PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Karl Drogo (ranked 7247 p4p, 689 weight class) and Ivan Draganov (ranked 22029 p4p, 792 weight class). Draganov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Cranberries - Zombies kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Drogo
vs
Draganov

196 cm
46
212 lbs
26 - 22 - 0

195 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Dangerous knees
Very quick

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Draganov!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Drogo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drogo throws a low kick but Draganov moves out of range easily.
Draganov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov throws a series of punches but Drogo moves out of range.
Draganov with a hook.
Draganov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drogo misses with a head kick.
Draganov lands a right hook to the body.
Drogo loads up on a big right hand but Draganov slips the punch.
Draganov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Draganov connects with a nice looking jab.

Draganov instigates a clinch.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov presses Drogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Drogo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Drogo misses with some punches.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo digs a right hand into Draganov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Draganov's gas tank.
Drogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drogo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Draganov.
We've been informed that Draganov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo misses with a knee to the head.
Drogo lands a knee to the body.
Drogo scores with a shot to the side of Draganov's head.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drogo.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drogo.
Draganov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draganov misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Draganov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Drogo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov lands a left hand.
Draganov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Draganov pushes Drogo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Drogo throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov on the inside.
Drogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Draganov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Draganov scores with a shot to the side of Drogo's head.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Draganov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drogo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Draganov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Draganov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drogo misses with a looping right.
Draganov misses with a looping left.
Drogo tries to work over Draganov's front leg with a kick but Draganov checks it.
Draganov checks a leg kick.

Draganov moves into range and clinches up with Drogo.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo can't find room to land a body shot as Draganov controls the action.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draganov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Drogo.
Draganov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Drogo fails to land.
Draganov lands an uppercut.
Draganov blocks a body shot from Drogo.
Draganov lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.

Drogo is rocked!
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Draganov is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Draganov. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov working aggressively here.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov misses with the head strike.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Draganov is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov lands a nice shot to the body.
Drogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drogo pushes Draganov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Drogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Draganov's face.
Drogo tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Drogo back against the ropes.
Drogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Draganov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogo lands a nice hook to Draganov's body. Draganov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drogo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Draganov checks it well.
Draganov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Draganov swings for the body but Drogo moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Draganov misses the target.
Drogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draganov digs a good hook to Drogo's body.
Drogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Draganov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drogo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Draganov lands a jab to Drogo's midsection.
Drogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Draganov throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Drogo throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Drogo.
Karl Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov closes the distance and catches Drogo with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Drogo is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Drogo is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Drogo is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Draganov takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Ivan Draganov!
After winning the bout, Ivan Draganov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.