PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sprinkle Sprinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprinkle has chosen Outkast-Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drago
vs
Sprinkle

196 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sprinkle Sprinkle!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sprinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sprinkle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sprinkle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sprinkle misses with a double jab.
Nice sprawl there from Sprinkle as Drago shoots in.
Sprinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Drago fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sprinkle throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sprinkle stuffs the takedown.

Sprinkle instigates a clinch.
Sprinkle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sprinkle prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Sprinkle wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago managing to block the knees to the body from Sprinkle.
Sprinkle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sprinkle lands with a light punch inside.
Sprinkle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sprinkle misses with a few strikes there.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left and a right from Sprinkle both land. Nice combination.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprinkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Sprinkle throws a nice looking combination but Drago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drago tries to clinch there but Sprinkle circles away.
No joy there for Sprinkle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Sprinkle has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle scores with a shoulder strike.

Sprinkle manages to break the clinch.

Sprinkle shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Drago's guard.
Sprinkle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sprinkle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Sprinkle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sprinkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle tries to free his leg and advance position but Drago is retaining full guard.
Sprinkle sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sprinkle connects with a couple of short punches.
Sprinkle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sprinkle Sprinkle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago has his takedown stuffed
and Sprinkle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago is breathing heavily.

Sprinkle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sprinkle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Let's hope that Sprinkle has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sprinkle Sprinkle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago shoots in but no luck this time.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sprinkle Sprinkle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Drago wants to clinch but Sprinkle slips to the side

and Sprinkle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drago on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sprinkle is pressed up against the cage. Drago has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sprinkle down to the mat. Sprinkle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drago darts in trying to clinch

and Sprinkle moves into the clinch.
Drago tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sprinkle digs a right hand underneath Drago's ribcage. Drago let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sprinkle scores with a knee to the head.
Sprinkle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Sprinkle.

Sprinkle manages to break the clinch.
Sprinkle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sprinkle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sprinkle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sprinkle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sprinkle putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sprinkle controlling his opponent.
Drago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sprinkle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drago is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle looking to finish Drago with some ground and pound. This is bad for Drago!
Sprinkle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Drago wants to control but Sprinkle is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle controlling the pace for now.
Sprinkle scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sprinkle controlling his opponent.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sprinkle Sprinkle just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago wants to clinch

and Sprinkle counters by moving into the clinch.
Sprinkle leaning against his opponent.

Sprinkle manages to break the clinch.
Drago throws a series of strikes that have Sprinkle backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle stuffs the takedown attempt from Drago. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sprinkle counters with a head kick.
Drago wants to clinch.
Drago misses with a takedown

so Sprinkle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sprinkle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sprinkle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sprinkle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sprinkle works over Drago with some ground and pound from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Sprinkle is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sprinkle Sprinkle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Drago shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sprinkle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Sprinkle decides to stand up.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt

and Sprinkle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sprinkle.
The referee calls for Drago to work.
Sprinkle misses with a body punch.
Drago lands an elbow just above Sprinkle 's eye.

It looks like Sprinkle Sprinkle has been cut.
Sprinkle prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sprinkle smiles and moves away.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sprinkle as he jumps to the side.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sprinkle swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprinkle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago wants to clinch up but Sprinkle keeps it at a distance.
Drago wants to clinch.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Sprinkle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drago fails with the takedown.
Drago looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sprinkle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drago moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sprinkle misses with the combination.

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.
Drago darts in trying to clinch

and Sprinkle counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drago!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sprinkle controlling from the full mount.
Sprinkle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drago?
Sprinkle landing punches.
Sprinkle unloading with bombs!
Sprinkle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Drago that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sprinkle lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle dominating with strikes here.
Sprinkle controlling the position easily from mount.
Drago is bucking up trying to escape but Sprinkle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sprinkle is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sprinkle looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sprinkle with the ground and pound from mount.
Sprinkle controlling his opponent.
Drago wants to hold on but Sprinkle pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprinkle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sprinkle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sprinkle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Drago working to try and regain half guard.
Drago tries to hold on but Sprinkle pushes him away.
Sprinkle Sprinkle has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sprinkle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sprinkle Sprinkle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sprinkle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sprinkle Sprinkle!