PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Dignam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dignam comes to the cage accompanied by Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds. Drabek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Imagine kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dignam
vs
Drabek

195 cm
25
289 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
280 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyler Dignam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeff Drabek!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drabek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dignam swivels and escapes.
Dignam scores with a sloppy right hand. Drabek should have avoided that one.

It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
Drabek throws a right hand that misses
letting Dignam counter with a right hand.
Jab, jab by Drabek - just one landing.
Drabek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dignam pinned against the cage. Dignam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Drabek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drabek changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dignam tries to avoid it but Drabek manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dignam to the ground. Dignam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tyler Dignam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Drabek.
Drabek throws a poor cross that misses
and Dignam counters with an outside leg kick.
Drabek thows a leg kick but Dignam checks it
and Dignam counters with a thumping low kick.
Drabek looks gassed!
Drabek throws a poor cross that misses
and Dignam counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drabek's knee momentarily.
Dignam lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drabek misses with a body punch
and Dignam counters with a nice uppercut.
Drabek misses with an uppercut
and Dignam counters with a stiff right hand.
Drabek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Drabek is trying desperately to land a takedown but Dignam is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Drabek.
Drabek misses with an uppercut
and Dignam counters with an inside leg kick.
Dignam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jeff Drabek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drabek misses with a takedown attempt
and Dignam counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drabek's knee momentarily.
Dignam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Dignam closes the distance and clinches.
Dignam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drabek presses Dignam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dignam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam managing to block the knees to the body from Drabek.
Dignam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drabek backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dignam as the two fighters clinch.
Dignam is working Drabek over against the cage.
Drabek is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Dignam.
Dignam is working Drabek over against the cage.
Good body shot from Dignam.
Dignam lands a body punch.
Dignam comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dignam gets through Drabek's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dignam is working Drabek over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Dignam.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dignam.
A right hook to the body lands for Dignam.
Dignam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drabek or not.
Drabek's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dignam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dignam is pushing Drabek up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Drabek takes a shot to the head.

That has opened up Jeff Drabek's cut even more.
Drabek misses with a body punch.
Dignam lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Dignam.
Dignam lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dignam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dignam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drabeks head.
Dignam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A bit of stalling here from Dignam.
Nice body punch from Dignam.
Dignam digs a right hand into Drabek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drabek's gas tank.
Good body shot from Dignam.
Dignam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drabek.
Dignam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drabek fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dignam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dignam lands with a short shot to the head.
Dignam lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Dignam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Drabek's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drabek checks a leg kick nicely.
Drabek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dignam counters with a nice leg kick.
Drabek throws a leg kick
and Dignam counters with a nice leg kick.
Dignam doesn't manage to clinch there - Drabek circles away.

Dignam rushes Drabek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Dignam.
Dignam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drabek or not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dignam.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drabek.
Dignam lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dignam digs a right hand into Drabek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drabek's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drabek.
Drabek is breathing heavily.
Dignam works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dignam presses Drabek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dignam lands a left hand.
Dignam lands a shot to the body.
Tyler Dignam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dignam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Drabeks head.
Dignam stalling the fight.
Drabek wants a takedown.
Dignam pushes Drabek back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dignam lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Dignam.
Nice body punch from Dignam.
Dignam lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dignam lands an uppercut.
Dignam digs a right hand into Drabek's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drabek's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dignam lands an elbow that stopped Drabek in his tracks for a moment.
Drabek misses with a body punch.
Dignam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drabek throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dignams head.
Dignam cracks Drabek with a nice body shot.
Dignam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dignam unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dignam is working Drabek over against the cage.
Dignam digs a right hand underneath Drabek's ribcage. Drabek let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drabek takes an elbow to the temple.
Dignam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drabek can do to turn this around?
Dignam lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dignam pushes Drabek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dignam.
Dignam lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drabek backwards.
Dignam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

The cut above Jeff Drabek's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A short left from Dignam.
Dignam presses Drabek against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drabek.
Dignam scores with a shot to the side of Drabek's head.
Dignam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A body shot lands from Dignam.
Dignam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drabek swings wildly with an uppercut but Dignam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dignam lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Dignam.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dignam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dignam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Drabek.
Dignam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dignam lands an elbow that stopped Drabek in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Dignam.
Dignam lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Jeff Drabek's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Dignam!