PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shaun Harzon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Drago
vs
Harzon

190 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shaun Harzon !
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Harzon has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harzon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harzon steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drago.
Harzon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Harzon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice body kick there by Harzon .
Harzon shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Harzon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Harzon moves into the clinch.
Drago stops a takedown attempt from Harzon .
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Harzon .

Harzon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harzon misses with the combination.
Harzon fails with the takedown.
Harzon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harzon looks winded!
A punch combination from Drago misses.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago connects with a right hand. Harzon shakes it off.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drago throws a chopping leg kick but Harzon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harzon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harzon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harzon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drago scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Harzon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Drago is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harzon walks into a jab.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago digs a good hook to Harzon 's body.
A left lands for Drago.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Drago connects with a crisp jab.
Harzon checks a low kick from Drago.
Drago scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Harzon 's head back.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Harzon 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Drago throws a right and a left that Harzon avoids nicely.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Harzon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Harzon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Harzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Drago is trying to break free.

Drago jumps guard.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Harzon is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harzon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Drago, up you get!

Harzon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Drago is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Harzon presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago is trying to break the clinch but Harzon has him pressed against the cage.

Drago pulls guard effortlessly.

Harzon stands up and waves to Drago to follow him.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Drago misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Drago enables Harzon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Drago manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Drago scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Harzon looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
Harzon slips a jab and a cross from Drago.
Harzon shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Drago throwing a counter right hand but Harzon manages to avoid it.
Drago lands a right hook to the body.
Drago lands a body shot.
Drago works over Harzon 's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harzon blocks the body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harzon manages to avoid it.
Harzon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago stuffs the takedown.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Harzon .
Drago connects with a body shot that sends Harzon 's belly button to the back.
Drago looks to land a combination. Harzon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drago tests Harzon 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago sizes up Harzon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Harzon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drago sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Harzon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago digs a good hook to Harzon 's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harzon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Harzon unleashes a big counter combination but Drago bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Harzon is just out of range.
Harzon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harzon fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago looks for the body kick but Harzon saw that one coming.
Harzon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Harzon fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago punishes Harzon 's body with a nice straight punch.
Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Harzon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice uppercut lands for Drago. That snapped Harzon 's head back.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
Harzon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Drago swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harzon closes the distance and clinches up with Drago, looking for a takedown. Harzon pushes Drago against the cage but Drago circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drago seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Donk. Drago catches Harzon right on the button with a cross.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Harzon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harzon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Drago is looking to wear down Harzon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drago throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harzon 's head.

Harzon has taken the fight to the clinch.

Drago successfully pulls guard.
Harzon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drago. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harzon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harzon prevents Drago from getting back to his feet.

Harzon stands up from Drago's guard - Harzon perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harzon manages to avoid it.
Harzon cracks a nice hook into Drago's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Harzon scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
That's time! Drago's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harzon at a distance.
Harzon has his takedown stuffed
and Drago counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harzon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Harzon lands an overhand right.
Drago fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Harzon checks it well.
Drago throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with an uppercut.
And Harzon tries to counter it with a takedown but Drago pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Drago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Harzon at a distance.
Harzon closes the distance but Drago moves to the side
and Drago counters with a three punch combo that has Harzon backing up. Harzon nods at Drago to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a series of punches but Harzon moves out of range.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harzon can do to turn this around?
Harzon doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Harzon shoots in.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Harzon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Harzon walks into a left hand.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harzon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harzon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Harzon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Harzon persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shaun Harzon .
Nice body punch from Drago.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harzon tries to counter with a clinch but Drago shakes him off and moves away.
Harzon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago lands a nice looking body shot.
Drago stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drago wants it to stay on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harzon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drago throws a combination. Harzon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harzon moves away.
Harzon is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Harzon tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago lands an overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Harzon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drago throws a leg kick

and Harzon counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Drago manages to escape and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago throws a leg kick but Harzon moved away.
Drago misses with a hook.

Harzon instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Harzon breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drago went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harzon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harzon 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drago connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Harzon scrambles back to his feet.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harzon manages to avoid it.
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harzon lands a nice looking body kick.
Shaun Harzon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harzon takes a kick to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drago, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!