PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abu Ubba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladislav Draxx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ubba
vs
Draxx

194 cm
23
212 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abu Ubba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vladislav Draxx!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draxx misses with a kick to the body.
Draxx is looking to land body kicks.
Ubba misses with a takedown attempt - Draxx sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ubba doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draxx throws out a loose jab but Ubba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ubba misses with a two punch combination.
Draxx walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ubba checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Draxx misses the jab.
Ubba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draxx tries to score with a low kick but Ubba moves his leg out of the way.
Draxx misses with a straight left.
Draxx misses with a low kick.
Draxx takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draxx cracks Ubba with an uppercut from hell and Ubba crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Draxx's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!

Ubba is rocked!

It looks like Abu Ubba has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Draxx stands up and waves to Ubba to follow him.
Oh Ubba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draxx throws a lazy head kick
and Ubba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba counters with a big head kick but Draxx shrugs it off.

Draxx is rocked!
A head kick by Draxx misses

and Ubba counters with a shoot takedown. Draxx fights it but they end up in guard.
Ubba throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draxx manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Draxx looks gassed!
Ubba is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ubba seems to have got his legs back now.

Draxx stands up from mount. Strange move.
Ubba lands a high kick!
Draxx loads up on a big right hand but Ubba slips the punch.
Ubba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ubba lands a high kick!
Draxx is still on wobbly legs! Can Ubba finish him?
Ubba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Draxx seems to have recovered his senses.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba counters with a series of strikes. Draxx will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ubba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draxx.
Ubba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ubba moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ubba lands with a kick to the temple. Draxx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Draxx.
Vladislav Draxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draxx takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ubba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ubba throws a head kick that half lands.
Draxx is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ubba connects with a high kick.

Ubba feints and as Draxx raises his hands in defense, Ubba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Draxx has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ubba can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Draxx trying to keep a closed guard but Ubba is proving a slippery customer.
Ubba tries to free his leg and advance position but Draxx is retaining full guard.
Ubba pushing down on Draxx's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Draxx makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Draxx.
Draxx wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ubba is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ubba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ubba won't allow Draxx to get back to his feet.

Ubba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Draxx wants to stand and escape but Ubba is having none of it.
Draxx looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick from Ubba lands but Draxx takes it in his stride.
Ubba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draxx misses with a shot to the body
and Ubba counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ubba throws a head kick that Draxx semi-blocks.
Ubba lands with a kick to the temple. Draxx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ubba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draxx tries to clinch
and Ubba counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!
Ubba scores with a three punch combo!
Ubba lands with a slapping head kick.
Ubba lands a jab-cross combination.
Ubba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ubba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draxx throws a leg kick
and Ubba counters with a left and a right that stings Draxx.
Draxx throws a lazy head kick
and Ubba counters with a head kick. That will keep Draxx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ubba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ubba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draxx waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Ubba.
Draxx takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ubba connects with a high kick.
Ubba scores with a spinning back kick!
Ubba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draxx shoots in but Ubba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ubba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ubba shoots in but Draxx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abu Ubba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draxx looks to throw a body kick
and Ubba counters with a series of strikes. Draxx will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draxx looks to score with a jab to the body but Ubba is just out of range.
Draxx fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ubba is out of range.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Draxx misses with a looping right.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ubba lands with a slapping head kick.
Ubba works over Draxx's head and body with a nice combination.
Ubba stalks Draxx and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draxx's face. Draxx staggers backwards, shaken.
Ubba throws a head kick that misses.
Ubba is working the combinations to good effect here.
Ubba lands with a nice combination. Draxx backs away looking to recover.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Draxx avoids the head kick by Ubba.
Draxx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Draxx misses
and Ubba counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Draxx is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Draxx throws a combination that misses
and Ubba counters with a body kick that stops Draxx in his tracks momentarily.
Draxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Draxx misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Ubba or perhaps it was just good defense by Draxx which made him look bad.
Draxx throws a leg kick
and Ubba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Draxx misses with the body kick
and Ubba counters with a left to the body.
Ubba shoots in but Draxx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Draxx tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draxx takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draxx avoids the head kick by Ubba.
Ubba throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Draxx.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Ubba lands with a slapping head kick.
Draxx throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ubba counters with a big head kick but Draxx shrugs it off.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!
Draxx attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draxx misses with a leg kick
and Ubba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ubba scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!
Ubba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draxx misses with a body shot
and Ubba counters with a big head kick but Draxx shrugs it off.
Ubba throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Draxx.
Ubba throws a head kick that half lands.
Draxx throws a combination that misses
and Ubba counters with a head kick. That will keep Draxx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Draxx throws a head kick that misses.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!
Draxx throws out a leg kick but Ubba moves out of range and Draxx only half commits.
Ubba lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ubba steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draxx.
Draxx stuffs the takedown attempt from Ubba. Ubba gets slowly back to his feet.
Draxx thows a left - swing and a miss!
Draxx throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ubba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draxx tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ubba swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ubba lands with a slapping head kick.
Ubba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draxx swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ubba counters with a thumping low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Draxx.
Ubba circles away from the clinch attempt.
Draxx throws a leg kick
and Ubba makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ubba scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ubba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draxx's head.
Draxx fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Ubba lands a head kick. Draxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Draxx is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ubba.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Draxx rushes Ubba and presses him up against the cage.
Ubba gets underhooks to prevent Draxx's takedown attempt.
Draxx takes an elbow to the temple.
Ubba is stalling here.
Ubba lands a knee to the head.
Ubba prevents the takedown attempt.

