PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ice Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lemieux has chosen Sliwa as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drago
vs
Lemieux

172 cm
34
136 lbs
25 - 3 - 0

179 cm
36
140 lbs
36 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

KAISER
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ice Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lemieux throws a leg kick
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago throws a hook but Lemieux avoids it easily.
Lemieux looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Lemieux persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago takes one on the button.
Drago throws a body punch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Drago looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lemieux misses the body punch
and Drago makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lemieux really felt that one!
Lemieux blocks a head kick by Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses

and Lemieux counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux thows a huge punch but Drago dodges it nicely.
Lemieux has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lemieux wants to pass to mount but Drago is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
Drago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drago.
Drago controlling the position.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Lemieux is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago looking for a sweep. Not yet Drago, not yet.
Drago being controlled here, momentarily.
Lemieux looking to pass the guard.
Lemieux throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago stays in close to Lemieux's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux managing to control the position.
Lemieux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
Drago is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Our spies down at at Guinness Stout inform us that Lemieux has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago won't allow Lemieux to sweep him here.
Lemieux is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drago postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ron Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lemieux throws a leg kick
and Drago counters with a solid body kick.
Lemieux lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Lemieux's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drago under the eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemieux walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drago checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemieux paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lemieux shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drago is refusing to be controlled, as Lemieux sits in half guard.
Lemieux with the ground and pound but Drago uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lemieux manages to get himself to full guard.

Lemieux looking to hit a scissor sweep but Drago is one step ahead there.
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 Ice Drago will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drago bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut
and Drago counters with a body kick that stops Lemieux in his tracks momentarily.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
A low kick from Lemieux misses
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lemieux just misses with a punch to the body.

Drago moves into range and clinches up with Lemieux.
Knees to the body from Drago.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Lemieux will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drago up against the cage.
Lemieux dodges an elbow strike from Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lemieux takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.

Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lemieuxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a good cross that connects.

Lemieux is rocked!
Drago looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lemieux misses with a leg kick

and Drago counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lemieux is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?
Drago misses with some punches.
Lemieux seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lemieux can do to turn this around?
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Lemieux uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lemieux has a couple of punches blocked by Drago.
Drago blocking some punches.
Drago looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Lemieux takes a shot to the head.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lemieux trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lemieux into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Lemieux.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
Lemieux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Drago is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drago walks away with a smile on his face. Lemieux gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drago. That's going to slow Lemieux down.
Drago moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago cracks Lemieux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemieux misses with a head kick.
Lemieux dives in and grabs Drago's left leg, looking for a takedown. Drago pushes down on Lemieux's head and hops out.
Lemieux throws a low kick, looking for Drago's leg but Drago calmly moves out of range.
Drago cracks Lemieux with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago avoids the head kick by Lemieux.
Drago moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drago throws a sloppy head kick and Lemieux moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
A low kick from Lemieux misses
and Lemieux takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago wants to clinch up but Lemieux keeps it at a distance.
Lemieux takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lemieux throws a hook but Drago avoids it easily.
Drago is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lemieux.
Lemieux misses with an uppercut.
Drago jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Drago tests Lemieux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lemieux throws an off balance right hand
and Drago counters with an inside leg kick.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
It looked like Drago was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lemieux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Some bone on bone action there as Lemieux checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lemieux avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Drago!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drago makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Drago circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lemieux drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Drago follows Lemieux to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ice Drago!
Ice Drago thanked the fans post fight for their support.