PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey McFinnigan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine. McFinnigan has chosen My Drunken Irish Dad as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drabek
vs
McFinnigan

195 cm
27
280 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

195 cm
25
285 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeff Drabek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey McFinnigan!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drabek connects with a body shot that sends McFinnigan's belly button to the back.
McFinnigan doesn't manage to clinch there - Drabek circles away.
Drabek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drabek.
Drabek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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

It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from McFinnigan.
Nice takedown defense from McFinnigan. No joy for Drabek on that attempt.
Drabek tests McFinnigan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from McFinnigan.
A good leg kick by McFinnigan.
McFinnigan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drabek counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drabek lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McFinnigan tries to score with a low kick but Drabek moves his leg out of the way.
McFinnigan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Drabek gets the takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drabek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McFinnigan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Drabek seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McFinnigan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Drabek wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Drabek sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McFinnigan is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Drabek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drabek creates some space and throws a big elbow, but McFinnigan sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Drabek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drabek tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Drabek misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drabek working the ground and pound but McFinnigan is defending the strikes.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Drabek with the ground and pound but McFinnigan regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
McFinnigan is pressing down on Drabek's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McFinnigan looking to control.
Drabek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drabek loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Drabek is looking to work some ground and pound but McFinnigan has wrist control.
McFinnigan controls Drabek momentarily but Drabek frees himself.
Drabek 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.
Drabek stands up over McFinnigan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McFinnigan is trying to keep Drabek in close.
Drabek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drabek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drabek preventing the sweep.
Drabek works over McFinnigan with some ground and pound from guard.
Drabek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McFinnigan's head.
Drabek throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drabek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McFinnigan is trying to keep Drabek in close.
McFinnigan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drabek in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drabek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McFinnigan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drabek throws a strike but McFinnigan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McFinnigan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Drabek's head.
McFinnigan with a nice head shot there.
McFinnigan looking to pass the guard.
Drabek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drabek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McFinnigan's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drabek postures up.
McFinnigan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drabek's guard.
Drabek looking to control.
McFinnigan is fighting to break Drabek's control of his arms but Drabek is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McFinnigan throwing strikes but missing.

Drabek is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McFinnigan is aware though and is defending well.
McFinnigan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Drabek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McFinnigan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
McFinnigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Drabek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drabek trying to control the position.
McFinnigan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Drabek is looking for a triangle but McFinnigan pushes his legs off easily.
McFinnigan trying to control the position from guard on top but Drabek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Drabek lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for McFinnigan!
Drabek prevents McFinnigan from getting the reversal.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drabek cracks McFinnigan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McFinnigan taking shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McFinnigan is looking to improve his position but Drabek isn't that keen on the idea.
Drabek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McFinnigan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Drabek throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
McFinnigan is working to get back to half guard.
Drabek landing shots from mount.
Drabek loads up with a big shot that hurts McFinnigan! He's pulled Drabek in close but Drabek has postured up and lands more strikes. Can McFinnigan survive? More strikes from Drabek and McFinnigan is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jeff Drabek!
After winning the bout, Jeff Drabek thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.