PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruiner Barnett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by SuperBeast. Barnett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. canceled forever 125 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Drago
vs
Barnett

197 cm
32
245 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

210 cm
24
206 lbs
18 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition
ĄFFĄKĘTIΘN

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 24 - 12 - 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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ruiner Barnett!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Barnett will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago defending well as Barnett loads up on a big left hand.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Barnett's shoulder, as Barnett tries to avoid the shot.
Barnett lands the left hand.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Barnett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnett throws out the jab.
Drago takes a swing at Barnett's ribcage but misses.
Drago takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barnett misses the shot to the body.
Barnett swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Barnett throws a series of punches but Drago avoids them all with ease.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Barnett moves away and avoids it.
Drago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett lands a nice looking body shot.
Barnett is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago defending well as Barnett loads up on a big left hand.
Drago tries to clinch up but Barnett circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago tries to clinch up.
A jab from Barnett misses.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Barnett thows a left - swing and a miss!
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Barnett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barnett misses with a hook to the body

and Drago counters with a crisp one two that drops Barnett! Drago thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Barnett to his feet! Barnett is in big trouble!

Barnett is rocked!

It looks like Ruiner Barnett has been cut.
Drago walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett connects with a single shot there.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Barnett.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barnett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnett scrambles back to his feet.
Drago lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ruiner Barnett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago slips under a jab from Barnett.

Drago cracks Barnett with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Barnett looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drago finish him?
Barnett is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago throws a right hand that Barnett ducks under and follows up with a left that Barnett also avoids with ease.
Barnett seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Drago gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drago tries to land knees in the clinch but Barnett avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Barnett misses with some punches.
Barnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago misses with some punches.
Barnett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Barnett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago scores with a shoulder strike.
Barnett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Barnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett tries to break the clinch but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago lands a left hand.
Drago tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barnett misses with a punch to the body.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barnett has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Drago after a bit of a struggle.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Barnett avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Barnett blocks an uppercut.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
Barnett goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.

Barnett manages to break the clinch.
Drago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

A slow jab from Drago misses its intended target.
Barnett's corner calls for a 1-2. Barnett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Barnett throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnett throws a right hand that misses
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Barnett.
Barnett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Drago is leaning against Barnett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Drago tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
Drago blocking some punches.
Ivan Drago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drago just leaning against Barnett, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Drago misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barnett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Barnett avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is leaning against Barnett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barnett is breathing heavily.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago tries a body shot but Barnett blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago working aggressively here.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnett swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barnett backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Drago looking to slow down the pace here.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnett can do to turn this around?
Barnett throws a punch but it's blocked by Drago.
Drago trying to land knees to the body.
Drago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago blocks an uppercut.
Drago is leaning against Barnett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Barnett breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barnett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Barnett has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnett is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Drago throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barnett takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drago is looking to wear down Barnett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Barnett sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Drago lands a big uppercut and Barnett crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Barnett looks OK. Drago waves Barnett back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago swings for the body but Barnett moves out of range.
Drago throws a series of punches but Barnett moves out of range.
Barnett throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago misses the shot to the body.

Drago lands a big right hand that sends Barnett crashing to the mat! Drago stays standing though and waves Barnett back to his feet!
Barnett misses with a left hand
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.
Barnett walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Drago! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.