PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zitska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Drum
vs
Zitska

162 cm
27
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

167 cm
26
144 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Zitska!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zitska misses with a double jab

and Drum counters by clinching up.
Zitska is looking to take this one to the mat.
Drum scores with a hook to the body.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drum lands with a left to the head.
Zitska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joshua Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska dives in for a single leg takedown but Drum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zitska looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Drum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum stands there with Zitska around his waist. Zitska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum scores with a hook to the body.
Drum lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zitska is working for takedown but Drum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drum lands a right hand.
Drum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Drum to work.
Zitska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drum walks away with a smile on his face. Zitska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zitska throws a head kick that misses.
Drum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zitska.
Nice defenses there by Drum.
Zitska stalks Drum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drum's face. Drum staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Joshua Drum has been cut.
Zitska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Drum counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum just leaning against Zitska, taking a breather.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zitskas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drum is struggling to control the position.
Zitska is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Drum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drum.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum lands with a short shot to the head.
Zitska working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zitska wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Drum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Drum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Drum stalls.
Drum digs a right hand into Zitska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zitska's gas tank.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Zitska is rocked!
Drum lands an uppercut.
Zitska is still on wobbly legs! Can Drum finish him?
Zitska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zitska seems to have recovered his senses.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum is pressed up against the cage. Zitska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drum down to the mat. Drum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Zitska.

Zitska pushes Drum up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitska letting Drum take a breather here.
Drum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum holds him up against the cage and eventually Zitska drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Zitska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zitska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zitska cracks Drum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zitska throws a shot from downtown. Drum moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Drum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Drum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Zitska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Zitska pushes Drum up against the cage in a clinch.
Drum presses Zitska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Drum stalling in the clinch.
Drum prevents Zitska from breaking the clinch.
Drum lands a nice uppercut.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum just leaning against Zitska, taking a breather.
Drum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua Drum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zitska looking for a takedown.
Joshua Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zitska is trying to push Drum away but Drum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Drum.
Drum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
A short body shot lands from Drum as the two fighters clinch.
Drum digs a right hand underneath Zitska's ribcage. Zitska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zitskas head.
A body shot lands from Drum.
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Zitska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drum smiles and moves away.
Zitska is breathing heavily.
Zitska throws a jab when Drum was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitska throws a jab but it's blocked by Drum.
Milan Zitska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zitska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Zitska has Drum up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Drum.
Drum lands a right hand.
Drum lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Drum.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drum scores with a shoulder strike.
Drum is working Zitska over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Drum.
Drum lands with a right to the head.
Drum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
A short right from Drum on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum pushes Zitska against the cage. Drum is working some dirty boxing. Drum pushes off with a quick right hook! Zitska goes down! Zitska tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Drum moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Drum!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Drum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.