PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bert Drago had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Drago
vs
Mistry

167 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

171 cm
25
144 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bert Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mistry scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mistry moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
Mistry moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.
A big left from Drago misses.
Mistry tries to clinch up.

Drago moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mistry.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Mistry controls his hands.
Mistry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Mistry taking a breather.
Mistry tries to work over Drago's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mistry is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
Mistry working hard to break the clinch.
Drago stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mistry's efforts to push away.
Mistry 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.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mistry is trying to break the clinch but Drago has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mistry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago pushes Mistry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago working aggressively here.
Drago leaning his opponent against the cage.
Drago lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drago scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands with a light punch inside.
Mistry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mistry backwards.
Drago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mistry backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Drago fails to land.
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!
Mistry wants to stall.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago digs a right hand underneath Mistry's ribcage. Mistry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.

Mistry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago tries to clinch up.
Drago sets himself, and Mistry steps forward looking for the clinch! Drago avoids it this time.

Drago instigates a clinch.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Mistry's head.
Drago scores with a shot to the side of Mistry's head.
Mistry is looking to break free of the clinch but Drago has double underhooks.
Drago working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drago lands a right hand.
Mistry can't break the clinch.
Mistry blocking some punches.
Drago slowing the pace effectively.
Mistry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drago lands a left hand.
Mistry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Mistry.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Mistry.
Mistry misses with a short punch on the inside.

Mistry breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mistry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Mistry.
Mistry has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Drago is landing a low percentage of strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mistry throws a hook to the side of Drago's head but Drago sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Mistry saw that one coming.
Drago throws a series of strikes that have Mistry backpedaling.

Drago takes the fight into the clinch.

Mistry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mistry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago slips a jab and a cross from Mistry.

Drago clinches.
Drago leaning against his opponent.
Drago goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Drago dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mistry tests Drago's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago throws a body punch but Mistry moves out of range.
Mistry wants to counter with a clinch but Drago pushes him away.
Mistry lands a right hook to the body.
Mistry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Kieran Mistry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mistry.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mistry wants to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch position.
Mistry ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Drago throws a poor cross that misses
and Mistry counters with a stiff right hand.

Drago gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with a body punch.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Drago.
Mistry lands with a left to the head.
Mistry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Drago is pushing Mistry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago lands with a right to the head.
Drago lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Drago.
A frustrated look appears on Mistry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Mistry.
Mistry blocks a body shot from Drago.
A short body shot lands from Drago as the two fighters clinch.
Drago throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mistrys head.
Drago is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mistry taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drago lands a right hand.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Bert Drago has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drago is struggling to control the position.
Mistry taking a breather.
Drago is pushing Mistry up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Mistry tries to tie him up.
Drago is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drago creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mistry stalling the fight.
A shot in the inside from Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago effectively controlling the action here.
Mistry pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mistry working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drago tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mistry's elbow.
Good body shot from Mistry.
Drago misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Drago - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drago letting Mistry take a breather here.
Mistry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Drago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drago lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago has a couple of punches blocked by Mistry.

Mistry manages to break the clinch.
Drago wants to clinch.
Mistry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mistry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Mistry lands a right hook to the body.

Mistry tries to keep at a distance but Drago has taken the fight into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mistry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bert Drago dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Drago misses with a hook.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mistry throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Mistry moves forwards but Drago connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mistry is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mistry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Mistry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kieran Mistry seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Drago moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mistry's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mistry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago throws a head punch that misses.
Drago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mistry taking a breather.
Drago lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drago tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mistry can do to turn this around?
Drago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drago misses with the head strike.
Drago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mistry trying to control the position but instead, Drago has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mistry into the cage.
Mistry avoiding damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago keeps control of Mistry as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mistry blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drago.
Mistry tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Drago's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drago dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Drago lands a hook that snaps the head of Mistry backwards.
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Mistry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drago misses with some punches.
Mistry is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drago lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Mistry.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mistry.

Mistry breaks the clinch.
Drago showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mistry.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Drago blocks a jab.
Mistry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.

Drago forces Mistry back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Mistry fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drago.
Kieran Mistry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drago is struggling to control the position.
Still in the clinch, Drago scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Drago.
Drago swings wildly with an uppercut but Mistry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mistry is trying to break the clinch but Drago is controlling him.
Drago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mistry is trying to force a seperation but Drago has the dominant position.
Mistry lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bert Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago is leaning against Mistry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Mistry tries to break free but Drago pushes him back against the cage.
Drago will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mistry up against the cage.
Drago lands an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mistry.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bert 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bert Drago!
Bert Drago thanked the fans post fight for their support.