!
Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.

Sanka looking for a guillotine from mount but Drago is having none of it.

Drago defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanka.

Sanka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Drago to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Drago shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sanka looking to isolate an arm here. Drago doesn't see it coming and as Sanka extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Sanka!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derice Sanka!