PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yo-Landi Vi$$er (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Cypress Hill - Checkmate. Vi$$er has chosen Enter The Ninja as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Drezner
vs
Vi$$er

175 cm
35
162 lbs
31 - 12 - 3

179 cm
33
165 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yo-Landi Vi$$er!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vi$$er tries a low kick but Drezner avoids it.
Drezner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drezner drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Vi$$er takes a swing at Drezner's ribcage but misses.
Vi$$er misses with a kick to the body.
Vi$$er has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drezner is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Vi$$er throws a nice inside leg kick.
Drezner throws the left hand but Vi$$er avoids the punch easily.
Drezner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Vi$$er looks to throw the jab but Drezner is out of range.
Drezner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drezner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vi$$er looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vi$$er takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vi$$er lands with a cross.
Drezner checks a leg kick.
Vi$$er scores with a jab. Drezner acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Drezner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drezner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vi$$er throws a big shot that misses.
Drezner scores with a head kick. Vi$$er tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vi$$er lands an overhand right.
Yo-Landi Vi$$er seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drezner is looking to slow Vi$$er down with leg kicks.
Vi$$er misses with a body shot.
Drezner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vi$$er.
Drezner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vi$$er's sensitive parts.
Vi$$er darts in trying to clinch
and Drezner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drezner thuds a left hand into Vi$$er's body.
Vi$$er misses with an uppercut. Drezner saw that one coming.
Vi$$er turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drezner moves forwards but Vi$$er connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vi$$er has his takedown stuffed
and Drezner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drezner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drezner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drezner takes a swing at Vi$$er's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Drezner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drezner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vi$$er's head backwards.
Vi$$er misses with a jab to the body
and Drezner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vi$$er's knee momentarily.
Drezner throws a jab when Vi$$er was well out of range.
Drezner tries to score with a low kick but Vi$$er moves his leg out of the way.
Vi$$er just misses with a punch to the body.
Vi$$er fails with a takedown attempt.
Zak Drezner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yo-Landi Vi$$er.
A telegraphed right hand from Drezner misses the target.
Drezner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vi$$er misses with an uppercut.
Drezner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vi$$er cracks Drezner with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drezner throws a head kick but Vi$$er moves out of range.
Vi$$er swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drezner.
Drezner's corner calls for a 1-2. Drezner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Drezner has managed to clinch.
Drezner lands a knee to the body.
Vi$$er trying to control the position but instead, Drezner has worked for underhooks and has pushed Vi$$er into the cage.
Vi$$er misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vi$$er.
Drezner tries to break free but Vi$$er pushes him back against the cage.
Drezner utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Vi$$er creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drezner's defenses.
Vi$$er scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vi$$er gets through Drezner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Vi$$er misses with the head strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Drezner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vi$$er slips under a jab from Drezner.
Vi$$er takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drezner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vi$$ers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Drezner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drezner works Vi$$er's body with a nice hook.
Vi$$er wants to land a leg kick but Drezner is out of range.
Drezner lands a lovely overhand right.
Vi$$er tries to clinch but Drezner moves out of range.
Vi$$er scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vi$$er fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drezner is out of range.
Vi$$er walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drezner throws a low kick but Vi$$er avoids it.
Drezner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drezner throws a nice looking combination but Vi$$er bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drezner lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zak Drezner will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vi$$er just misses with a punch to the body.
Drezner jabs Vi$$er to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Zak Drezner is winning the standup battle so far.
A good leg kick by Drezner.
Drezner will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drezner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vi$$er plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vi$$er's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vi$$er chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drezner can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from Drezner.
Vi$$er missing with a left hand there. Drezner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vi$$er attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vi$$er throws a head kick but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner scores with a head kick. Vi$$er tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Drezner slips under a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vi$$er misses with a lunging right hand
and Drezner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Drezner lands a nice shot that snaps Vi$$er's head back.
Vi$$er throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vi$$er shoots in and drives through. Drezner sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Drezner.
Drezner throws a big shot that misses.
Drezner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vi$$er.
Drezner cracks Vi$$er with a good jab.
Drezner scores with a jab to the body.
Vi$$er tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Vi$$er.
Drezner looks to land a left hand but Vi$$er moved out of range nicely.
Vi$$er lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Vi$$er shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vi$$er shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drezner defends it nicely.
Vi$$er throws a right hand that misses
and Drezner counters with a stiff right hand.
Drezner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Drezner misses with a head kick.
Drezner throws out a powerful jab.
Drezner slips under a jab from Vi$$er.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner scores with a head kick. Vi$$er tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vi$$er takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Drezner, as that shot connected.

Vi$$er is rocked!
Drezner ducks under a wild hook from Vi$$er.
Drezner with a hook.
Vi$$er is still on wobbly legs! Can Drezner finish him?
Vi$$er 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.
Vi$$er lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body kick from Drezner.
Vi$$er seems to have recovered his senses.
Vi$$er is breathing heavily.
Drezner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drezner throws a lazy right hand but Vi$$er sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drezner lands a right hook to the body.
Drezner dips to his left and cracks Vi$$er with an uppercut!
Vi$$er thows a leg kick but Drezner checks it
and Drezner counters with a stiff right hand.

Drezner pushes Vi$$er up against the cage in a clinch.
Drezner misses with some punches.
Vi$$er taking a breather.
Still in the clinch, Drezner scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vi$$er throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vi$$er misses with a punch to the body.
Drezner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vi$$ers head.
Drezner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vi$$er backwards.
Vi$$er doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Drezner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vi$$er looks up at the clock. Bad move! Drezner lands a right hand from hell, dropping Vi$$er. Drezner pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zak Drezner!
A victorious Zak Drezner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.