PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Dragic
vs
Bean

194 cm
29
281 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

225 cm
38
289 lbs
41 - 20 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Butter Bean!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bean is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dragic misses with a straight right.
Dragic lands a leg kick that knocks Bean off balance momentarily.
Bean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragic.
Bean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bean thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bean defending well as Dragic loads up on a big left hand.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Bean moves out of range easily.
Dragic lands a nice looking body shot.
Bean defending well as Dragic loads up on a big left hand.
Dragic's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bean under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bean blocks a head kick by Dragic.
Dragic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic scores with a jab.

It looks like Butter Bean has been cut.
Dragic avoids the body shot from Bean.
Dragic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragic looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean lands with an uppercut that bounces Dragic off the cage and back into range.
Dragic looks to land a right hand but Bean moved out of range.
Bean takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Dragic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragic misses the shot to the body.
Dragic misses with a hook. Bean ducked under it nicely.
Dragic dips to his left and cracks Bean with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic misses with a few strikes there.
Dragic misses with a hook.
Dragic throws out a loose jab but Bean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bean to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bean looks to clinch but Dragic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bean taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dragan Dragic!
Dragan Dragic 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.