PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Do (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do has chosen The Godfather Theme Song as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Drago
vs
Do

188 cm
30
188 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Do!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago looks to land a right hand but Do moved out of range.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago thows a body shot but no joy.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago throws out a loose jab but Do uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago swings for the body but Do moves out of range.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Do throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago swings for the body but Do moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Do manages to avoid it.
Drago misses with the combination.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pete Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Do shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Do finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Drago wants to stand back up but Do manages to pass into side control.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Do misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Drago pushes Do away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Do gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do working the strikes but Drago uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Do sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drago defending well though.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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!
Do keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do misses with a head shot. Drago uses the momentum to regain guard.
Do pushing down on Drago's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Do lands with a punch from half guard.
Do not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drago has hold of Do's hands but Do slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago taking some punishment here, with Do in his half guard.
Do thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Do moves nicely into side control.
Do fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Do has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Do breaks from Drago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Do working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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.
Drago takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Do scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Drago?
Do lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Do's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Do!
Michael Do was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.