PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van De Wolf Keizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dragan Dragic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van De Wolf Keizer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, MASTODON - BLOOD AND THUNDER. 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.

Van De Wolf Keizer
vs
Dragic

205 cm
28
255 lbs
19 - 4 - 1

194 cm
30
281 lbs
24 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dragan Dragic!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van De Wolf Keizer throws out a powerful jab.
Dragic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragic thows a body shot but no joy.
Dragic throws a shot from downtown. Van De Wolf Keizer moves away and avoids it.
Van De Wolf Keizer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Dragic misses.
Dragic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with a good body shot.
Dragic misses with a right hand
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van De Wolf Keizer.
A lazy left from Van De Wolf Keizer finds it's target.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to land a body kick but Dragic moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dragic checks a leg kick.
A big left from Van De Wolf Keizer misses.
Dragic connects with an inside leg kick.
Dragic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Van De Wolf Keizer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van De Wolf Keizer circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Dragic misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a nice shot that snaps Dragic's head back.
Jab from Dragic.
Dragic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van De Wolf Keizer is able to avoid easily.
Dragic throws a sloppy head kick and Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range easily.
Dragan Dragic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a straight left.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a body kick that misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragic throws out the jab.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body kick.
Dragic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van De Wolf Keizer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragic to score with a decent uppercut.

Van De Wolf Keizer moves into the clinch.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with some punches.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a shot to the side of Dragic's head.

Van De Wolf Keizer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragic.
Van De Wolf Keizer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragic to score with a decent uppercut.
Dragic throws a jab but it's blocked by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dragic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Dragic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Dragic misses.
Van De Wolf Keizer blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dragic, as that shot connected.
Dragic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dragic lands a jab to the head.
Dragic throws a hook to the side of Van De Wolf Keizer's head but Van De Wolf Keizer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dragic under the eye.
Dragic throws out a leg kick but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range and Dragic only half commits.
A punch combination from Van De Wolf Keizer misses.
Dragic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragan Dragic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van De Wolf Keizer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragic is looking to reverse the position.
Van De Wolf Keizer working away.
Dragic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van De Wolf Keizer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dragic is trying to control Van De Wolf Keizer's posture but Van De Wolf Keizer avoids it.
Van De Wolf Keizer has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van De Wolf Keizer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the strikes but Dragic uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dragic tries to roll over but Van De Wolf Keizer keeps him under control.

Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Van De Wolf Keizer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dragic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dragic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to land a strike but Dragic avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dragic wants to control the position but Van De Wolf Keizer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragic is in trouble now - Van De Wolf Keizer has advanced to mount!
Van De Wolf Keizer lands with some strikes.
Van De Wolf Keizer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dragic looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joost Van De Wolf Keizer dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van De Wolf Keizer has closed the distance and engaged Dragic in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body punch.
Van De Wolf Keizer is looking for a takedown.
Van De Wolf Keizer can't find room to land a body shot as Dragic controls the action.
Van De Wolf Keizer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Van De Wolf Keizer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Van De Wolf Keizer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Van De Wolf Keizer wants to clinch
and Dragic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dragic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer is winning the standup battle so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a takedown attempt - Dragic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dragic throws a head kick but Van De Wolf Keizer moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragic.
A low kick from Dragic is predictable there
and Van De Wolf Keizer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dragic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van De Wolf Keizer moves away.
Van De Wolf Keizer cracks Dragic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dragic loads up on a big right hand but Van De Wolf Keizer slips the punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van De Wolf Keizer.
No joy there for Dragic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a leg kick but Dragic checks it.
Dragic digs a good body shot into Van De Wolf Keizer's ribs.
Dragic feints and then cracks Van De Wolf Keizer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van De Wolf Keizer down.
Van De Wolf Keizer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Dragic.
Dragic slips a straight right by Van De Wolf Keizer.
Sloppy strikes from Dragic. Those never looked like landing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Van De Wolf Keizer here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragic moves out of range of the leg kick from Van De Wolf Keizer.
Dragic misses with a wild body shot.
Van De Wolf Keizer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dragic.
Van De Wolf Keizer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dragic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Van De Wolf Keizer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragic.
Van De Wolf Keizer slips under a jab from Dragic.
Dragic is looking to land body kicks.
Van De Wolf Keizer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Dragic.
Van De Wolf Keizer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dragic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dragic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Van De Wolf Keizer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dragic napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van De Wolf Keizer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a nice forearm strike.
Van De Wolf Keizer working the ground and pound from side control.
Dragic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Van De Wolf Keizer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van De Wolf Keizer uses his free foot to push down on Dragic's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dragic.
Van De Wolf Keizer raining down shots from the mount!
Van De Wolf Keizer is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dragic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Dragic is rocked!
Van De Wolf Keizer lands a big elbow - Dragic is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dragic is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Joost Van De Wolf Keizer!
Joost Van De Wolf Keizer retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Joost Van De Wolf Keizer gave a big smile as he said 'Ze dragon wuz a beast! But I slayed that beast, and I will now say zat ze juicer made dragon juice! Ahahah! Man that was a good fight, I zank ze godz for zat win!'.