PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniels Drinkis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aung San Suu Kyi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suu Kyi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Peace Prize Speech kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Drinkis
vs
San Suu Kyi

178 cm
27
220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

193 cm
24
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Conviction

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniels Drinkis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aung San Suu Kyi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suu Kyi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drinkis was well out of range. Poor timing from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi lands with an overhand left.

It looks like Daniels Drinkis has been cut.
Suu Kyi misses with a looping right.
Suu Kyi misses with a head kick.
Suu Kyi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suu Kyi misses with a shot to the body
and Drinkis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drinkis fails with a takedown attempt.
Suu Kyi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Suu Kyi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Drinkis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Suu Kyi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Suu Kyi pulls Drinkis in close to his closed guard and prevents Drinkis from doing any damage or advancing position.

Suu Kyi looking for a guillotine here but Drinkis defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis throwing strikes but missing.
Drinkis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suu Kyi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Drinkis throws a big elbow that misses.
Drinkis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suu Kyi keeping full guard, as Drinkis tries to pass.
Suu Kyi is trying to keep Drinkis in close.

Suu Kyi is looking for a triangle but Drinkis pushes his legs off easily.

Suu Kyi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Drinkis looking to pass the guard.
Drinkis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drinkis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drinkis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Drinkis has gone for a leg lock! Suu Kyi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Drinkis's guard.
Suu Kyi slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drinkis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Suu Kyi is working away from the top position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drinkis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Drinkis keeping full guard, as Suu Kyi tries to pass.
Suu Kyi won't allow Drinkis to sweep him here.
Drinkis trying to control the position.
Suu Kyi is fighting to break Drinkis's control of his arms but Drinkis is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Suu Kyi wants to pass the guard but Drinkis is keeping the position.
Drinkis trying to keep a closed guard but Suu Kyi is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniels Drinkis wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Drinkis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Suu Kyi pinned against the cage. Suu Kyi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Suu Kyi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suu Kyi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Suu Kyi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drinkis misses with a straight left.
Suu Kyi lands with an overhand left.
Suu Kyi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suu Kyi scores with a kick to the body.
Drinkis tries to clinch but Suu Kyi is having none of it.
Aung San Suu Kyi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suu Kyi tries to land a leg kick but Drinkis saw it coming and moves away.
Suu Kyi scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aung San Suu Kyi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniels Drinkis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Suu Kyi ducks under a wild hook from Drinkis.
Drinkis looks for a takedown but Suu Kyi sprawls well.
Suu Kyi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suu Kyi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Suu Kyi throws a chopping leg kick but Drinkis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick but Drinkis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drinkis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suu Kyi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suu Kyi misses with a wild body shot.
Suu Kyi moves out of range as Drinkis strikes.
Suu Kyi throws a leg kick

and Drinkis counters by moving into the clinch.
Suu Kyi gets underhooks to prevent Drinkis's takedown attempt.
Drinkis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Drinkis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Drinkis blocks the elbow strike.
Drinkis tries to break free but Suu Kyi pushes him back against the cage.
Drinkis struggles to land a body shot inside as Suu Kyi controls his hands.
Suu Kyi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drinkis's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drinkis managing to block the knees to the body from Suu Kyi.
Drinkis wants to take the fight to the mat but Suu Kyi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniels Drinkis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drinkis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Suu Kyi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drinkis.
Suu Kyi blocks a body shot from Drinkis.
Suu Kyi lands with a right to the head.
Suu Kyi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drinkis.
Drinkis managing to block the knees to the body from Suu Kyi.
Suu Kyi takes a shot to the head.
Drinkis is trying to pull guard but Suu Kyi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drinkis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suu Kyi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Suu Kyi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suu Kyi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Drinkis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Suu Kyi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suu Kyi throws a body punch but Drinkis moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Drinkis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drinkis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Suu Kyi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drinkis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suu Kyi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suu Kyi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Drinkis clinches with his opponent.
Drinkis is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Suu Kyi is defending well.
Drinkis has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Suu Kyi after a bit of a struggle.
Suu Kyi has a couple of punches blocked by Drinkis.
Drinkis tries to throw a body punch but Suu Kyi avoids it by throwing Drinkis back against the cage.
Drinkis lands a body shot.
Suu Kyi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Suu Kyi throws a punch but it's blocked by Drinkis.
Drinkis goes for a takedown attempt but Suu Kyi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Suu Kyi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Suu Kyi. Drinkis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suu Kyi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drinkis misses with a low kick.
Suu Kyi connects with a right hand. Drinkis shakes it off.
Aung San Suu Kyi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suu Kyi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drinkis was well out of range. Poor timing from Suu Kyi.
Drinkis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suu Kyi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drinkis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Suu Kyi pushes Drinkis away with a front kick.
Drinkis missing with a left hand there. Suu Kyi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Suu Kyi drops Drinkis with a beautiful combination! Drinkis stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Suu Kyi is looking for the KO!

Drinkis is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drinkis circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Suu Kyi. Drinkis falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Suu Kyi!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aung San Suu Kyi!
A victorious Aung San Suu Kyi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.