PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julito Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drezner
vs
Vega

175 cm
21
162 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

173 cm
27
162 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Rio Mma Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julito Vega!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drezner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vega checks the leg kick.
Drezner throws the left hand but Vega avoids the punch easily.
Vega fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drezner, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Drezner.
Drezner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vega closes the distance and clinches up with Drezner, looking for a takedown. Vega pushes Drezner against the cage but Drezner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drezner stuffs the takedown.
Zak Drezner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julito Vega.
Vega looks gassed!
Nice straight punches there by Drezner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drezner.
Vega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drezner. Drezner obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drezner clinches with his opponent.
Drezner lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Drezner.
Drezner scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Drezner.
Drezner unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vega lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Drezner drops Vega with a big knee straight up the middle! Vega is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Vega is rocked!
Drezner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vega.
Vega is still on wobbly legs! Can Drezner finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega. That did some damage!

Drezner clinches with his opponent.
Vega seems to have recovered his senses.
Drezner with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drezner stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drezner lands a nice uppercut.
Drezner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drezner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drezner lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner scores with a knee to the head.
Drezner pushes Vega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Drezner manages to break the clinch.
Vega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drezner. Drezner obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch combination from Drezner misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drezner.
Drezner connects with a solid leg kick.

Drezner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drezner landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drezner leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vega's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drezner lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drezner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good leg kick by Drezner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drezner. That's going to slow Vega down.
Drezner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drezner tries to clinch but Vega is having none of it.
Vega takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vega is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drezner is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vega.
Drezner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drezner misses with a wild body shot.
Drezner thuds his shin into the meat of Vega's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Drezner clinches up with Vega and pushes him back against the cage.
Vega takes an elbow to the temple.
Drezner is pushing Vega up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drezner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Drezner.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drezner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Drezner scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner crunches a lovely knee into Vega's ribcage.
Drezner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Drezner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Drezner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drezner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Drezner is looking to slow Vega down with leg kicks.
Drezner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vega's calf.
Drezner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Drezner, right into the meat.
Drezner thumps Vega with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drezner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zak Drezner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vega is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
Drezner pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vega takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Zak Drezner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drezner scores with a kick to the body.
Drezner throws a nice head kick!
Drezner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Drezner thuds his shin into the meat of Vega's side.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vega. That did some damage!
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!
Vega avoids the head kick by Drezner.
Drezner tests Vega's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drezner. That's going to slow Vega down.
Vega on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Drezner. Drezner obviously looking to wear him down.
Drezner scoring well with a low kick there.
Drezner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vega can do to turn this around?
Vega takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drezner scores with a body shot.
Drezner cracks the inside of Vega's front leg.
Vega circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drezner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Drezner.
Vega on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drezner lands with a kick to the ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drezner.
Drezner scoring well with a low kick there.
Drezner scores with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drezner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drezner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Vega steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Drezner. That one must have hurt.
Drezner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vega if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drezner drives through and clinches with Vega against the cage.
Zak Drezner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drezner.
Drezner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drezner scores a nice knee to the body.
Drezner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drezner.
A body shot lands from Drezner.
Vega has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drezner.
Drezner putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vega in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Drezner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner lands a knee to the head.
Drezner lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zak Drezner dominated that second round.
That's time! Drezner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A chopping leg kick lands by Drezner.
Drezner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Drezner throws a head kick that Vega semi-blocks.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drezner. That's going to slow Vega down.

Drezner drives through and clinches with Vega against the cage.
Drezner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drezner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vega.
Drezner lands a right hand.
Drezner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Vega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drezner scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drezner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vega's defenses.
Drezner digs a right hand underneath Vega's ribcage. Vega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drezner lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Drezner.
Drezner lands with a short shot to the head.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vega takes a knee to the side of the body.
Drezner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vega backwards.
Drezner has Vega pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Vega is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Drezner - that's hurt Vega badly! Oh, another knee lands and Vega is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Vega doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Zak Drezner!