PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doomsday Drost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pes Barbos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drost kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kilpi - Sielut Iskee Tulta. This should be a great matchup!

Drost
vs
Barbos

205 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

196 cm
22
240 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Doomsday Drost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pes Barbos!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drost is looking to clinch but Barbos is avoiding it.
Barbos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbos.
Barbos misses with a wild combination.
Barbos misses with a looping right.
Barbos scores with a jab to the body.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Doomsday Drost has been cut.
Drost thuds his right hand into Barbos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barbos's waist but Barbos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Drost off to one side.

Drost scores with a takedown into Barbos's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Barbos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drost wants to control but Barbos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Drost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drost is staying active underneath Barbos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Barbos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

Drost shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Barbos's guard.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barbos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barbos is on top in guard.
Drost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barbos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Drost is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drost throws a strike but Barbos rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Drost seems keen to control Barbos's posture.
Barbos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drost is keeping the position for now.
Drost trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos trying to control but Drost is working from the bottom.
Drost looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbos is one step ahead there.
Barbos slips nicely into half guard.
Drost gets back to full guard.
Drost has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Drost has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Barbos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbos slips under a jab.
Drost connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barbos's hands.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbos.
Drost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drost closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbos circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Drost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drost is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drost moves away.
Drost looks to clinch
and Barbos counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Drost clinches up against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Doomsday Drost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Barbos throws a hook to the side of Drost's head but Drost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbos tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Drost manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drost is defended easily by Barbos.
Drost misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drost's waist but Drost gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbos off to one side.
Pes Barbos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbos slips a jab from Drost.
Barbos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drost counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos throws a hook but Drost blocks it.
Barbos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barbos throws out a loose jab but Drost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbos misses with a series of wild punches.
Drost avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drost dodges the punch combination from Barbos.
Drost throws a hook to the side of Barbos's head but Barbos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drost.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barbos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Drost momentarily.
Barbos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Drost. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drost dodges the punch combination from Barbos.
Barbos moves in looking to clinch but Drost pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Barbos. No joy for Drost on that attempt.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drost rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbos counters with a three punch combo that has Drost backing up. Drost nods at Barbos to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drost moves out of range as Barbos strikes.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Drost throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barbos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drost misses with an uppercut. Barbos saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbos lands a glancing blow to the side of Drost's head.

Drost clinches up against the ropes.
Drost is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barbos is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost has Barbos pressed against the ropes, preventing Barbos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barbos landing knees to the body.
Drost drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barbos gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Drost jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbos walks away with a smile on his face. Drost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Drost as he avoids it easily.
Barbos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drost was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pes Barbos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Doomsday Drost's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Drost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drost shoots in for a takedown but Barbos shows good takedown defense.
A big right from Barbos misses.
Barbos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Drost looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbos is fending him off so far but Drost persists. Nope, Barbos circles away and we're back to standing.
Drost moves away from the strike by Barbos.
Drost tries to clinch up but Barbos circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbos throws a nice looking combination but Drost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barbos swings for the body but Drost moves out of range.
Barbos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drost backs up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbos misses with a hook
and Drost connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barbos throws a one two combo.
Barbos leaves Drost with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doomsday Drost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drost will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drost fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbos misses the shot to the body.
Barbos lands a right hook to the body.
Barbos misses with a few strikes there.
Drost blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drost throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbos.
Drost with a lazy takedown attempt
and Barbos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barbos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbos scores with a decent looking hook.
Drost uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barbos.
Barbos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barbos lands a two punch combo.
Drost loads up on a big right hand but Barbos slips the punch.
Barbos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Barbos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barbos defending well as Drost loads up on a big left hand.
Drost throws a hook but Barbos avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Barbos. Those never looked like landing.
Drost with a poor takedown
and Barbos counters with a two punch combo.
Drost looks to land a left hand but Barbos moved out of range nicely.
Drost ducks under a wild hook from Barbos.
Drost slips a jab and a cross from Barbos.
Barbos misses with a two punch combination.
Barbos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Barbos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drost.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drost swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbos.
Barbos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drost fails with the takedown
and Barbos counters with a straight right hand.
Drost fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barbos manages to avoid it.
Drost is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barbos throws a hook to the side of Drost's head but Drost sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drost slips under a jab from Barbos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barbos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbos wants it to stay on the feet.
Barbos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

And that's the end of the fight!
Pes Barbos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barbos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Pes Barbos!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Pes Barbos!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Pes Barbos!

Pes Barbos wins by unanimous decision!