PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Salcedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is SuperBeast. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Drago
vs
Salcedo

197 cm
28
245 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

183 cm
25
271 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
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, Omar Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Salcedo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Salcedo slips under a jab from Drago.
Salcedo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salcedo slips a jab from Drago.
Drago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Omar Salcedo has been cut.
Salcedo shoots in looking for a takedown. Drago tries to sprawl out of it but Salcedo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drago manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.
Salcedo slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago avoids the head kick by Salcedo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Salcedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Salcedo tries to clinch there but Drago circles away.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Salcedo ducks down to avoid it.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Salcedo.
Drago throws a series of punches but Salcedo moves out of range.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo staying out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

Salcedo closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Salcedo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Drago has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Salcedo but great work by Drago.
Salcedo is looking to regain half guard here but Drago keeps moving and retains side control.
Salcedo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salcedo manages to get back to half guard.
Salcedo wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Drago knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Salcedo on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salcedo punching from the bottom.
Drago trying to control the action but Salcedo is working from the bottom.
Salcedo wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Drago trying to control the action but Salcedo is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Salcedo manages to get to full guard.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Salcedo is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Omar Salcedo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Salcedo blocks a jab.
Salcedo throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Salcedo is looking to clinch.
Salcedo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a hook. Salcedo ducked under it nicely.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Salcedo tries to clinch up but Drago circles away and keeps his distance.
Salcedo wants to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Drago darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago slips a straight right by Salcedo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Drago here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Drago throws a series of punches but Salcedo avoids them all with ease.
Good standup being displayed there by Salcedo as he connects with a hook.
Drago displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Salcedo.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Salcedo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Salcedo.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Salcedo throws a head kick that misses.
Salcedo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Drago looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salcedo needs to keep his hands up - Drago had a free shot at his head there.

That has opened up Omar Salcedo's cut even more.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drago drops Salcedo with a beautiful combination! Salcedo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Drago is looking for the KO!

Salcedo is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago blocks a head kick by Salcedo.
Salcedo is looking to clinch.
Salcedo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salcedo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Salcedo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Omar Salcedo's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Drago misses with an uppercut. Salcedo saw that one coming.
Salcedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salcedo slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salcedo doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Salcedo.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salcedo has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Salcedo as the two fighters clinch.
Salcedo tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Salcedo tries to throw a body punch but Drago avoids it by throwing Salcedo back against the cage.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drago avoids it.
Salcedo misses with an elbow strike.
Drago gets through Salcedo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

The cut above Omar Salcedo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Salcedo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salcedo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salcedo tries a body shot but Drago blocks it.
Drago is trying to push Salcedo away but Salcedo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Salcedo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Drago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Omar Salcedo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Omar Salcedo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drago!