PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Esteves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esteves comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cherry Cherry kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bruno Drago is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Drago
vs
Esteves

193 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
219 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Hell's Kitchen Clothing
Rivers Edge Nutrition

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bruno Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raul Esteves!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esteves lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esteves.
Raul Esteves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Esteves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drago looks for the body kick but Esteves saw that one coming.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Esteves lands a nice shot that snaps Drago's head back.
Esteves scores with a nice strike.
Drago slips a straight right by Esteves.
Drago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Raul Esteves has been cut.
Esteves avoids the head kick by Drago.
Esteves looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Esteves looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Esteves swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Esteves throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Esteves misses the target.
Esteves scores with a hook.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esteves shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Drago pinned against the cage. Drago gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drago slips a jab from Esteves.
Esteves works the jab nicely.
Esteves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Esteves.
Esteves misses with a series of wild punches.
Esteves swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Esteves swinging wildly here.
Drago uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Esteves.
Drago throws a head kick that misses
and Esteves counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Esteves.
Esteves fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Drago takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Esteves scores with a nice right hand.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Esteves.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Esteves looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drago.
Esteves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Esteves connects with a nice looking jab.
Esteves swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esteves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Esteves.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Esteves counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Esteves misses.
Esteves looks to land a right hand but Drago moved out of range.
Esteves lands with an uppercut that bounces Drago off the cage and back into rage.
Drago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drago tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Esteves counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esteves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteves fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Esteves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Esteves dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raul Esteves's cut.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Esteves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Esteves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Esteves fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago throws a right hand that Esteves ducks under and follows up with a left that Esteves also avoids with ease.
Drago goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drago tries to clinch but Esteves moves away
and Esteves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago slips under a jab from Esteves.
Esteves jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Esteves swinging wildly here.
Esteves looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Bruno Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a double jab.
Esteves throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Drago tries to clinch up
and Esteves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Esteves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Raul Esteves seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drago scores with a one two! Esteves had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That has opened up Raul Esteves's cut even more.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Esteves misses with a few strikes there.
Esteves pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch but Esteves moves away
and Esteves counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esteves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Esteves throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Esteves. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago misses with a double jab
and Esteves counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Esteves.
Esteves throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Drago wants to clinch.
Esteves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Esteves.
Esteves blocks a head kick by Drago.
Esteves scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Esteves tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago looks to clinch

and Esteves counters by clinching up.
Esteves avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Esteves.
A body shot lands from Esteves.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Esteves makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago takes an elbow to the forehead.
Esteves lands a knee to the body.
Esteves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Drago looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Esteves has Drago pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Esteves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Esteves - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Esteves.
Esteves digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Esteves holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Esteves scores a nice knee to the body.
Esteves displaying some good clinch control by pressing Drago up against the cage.
Esteves lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drago.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Esteves.
Esteves lands a body punch.
Esteves digs a right hand into Drago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drago's gas tank.
Esteves presses Drago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Esteves digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Esteves lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esteves lands a knee to the body.
Esteves'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.
Esteves lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Esteves showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raul Esteves's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Esteves with a hook.
Esteves tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Esteves is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drago.
Esteves misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago throws a left and a right that both miss
and Esteves counters with a straight right hand.
Esteves lunges at Drago with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drago's hand.
Esteves throws a looping overhand right but Drago ducks down to avoid it.
Esteves throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Esteves moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago throws a head kick that misses
and Esteves counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drago gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esteves connects with the punch.

Drago is rocked!
Esteves finds Drago's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Drago flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Esteves lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Drago will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raul Esteves!