PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mui Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SuperBeast. Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drago
vs
Thai

197 cm
32
245 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

205 cm
29
265 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 21 - 11 - 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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mui Thai!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thai shoots for a takedown but Drago saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Drago has closed the distance and engaged Thai in a clinch.
Thai tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Drago pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thai wants to take the fight to the mat but Drago manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Thai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Thai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago gets underhooks to prevent Thai's takedown attempt.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mui Thai.
Drago is pressed up against the cage. Thai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drago down to the mat. Drago avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thai throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago counters with a left to the body.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thai's hands.

It looks like Mui Thai has been cut.
Drago looks to land a combination but Thai avoids it well.

Drago clinches up with Thai and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drago.
Thai misses with some punches.
Thai has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drago after a bit of a struggle.
A short left from Drago.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thai avoiding damage as Drago throws knees to the body.
Drago manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thai moves away.
Thai moves away from the strike by Drago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Drago has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Thai.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thai.
Thai dodges an elbow strike from Drago.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drago has had enough of the clinch but Thai keeps him there for the moment.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thais head.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Drago throws an elbow but misses.
Drago is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago lands with a right to the head.

That has opened up Mui Thai's cut even more.
Drago stalling against the cage.

Drago manages to break the clinch.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Thai circles away.
Some wild striking there from Drago.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Thai moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thai throws a jab but it's blocked by Drago.
Thai moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thai counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thai fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thai connects with a right hand. Drago shakes it off.
Drago tries to clinch but Thai moves out of range.
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 Mui Thai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drago tries to clinch there but Thai circles away.
Thai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drago lands a really nice looking cross but Thai seems unphased.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thai.

Drago drops Thai with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Thai looks back up at him and smiles so Drago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Thai is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Thai is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Thai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Thai throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thai seems to have recovered his senses.
Thai misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago drops Thai with a huge uppercut! Thai drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Drago is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ivan Drago thanked Springfield HW Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).