PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nova Uniao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by James Brown - Living In America. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drago
vs
Uniao

190 cm
33
220 lbs
21 - 12 - 1

180 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nova Uniao!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago scores with a shot to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Uniao off the cage and back into range.
Nova Uniao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uniao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Uniao was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drago's corner calls for a 1-2. Drago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Uniao loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.
Uniao blocks a jab.
Uniao digs a good hook to Drago's body.

Drago instigates a clinch.
Uniao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uniao swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uniao goes for a takedown in the clinch but Drago prevents it.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Uniao uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago lands a left hand.
Uniao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uniao tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uniao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Uniao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Uniao has picked Drago up - he's going for a ride! Uniao dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Uniao missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Uniao is looking to advance position but Drago won't allow it.
Uniao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drago does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uniao looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Drago is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Uniao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Uniao's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago punches the canvas rather than the man.
Drago is trying to stick to Uniao's back but Uniao is turning into Drago. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Drago's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Uniao.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Uniao from controlling successfully.
Uniao preventing the sweep.
Uniao is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Uniao slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Uniao is pushing down on Drago's leg trying to pass to half guard. Drago is fighting to maintain full guard but Uniao has managed to sneak the leg through.
Drago is staying active underneath Uniao, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to improve his position but Uniao is controlling well.

Drago looking for submissions off his back.
Uniao lands strikes from half guard.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Uniao sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Uniao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Uniao working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Uniao has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uniao is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Uniao is just content to waste time from the top position. Drago takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Uniao throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uniao controlling from the top position.
Uniao wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Uniao loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nova Uniao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Drago looks to land a right hand but Uniao moved out of range.
Uniao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uniao throws a good cross that connects.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Uniao.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Uniao fails to land the takedown.
Uniao tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Uniao throws the kick towards the body but Drago avoids it.
Drago thuds his shin into the meat of Uniao's side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uniao. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uniao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Drago scores with a hook to the body. Uniao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Uniao.
Drago misses with a hook. Uniao ducked under it nicely.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Drago moves away from the strike by Uniao.
Uniao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uniao misses with a low kick.
Drago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Uniao in his tracks.
Uniao walks into a jab.
Uniao lands the left hand.
The fighters circling - Uniao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Drago.
Drago changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Uniao gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Uniao drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Uniao throws out a loose jab but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Uniao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uniao lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Uniao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drago slaps away a takedown attempt from Uniao, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nova Uniao.

Uniao rushes Drago and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Uniao goes for a takedown attempt but Drago pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Uniao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uniao with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uniao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago throws a big shot that misses.
Uniao misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uniao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Uniao.
A clash of legs there as Drago blocks the low kick.
Drago throws a body punch but Uniao moves out of range.
Drago stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Uniao.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago lands a jab to the nose.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uniao.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uniao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Drago scores with a hook to the body. Uniao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Uniao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drago to the ground. Uniao is now in Drago's guard.
Uniao is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uniao pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.

Drago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uniao can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drago looking to hit a scissor sweep but Uniao is one step ahead there.
Uniao with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uniao passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nova Uniao will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Drago will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Drago scores with the left hand. Uniao knows he should have avoided that one.
Uniao throws a low kick, looking for Drago's leg but Drago calmly moves out of range.
Uniao avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Uniao.
Drago leaves Uniao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uniao's corner calls for a 1-2. Uniao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago walks into a stiff left hand from Uniao.
Uniao looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Uniao lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uniao moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Drago takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Uniao throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago throws a shot to the body.
Uniao feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drago's calf.
Uniao thows a leg kick but Drago checks it
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Uniao throws a low kick, looking for Drago's leg but Drago calmly moves out of range.
Drago connects with an inside leg kick.

Uniao fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drago to the ground. Uniao is now in Drago's guard.
Uniao advances to half guard.
Uniao wants to take a breather but Drago is having none of it.

Drago looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uniao looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uniao has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Uniao lands with some strikes.

Uniao jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Drago is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Drago and Uniao has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Uniao throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Drago works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Uniao with the ground and pound but Drago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ivan Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Uniao avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Drago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Uniao is aware though and is defending well.
Uniao advances position into side control!
Uniao scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.
Uniao trying to control the action but Drago is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uniao scoring with punches and elbows.
Uniao lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago sneaks back into half guard.
Drago wants to control but Uniao is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Uniao there.
Nova Uniao is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Uniao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Drago!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nova Uniao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Uniao winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nova Uniao!
Our winner, Nova Uniao, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.