PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Drabek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donzel Fortunado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drabek comes to the cage accompanied by Imagine. Fortunado has chosen Bob Dylan-Knockin' on Heaven's Door as his entrance music. Donzel Fortunado will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Drabek
vs
Fortunado

195 cm
29
280 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

199 cm
30
270 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 20 - 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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Donzel Fortunado!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortunado tries to clinch there but Drabek circles away.
Fortunado throws out a leg kick but Drabek moves out of range and Fortunado only half commits.
Fortunado wants to clinch up but Drabek keeps it at a distance.
Fortunado looks to score with a jab to the body but Drabek is just out of range.
Drabek has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Jeff Drabek has been cut.
Fortunado with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drabek just misses with a punch to the body.
Drabek misses with a looping right.
Fortunado throws a leg kick that is checked

and Drabek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fortunado!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Fortunado is trying to escape the mount.
A nice elbow there by Drabek.
Fortunado wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drabek.
Drabek dominating with strikes here.

It looks like Donzel Fortunado has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortunado wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drabek.
Drabek throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Drabek landing strikes from the mount.
Drabek throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fortunado because Drabek loaded up on that one.
Fortunado is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Drabek punching from mount but Fortunado doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fortunado is bucking up trying to escape but Drabek cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Drabek unloading with bombs!

That has opened up Donzel Fortunado's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortunado in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

The cut above Donzel Fortunado's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Poor strikes thrown by Drabek there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Drabek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fortunado holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Drabek tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Drabek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drabek connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Donzel Fortunado's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Donzel Fortunado's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeff Drabek!
An out of breath Jeff Drabek thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.