PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Makovsky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drogba
vs
Makovsky

178 cm
25
164 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Makovsky!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Drogba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makovsky doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Mark Makovsky has been cut.
Drogba is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Drogba lands with an overhand left.
Makovsky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Makovsky has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makovsky there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice sprawl there from Drogba as Makovsky shoots in.
A jab from Drogba does it's job there.

Makovsky fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drogba, pushing him back against the cage.
Drogba misses with a knee to the head.
Drogba lands an elbow that stopped Makovsky in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drogba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gerard Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Makovsky.

Makovsky manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Drogba gets to his feet. Makovsky looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Makovsky closes the distance and clinches.
Makovsky tries to break free but Drogba pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Makovsky is blocking nicely.
Come on Drogba - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Makovsky slowing the pace effectively.
Makovsky wants to break free but Drogba has control.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogba stalling against the cage.
Drogba scores with a knee to the head.
Drogba misses with a knee to the head.
Makovsky tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Makovsky holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Drogba.
Drogba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Makovsky.
Makovsky throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
Drogba missing with knees to the body.
Drogba landing knees to the head.
Drogba avoiding damage as Makovsky throws knees to the body.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makovsky takes a knee right on the jaw!

Drogba breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drogba throws an overhand right that lands on Makovsky's shoulder, as Makovsky tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Drogba closes the distance and clinches.
Makovsky lands a body punch.
Makovsky is trying to force a seperation but Drogba has the dominant position.
Drogba has Makovsky pressed against the cage, preventing Makovsky from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makovsky looking to slow down the pace here.
Makovsky stalls.
Drogba misses with a knee to the head.
Makovsky on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogba connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Mark Makovsky's cut even more.
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Makovsky blocks it.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
Drogba connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makovsky's face.
Makovsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drogba has him pressed against the cage.
Makovsky is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.

Makovsky ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Makovsky no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Makovsky has a closed guard, preventing Drogba from standing up.
Drogba wants to control from the top but Makovsky keeps moving.
Drogba stopping the sweep attempt from Makovsky.
Makovsky lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drogba!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Drogba is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Drogba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Makovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Makovsky defending well as Drogba loads up on a big left hand.

Makovsky clinches up with Drogba and pushes him back against the cage.
Makovsky tries to break free but Drogba pushes him back against the cage.
Drogba connects with a knee to the head.
Makovsky tries to pull guard but Drogba holds him up against the cage and eventually Makovsky drops back down to his feet.
Gerard Drogba has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Drogba breaks the clinch.
Drogba throws a right hand that Makovsky ducks under and follows up with a left that Makovsky also avoids with ease.
Makovsky blocks a jab.

Makovsky clinches with his opponent.
Drogba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The referee calls for Drogba to work.

Makovsky jumps guard and drags Drogba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba trying to control the position from guard on top but Makovsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Drogba won't allow Makovsky to get back to his feet.
Drogba trying to control but Makovsky is working from the bottom.

Makovsky is looking for a triangle but Drogba pushes his legs off easily.
Drogba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makovsky is keeping the position for now.
Makovsky seems keen to control Drogba's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makovsky is keeping the position for now.
Makovsky is trying to control the position from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drogba misses with a hook.
Gerard Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drogba lands with a hook. Makovsky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gerard Drogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Drogba misses.
Drogba connects with a solid leg kick.
Drogba connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drogba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drogba tries to clinch but Makovsky is having none of it.
Drogba darts in trying to clinch
and Makovsky counters with a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogba clobbers Makovsky with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Makovsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drogba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makovsky backs up against the cage.
Drogba throws a jab but it's blocked by Makovsky.
Makovsky tries to bum rush Drogba with a series of wild strikes but Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice shot lands for Drogba.
Makovsky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drogba.
Drogba lands with a thumping leg kick.

Makovsky moves into the clinch.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
Drogba taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drogba misses with an elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogba tries a knee to the head but Makovsky blocks it.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Makovsky is blocking nicely.
Drogba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makovsky looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makovsky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makovsky tries to break free but Drogba pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Drogba.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Makovsky is blocking nicely.
Makovsky wants to get back to striking at distance but Drogba won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Drogba dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mark Makovsky's cut.
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!

Drogba throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Makovsky ducks under a wild hook from Drogba.

Drogba takes the fight into the clinch.
Drogba missing with knees to the body.
Drogba tries to land a knee to the head but Makovsky blocks with his arms.
Drogba misses with a knee strike.
Makovsky tries to break the clinch but Drogba is controlling the position.
Drogba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogba looking to throw knees to the head but Makovsky is blocking nicely.
Drogba tries to stall but Makovsky uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Makovsky drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makovsky seems keen to control Drogba's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.

Makovsky looking for a guillotine here but Drogba defends easily.
Drogba pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makovsky is keeping the position for now.
Makovsky has Drogba pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drogba sizes up Makovsky with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makovsky throws a series of punches but Drogba avoids them all with ease.

Makovsky moves into the clinch successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Drogba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drogba misses with a lunging right hand
and Makovsky counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerard Drogba is winning the standup battle so far.

Makovsky has closed the distance and engaged Drogba in a clinch.
Makovsky is trying to drag Drogba to the mat but Drogba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Makovsky managing to block the knees to the body from Drogba.
Drogba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drogba wants to stall.

Makovsky pulls guard successfully.
Drogba with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makovsky keeping moving, preventing Drogba from controlling successfully.

Makovsky had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Drogba defends it easily.
Makovsky takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky is adopting a defensive guard.
Makovsky manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Drogba is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makovsky trying to control but Drogba is having none of it.
Makovsky punching from mount but Drogba doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogba is desperately trying to improve his position but Makovsky has a good base and remains in mount.
Drogba is working hard here to advance position.
Makovsky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Drogba is looking to escape.
Gerard Drogba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makovsky looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makovsky throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Drogba is trying to reverse the position but instead Makovsky has taken his back - oops!
Mark Makovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drogba looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Makovsky.
I think Drogba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Drogba!