Ubba escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draxx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Draxx misses with a jab to the body
and Ubba counters with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draxx throws a head kick that misses
and Ubba counters with a two punch combo.
Draxx throws a leg kick but Ubba moved away.
Ubba scoring well with a low kick there.
Ubba lands a head kick. Draxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abu Ubba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abu Ubba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Draxx cracks Ubba with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ubba connects with a high kick.
Draxx misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubba.
Abu Ubba is winning the standup battle so far.
Ubba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Draxx lands a jab to the head.
Draxx swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ubba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ubba plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ubba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubba.
A low kick from Draxx is predictable there
and Ubba counters with a head kick.
Ubba lands with a kick to the temple. Draxx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ubba throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Draxx's head.
Draxx misses with a leg kick
and Ubba counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Draxx avoids the head kick by Ubba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draxx takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draxx digs a good body shot into Ubba's ribs.
Ubba shoots in but no luck this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Draxx misses
and Ubba counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Draxx tests Ubba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ubba lands a head kick. Draxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ubba misses with a double jab.
Draxx throws a lazy head kick
and Ubba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ubba scores with a head kick.
Ubba lands with a slapping head kick.
Draxx swings for the body but Ubba moves out of range.
Ubba throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draxx doesn't manage to clinch there - Ubba circles away.
Ubba lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ubba.
Ubba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ubba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Draxx.

Draxx closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Draxx wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ubba, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubba is trying to improve his position.
Ubba is trying to get back to his feet.
Ubba tries to bench press Draxx off him but Draxx keeps the position.
Ubba throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Draxx decides to stand back up.
Ubba scores with a one two! Draxx had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Draxx is predictable there
and Ubba counters with a left and a right that stings Draxx.

Draxx shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ubba's guard.

Ubba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Draxx slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draxx is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ubba!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draxx controlling from the full mount.

Draxx with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

Draxx stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Ubba lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Draxx backs up against the cage.
Ubba's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ubba duly obliges.
Ubba closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Ubba shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ubba was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vladislav Draxx has got the better of the ground game so far.
Draxx slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draxx wants to control but Ubba is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Ubba seems to be looking for submissions.

Draxx is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Ubba pulls his head out easily.
Draxx is trying to stand back up but Ubba is controlling him

Ubba looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Draxx gets full guard.
Draxx wants to sweep here but Ubba controlling him for the moment.
Draxx looking to control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Draxx wants to stand but Ubba is controlling the position.

Ubba drops back looking for a leg! Draxx is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Draxx manages to kick Ubba off! Ubba jumps back into Draxx's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Draxx throws a leg kick but Ubba sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Draxx.
Ubba's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Ubba duly obliges.
Ubba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draxx at a distance.
Ubba stalks Draxx and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Draxx's face. Draxx staggers backwards, shaken.
Ubba throws a head kick that Draxx semi-blocks.
Ubba lands a jab-cross combination.
Ubba lands a jab-cross combination.
Ubba pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Draxx lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ubba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Draxx is fending him off so far but Ubba persists. Nope, Draxx circles away and we're back to standing.
Draxx slips a jab and a cross from Ubba.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Draxx fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ubba throws a head kick that half lands.
Ubba tries a head kick but it misses.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba counters with a series of strikes. Draxx will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draxx swings for the body but Ubba moves out of range.
Ubba lands a head kick. Draxx smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ubba thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Draxx if he has to take too many more of those.
Draxx throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ubba counters with a series of strikes. Draxx will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draxx takes a swing at Ubba's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Ubba there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draxx throws a lazy right hand but Ubba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Ubba lands but Draxx takes it in his stride.

Ubba closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ubba lands in his opponent's guard.
Ubba stands up over Draxx, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Draxx has his feet on Ubba's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Ubba pushes Draxx away with a front kick.
A jab from Draxx misses.
Ubba goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters circling a little - Ubba finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ubba works over Draxx's head and body with a nice combination.
Draxx tries to clinch but Ubba is having none of it.
Draxx avoids the head kick by Ubba.
Ubba throws a nice head kick!
Draxx scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Ubba throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Ubba.
Draxx misses the jab.
Draxx misses with a leg kick
and Ubba counters with a right hand to the body.
Draxx throws a big shot that misses.
Ubba lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Draxx tries to close the distance and clinch but Ubba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Draxx takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ubba lands a high kick!
Draxx has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draxx throws a leg kick which misses Ubba's front leg but catches the back leg as Ubba tries to avoid it.
Draxx takes a kick to the side of the head.
Draxx has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ubba.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba counters with a two punch combo.
Draxx falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ubba counters with a head kick. That will keep Draxx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ubba throws a series of strikes that have Draxx backpedaling.
Vladislav Draxx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Draxx throws a sloppy head kick
and Ubba counters with a head kick. That will keep Draxx thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Draxx is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ubba.
Ubba scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ubba throws a head kick that misses.
Ubba swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Draxx.
A right-left combo lands from Ubba.
Draxx throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ubba keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Ubba scores a takedown into full mount!
Draxx tries to reverse the position but Ubba maintains control.

Ubba working for a submission but Draxx is keeping him at bay.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Abu Ubba.
I think Ubba has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Abu Ubba!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Abu Ubba!
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for Abu Ubba!

Abu Ubba wins by unanimous decision!