PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rampage might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eminem - Lose Yourself. Drago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Steady Mobbin!. Khal Drago is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rampage
vs
Drago

185 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

193 cm
37
205 lbs
24 - 26 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Quinton Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Khal Drago!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rampage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Drago.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rampage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Rampage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
Rampage slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Rampage lands a jab.
Rampage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rampage checks it well.
Rampage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rampage. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rampage connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Drago fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rampage, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rampage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rampage keeps the fight on the outside.
Rampage lands an overhand right.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Rampage.
Rampage thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rampage misses the target.
Drago dodges the punch combination from Rampage.
Rampage misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Drago moves into the clinch successfully.
Drago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago is looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.

Rampage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Rampage.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rampage lands a two punch combo.
Drago pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rampage back to the cage. Drago follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Rampage misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago moves forwards but Rampage connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rampage throws a shot from downtown. Drago moves away and avoids it.
Drago takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rampage throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage throws a hook but Drago blocks it.
Rampage swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drago.
Rampage misses with a double jab.
Rampage is breathing heavily.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Rampage pushes him off.
A lazy left from Rampage finds it's target.
Rampage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Rampage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rampage misses with a combination

and Drago moves into the clinch.
Rampage is trying to push Drago away but Drago has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drago is trying to pull guard but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Quinton Rampage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khal Drago.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rampage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rampage scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago takes one to the chin there.
Rampage looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
Rampage misses with a hook.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Drago connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rampage looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Drago misses with a wild combination.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rampage throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Rampage takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Rampage dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Rampage misses with a series of wild punches.
Rampage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rampage misses with a double jab
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rampage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drago counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rampage keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Rampage.
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.

Drago clinches.
Rampage wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rampage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rampage looks to throw the jab but Drago is out of range.
Rampage misses with a double jab

and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
Drago is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
Rampage throws an off balance right hand

and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago has Rampage pressed against the cage, preventing Rampage from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Rampage has him pressed against the cage.
Drago is trying to drag Rampage to the mat but Rampage just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Rampage won't allow it.
Drago drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Drago in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Rampage keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drago's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to break free of the clinch but Rampage has double underhooks.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rampage's efforts to push away.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rampage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rampage lands with a good body shot.
Rampage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Quinton Rampage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago slips under a jab from Rampage.
Rampage scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Rampage thows a body shot but no joy.
Rampage misses with a lunging right hand
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Rampage loads up on a big right hand but Drago slips the punch.

Drago clinches.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Rampage with a nice cross.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rampage throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Rampage throws a lazy uppercut
and Drago counters with a series of strikes. Rampage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Drago scores with a four punch combination!
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rampage.
Quinton Rampage is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago tries to clinch there but Rampage circles away.
Rampage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rampage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rampage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago wants to clinch up but Rampage keeps it at a distance.

Drago gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago wants to break free but Rampage has control.
Rampage is trying to break free.
Rampage can't break the clinch.
Rampage working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rampage has had enough of the clinch but Drago keeps him there for the moment.

Drago manages to pull guard.
Drago is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Drago lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Khal Drago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Rampage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Rampage misses.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Rampage.
Rampage looks to land a combination but Drago avoids it well.
Decent striking displayed by Rampage there.
Rampage is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rampage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rampage misses with a double jab.
Rampage throws a right hand that Drago ducks under and follows up with a left that Drago also avoids with ease.
Drago's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Drago duly obliges.

Drago has managed to clinch.

Drago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rampage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Drago has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage misses with a jab to the body
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rampage circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rampage throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
Rampage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
Rampage takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rampage misses with an uppercut.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rampage throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a body kick that stops Rampage in his tracks momentarily.
Drago has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drago tries to clinch there but Rampage circles away.
Drago wants to clinch.
Drago lands with an uppercut that bounces Rampage off the cage and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to clinch up but Rampage keeps it at a distance.
Drago tries to clinch but Rampage is having none of it.
Rampage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters with a left and a right that stings Rampage.
Rampage swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Drago wants to clinch.
Rampage swings for the body but Drago moves out of range.
Drago doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
Rampage misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago with a hook.
Rampage looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rampage misses with a straight right.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drago wants to clinch.
Rampage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rampage is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drago.
Drago tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rampage manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rampage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drago.
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Rampage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a straight right hand.

Drago closes the distance and pushes Rampage back into the cage.

Rampage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Drago lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Drago throws a right hand that Rampage ducks under and follows up with a left that Rampage also avoids with ease.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Rampage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rampage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drago shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rampage eats them both and turns towards Drago to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Rampage misses with a hook to the body
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drago throws a right and a left that Rampage avoids nicely.
Rampage tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Drago moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khal Drago comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Drago has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khal Drago!