PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Felt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Felt
vs
Drago

185 cm
18
215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

195 cm
25
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dick Felt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a hook but Felt avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Felt misses.
Felt throws a head kick that half lands.
Felt connects with a looping right hand.
Felt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Felt takes one on the button.
Felt missing with a left hand there. Drago was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drago moves out of range of the body kick.
Drago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Felt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
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!
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Felt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Felt throws an overhand right that lands on Drago's shoulder, as Drago tries to avoid the shot.
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Felt closes the distance and clinches.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Felt breaks the clinch.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago thuds his right hand into Felt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Felt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago lands with a right to the head.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Drago.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drago presses Felt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Felt is breathing heavily.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Drago is working Felt over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Drago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Felt misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Felt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago scores with a shoulder strike.
Drago lands a left hand.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Felt is rocked!

Drago drops Felt onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Felt is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Felt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Felt seems to have got his legs back now.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago pushes Felt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drago.
Drago softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Drago - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Drago.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Drago.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Felt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Felt takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
Drago lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Drago.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drago.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drago punishes Felt's body with a nice straight punch.

Felt clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago keeps control of Felt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drago lands a nice uppercut.
Drago slows down the pace here.
Drago prevents a body shot from Felt.
Felt swings wildly with an uppercut but Drago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drago lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drago stalling against the cage.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Felt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Felt misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Felt backwards.
Drago controlling the action here for a moment.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drago scores with a hook to the body.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Drago.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to 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!
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Felts head.
A short left from Drago.
Drago unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Felt! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drago is unloading with more strikes now! Felt drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!