PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 8 Mile. Drago has chosen Drago as his entrance music. Jimi Powell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Powell
vs
Drago

194 cm
28
276 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

200 cm
32
265 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Powell.
Drago let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Drago scores with a punch to the head.
Powell lands a glancing blow to the side of Drago's head.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drago circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drago scores with a nice strike.
Drago avoids the body shot from Powell.
Drago looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powell moves away from the strike by Drago.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drago misses with a straight left.
Powell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powell slips under a jab from Drago.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago swings for the body but Powell moves out of range.
Drago is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Powell avoids the body shot from Drago.
Nice shot lands for Powell.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Drago moves out of range as Powell strikes.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powell misses with a shot to the body
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Powell misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Drago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell moves to clinch but Drago breaks away
and Drago counters with a nice uppercut.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Powell is out of range.
Powell feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Drago was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Powell slips a jab from Drago.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Powell throws a leg kick that misses.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Powell.
Jimi Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago misses with a straight right.
Drago swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powell scores with a sloppy right hand. Drago should have avoided that one.
Powell moves in looking to clinch but Drago pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a leg kick
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.

Powell clinches.
Drago is trying to force a seperation but Powell has the dominant position.
Drago wants to break the clinch but can't.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Drago's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powell prevents Drago from breaking the clinch.
Powell lands a shot to the body.
Powell has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Drago breaks the clinch.
Powell shoots in for a double leg but Drago sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Powell lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Drago has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Powell.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Powell moves away from the strike by Drago.
Powell lands with a shot to the body.
Powell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drago moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Drago will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Drago on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Powell throws an elbow that misses. Drago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Powell's guard. Nice move by Drago!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drago stands up and waves to Powell to follow him.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Drago counter with a right hand.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powell digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Drago misses the target.
Powell throws a big counter combination but Drago scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Drago fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Powell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Powell moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Powell misses
and Drago cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ivan Drago is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powell thuds his right hand into Drago's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Powell lands with an overhand left.
Ivan Drago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Powell misses with a straight right.
Powell connects with an inside leg kick.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powell is looking for a counter combo.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Drago misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Drago throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powell swinging wildly here.
Drago looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drago throws a series of strikes that have Powell backpedaling.
Powell dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Powell fires out a quick counter leg kick but Drago just manages to avoid it.
Powell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Powell throws a right hand that misses
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Drago.
Drago checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Powell shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Drago kicks Powell off and gets back to his feet.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Powell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drago looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Powell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Drago to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell is looking to wear down Drago with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Powell misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ivan Drago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Powell misses with a jab to the body
and Drago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Powell.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Powell.
Drago throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell takes one to the side of the head.
Powell throws a sloppy body shot
and Drago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Powell misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Powell, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago swinging wildly here.
Powell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dragos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Powell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Powell throws a body punch but Drago moves out of range.
Drago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powell.
Drago looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Powell.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Drago! But no joy.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell looks for a takedown but Drago sprawls well.
Powell connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Powell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Drago throws a right and a left that Powell avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Powell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Powell slips under a jab from Drago.

Powell moves into the clinch successfully.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Drago backwards.

Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jimi Powell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Powell throws a shot to the body.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big left from Drago misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drago.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago throws a nice looking combination but Powell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powell connects with a body shot that sends Drago's belly button to the back.
Good shot there by Powell.
Powell closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Drago! Powell dives in looking to finish! Drago is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Ivan Drago stepped up to the mic, saying '"He's not human, he's like a piece of iron."'.