PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artie Quitter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Dragovic
vs
Quitter

178 cm
26
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
148 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

World class MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Artie Quitter !
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovic misses with a double jab
and Quitter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quitter .
Dragovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dragovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quitter .
Quitter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Quitter .
Quitter tests Dragovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A cross from Dragovic lands.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dragovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quitter circles away quickly and effectively.

Quitter darts in and clinches Dragovic up against the ropes.
Dragovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dragovic wants to break free but Quitter has control.
Dragovic can't break the clinch.
Dragovic tries to break free but Quitter pushes him back against the ropes.
Dragovic tries to break free but Quitter pushes him back against the ropes.

Quitter 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Quitter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dragovic misses with a two punch combination.
Quitter scores with a push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter lands with a kick to the ribs.

Dragovic gets tackled into the ropes by Quitter . Quitter maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quitter lands a nice shot to the body.
Quitter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Quitter cracks Dragovic with a nice body shot.
Dragovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quitter has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right from Quitter on the inside.
Quitter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Quitter lands a nice uppercut.
Dragovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragovic tries to break free but Quitter pushes him back against the ropes.
Good body shot from Quitter .
Quitter works on Dragovic's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quitter breaks from the clinch.
Dragovic looks to land a combination but Quitter avoids it well.
Quitter avoids a punch combination nicely.

Quitter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Dragovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Quitter manages to break the clinch.
Dragovic throws a right hand that Quitter ducks under and follows up with a left that Quitter also avoids with ease.
Dragovic throws a right hand that Quitter ducks under and follows up with a left that Quitter also avoids with ease.
Dragovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Quitter clinches.
Quitter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dragovic's efforts to push away.
Dragovic wants to break free but Quitter has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic tries to break the clinch but Quitter is controlling the position.
Quitter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Quitter tries to throw a body punch but Dragovic avoids it by throwing Quitter back against the ropes.
A short right from Quitter on the inside.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragovic misses with a jab to the body
and Quitter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quitter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragovic. That did some damage!
Dragovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Quitter is looking to slow Dragovic down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dragovic misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragovic misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Quitter dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Quitter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a combination. Quitter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dragovic misses with a combination
and Quitter counters with an outside leg kick.
Dragovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quitter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Quitter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dragovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quitter .
Dragovic misses the jab.
Dragovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Quitter . That one must have hurt.
Dragovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Artie Quitter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quitter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quitter connects with a leg kick. Dragovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quitter .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quitter throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Quitter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Quitter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragovic takes a swing at Quitter 's ribcage but misses.
Quitter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dragovic swinging wildly here.
Quitter lands a nice looking body kick.
Dragovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Quitter staying out of range there.
Dragovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quitter manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Dragovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quitter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Quitter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dragovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Quitter .
Dragovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Quitter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that Quitter avoids nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Dragovic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Quitter .

Quitter has managed to clinch.
Quitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dragovic is looking to wear down Quitter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Quitter ducks under a wild hook from Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a hook but Quitter avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quitter was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Dragovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quitter .
Dragovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quitter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Quitter instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Quitter .
Quitter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Quitter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quitter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dragovic is trying to break the clinch but Quitter has him pressed against the ropes.
Quitter keeps control of Dragovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quitter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragovic backwards.
Quitter works on Dragovic's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic is looking to break free of the clinch but Quitter has double underhooks.
Quitter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Quitter pushes Dragovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Quitter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quitter has Dragovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Dragovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short body shot lands from Quitter as the two fighters clinch.
Dragovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quitter has him pressed against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quitter .
A short right from Quitter .
Dragovic wants to break free but Quitter has control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dragovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Quitter prevents Dragovic from breaking the clinch.

Quitter breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Artie Quitter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dragovic throws a combination that misses
and Quitter counters with a low kick, right behind Dragovic 's knee.
Dragovic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dragovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Quitter .
Dragovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragovic misses with a wild body shot.
Quitter throws a one two combo.
Dragovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quitter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Quitter scores with the left hand. Dragovic knows he should have avoided that one.
Quitter lands a nice looking body shot.
Dragovic throws a body punch but Quitter moves out of range.
Dragovic misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Quitter moves into the clinch.
Quitter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quitter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Artie Quitter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quitter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quitter throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Quitter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dragovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Quitter connects with a jab.
Dragovic scores with a one two! Quitter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Quitter rushes Dragovic and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovic is trying to break the clinch but Quitter is controlling him.
Dragovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dragovic will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Quitter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Quitter lands a body shot.

Quitter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Quitter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quitter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body punch from Quitter .
Dragovic throws a poor cross that misses
and Quitter counters with a thumping low kick.
Quitter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Quitter scores with a hook to the body. Dragovic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Quitter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quitter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Quitter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Quitter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragovic.
Quitter connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Luka Dragovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quitter lands a body shot.
Dragovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Quitter circles away quickly and effectively.
Dragovic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quitter throws a shot to the body.
Quitter lands a nice looking body shot.
Quitter catches Dragovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dragovic tries to bum rush Quitter with a series of wild strikes but Quitter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Quitter .
Dragovic looks to throw the jab but Quitter is out of range.
Quitter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragovic misses with a double jab
and Quitter counters with a thumping low kick.
Quitter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragovic throws a series of punches but Quitter moves out of range.
Quitter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dragovic on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quitter counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Dragovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dragovic throws a shot from downtown. Quitter moves away and avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Quitter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quitter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie Quitter !
After winning the bout, Artie Quitter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.