PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Dragunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Batista Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Pride Theme. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sergei Dragunov enters the cage!

Rafael Batista Da Silva
vs
Dragunov

186 cm
42
208 lbs
36 - 31 - 0

212 cm
43
235 lbs
26 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Dragunov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragunov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Dragunov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Batista Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Batista Da Silva throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dragunov blocks a jab.
Batista Da Silva throws out a loose jab but Dragunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batista Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Batista Da Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragunov.
Batista Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dragunov cracks Batista Da Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragunov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Batista Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Batista Da Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragunov, pushing him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Batista Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dragunov breaks from the clinch.
Bruno Rafael Batista Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batista Da Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batista Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragunov is just out of range.
Batista Da Silva dives in and grabs Dragunov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragunov pushes down on Batista Da Silva's head and hops out.
Batista Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dragunov lands a right hook to the body.
Dragunov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Batista Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Batista Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dragunov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Batista Da Silva misses with the combination.
Dragunov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Batista Da Silva misses with an uppercut. Dragunov saw that one coming.
Batista Da Silva throws the kick towards the body but Dragunov avoids it.
Dragunov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sergei Dragunov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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!
Dragunov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dragunov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragunov lands a glancing blow to the side of Batista Da Silva's head.
Dragunov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Batista Da Silva.
Nice body punch from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva misses the body punch
and Dragunov counters with a straight right hand.
Dragunov ducks under a wild hook from Batista Da Silva.
Batista Da Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Batista Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dragunov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dragunov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Batista Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dragunov as he avoids it easily.
Dragunov lands a brutal head kick. Batista Da Silva looks out on his feet and Dragunov throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sergei Dragunov!
Our winner, Sergei Dragunov, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.