PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Negreanu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Negreanu comes to the cage accompanied by Ari Gold - Let's Hug It Out, BITCH. Drago has chosen James Brown - Living In America as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Negreanu
vs
Drago

184 cm
23
215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Negreanu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Negreanu cracks Drago with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago throws a body kick that misses.
Negreanu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Negreanu ducks down to avoid it.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Negreanu is out of range.
Negreanu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Negreanu staying out of range there.
Negreanu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Negreanu blocks a head kick by Drago.

Negreanu scores a takedown into full mount!
Drago keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drago tries to hold on but Negreanu pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is trying to reverse the position but instead Negreanu has taken his back - oops!
Drago looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Drago tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Drago is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago tries to lock up and control but Negreanu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Negreanu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Negreanu not doing much here.
Drago is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Negreanu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.

Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago controls Negreanu momentarily but Negreanu frees himself.
Drago looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Negreanu puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Drago is looking to improve his position.
Drago trying to control but Negreanu postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Negreanu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Negreanu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drago in his tracks.
Negreanu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Negreanu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago throws the left hand but Negreanu avoids the punch easily.
Negreanu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Negreanu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Negreanu sizes up Drago with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Negreanu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Negreanu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Negreanu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Negreanu.
Drago scores with a sloppy right hand. Negreanu should have avoided that one.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Negreanu.
Negreanu tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Negreanu finds it's way through Drago's defenses.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Negreanu, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drago lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago throws a head kick but Negreanu moves out of range.
Negreanu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Negreanu scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.

Negreanu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Negreanu.
Negreanu pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Negreanu.
Nice body punch from Negreanu - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Negreanu.
Negreanu is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Negreanu presses Drago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Negreanu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Negreanu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Negreanu lands a shot to the body.
Drago is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Negreanu avoids a wild elbow strike from Drago.
Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Negreanu lands with a right to the head.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drago throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Negreanu.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Negreanu misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Negreanu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Negreanu is leaning against Drago and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Negreanu can't find room to land a body shot as Drago controls the action.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Negreanu.
Negreanu is working Drago over against the cage.
Good body shot from Negreanu.
Negreanu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Negreanu is working Drago over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a shoulder strike.
Negreanu lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Negreanu.
A shot in the inside from Negreanu.
Drago letting Negreanu take a breather here.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Negreanu.
Good body shot from Negreanu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu pushes Drago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Negreanu cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Negreanu gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Negreanu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Negreanu lands a body shot.
Negreanu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Negreanu cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
A short left from Negreanu.
A nice left hand lands by Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a nice uppercut.

Drago is rocked!
Negreanu slowing the pace effectively.
Negreanu gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Negreanu finish him?
Negreanu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Negreanu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Negreanu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A hook to the body from Negreanu.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Negreanu.
Negreanu lands a body punch.
Negreanu digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Negreanu dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A left lands for Negreanu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Negreanu.
Negreanu scores with a jab to the body.
Negreanu works over Drago's head and body with a nice combination.
Decent striking displayed by Negreanu there.
Negreanu throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Negreanu scores with a spinning back kick!
A lazy left from Negreanu finds it's target.
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!
Negreanu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Negreanu connects with a jab.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Negreanu lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Negreanu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drago on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Negreanu - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Negreanu.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Negreanu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Negreanu scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Negreanu connects with the punch.
Negreanu lands a jab to Drago's midsection.
Drago gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Negreanu.
Negreanu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
Negreanu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Negreanu shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Negreanu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Negreanu is proving a slippery customer.
Drago being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago working a defensive guard here.
Drago might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Negreanu kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Negreanu trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
Negreanu wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Drago can't keep his opponent in guard - Negreanu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Negreanu is looking to advance position but Drago won't allow it.

That's four 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.
Drago is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Negreanu slips a jab from Drago.
Negreanu looks for the body kick but Drago saw that one coming.
Drago takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Negreanu blocks a head kick by Drago.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Negreanu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Negreanu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Negreanu!