PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Baek Hyeon Drogo (ranked 6137 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (ranked 6092 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hyeon Drogo
vs
Shree Rajneesh

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Baek Hyeon Drogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rajneesh.
Good leg kick by Rajneesh there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rajneesh looks to throw a body kick

and Drogo counters with a takedown into side control.
Rajneesh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Drogo decides to stand back up.
Rajneesh throws a head kick that half lands.
Rajneesh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Drogo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Drogo feints and as Rajneesh raises his hands in defense, Drogo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rajneesh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Drogo defends well.
Drogo with a nice head shot there.
Drogo landing some decent shots from guard.
Drogo slips nicely into half guard.
Rajneesh taking some punishment here, with Drogo in his half guard.
Drogo works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drogo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rajneesh is trying to control Drogo's posture but Drogo avoids it.
Drogo slows the pace down.
Rajneesh is trying to control Drogo's posture but Drogo avoids it.
Rajneesh takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajneesh is trying to improve his position.
Drogo advances to mount.
Rajneesh tries to reverse the position but Drogo maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajneesh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rajneesh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Drogo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Drogo looking for a guillotine from mount but Rajneesh is having none of it.
Rajneesh tries to reverse the position but Drogo maintains control.
Drogo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Drogo controlling the pace for now.
Rajneesh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo controlling from mount.
Drogo raining down shots from the mount!
Rajneesh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drogo dominating with strikes here.
Drogo prevents Rajneesh from getting the reversal.
Drogo with the ground and pound from mount.
Rajneesh is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drogo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rajneesh manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Rajneesh is trying to control Drogo's posture but Drogo avoids it.
A lull in the action here as Drogo stalls from top position.
Rajneesh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Drogo presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rajneesh is looking to improve his position but Drogo isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baek Hyeon Drogo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Good work by Rajneesh as he checks the leg kick.

Drogo takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Rajneesh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Drogo avoiding damage as Rajneesh throws knees to the body.

Drogo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Rajneesh clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Drogo keeps control of the position as Rajneesh tries to break free.
What can Rajneesh do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogo lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rajneesh's head.
Rajneesh tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Drogo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rajneesh has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rajneesh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajneesh is still trying to improve position.
Drogo content just to control the position here.
BOOM! Drogo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Drogo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rajneesh takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rajneesh can't escape the position.
Drogo controlling the pace for now.
Rajneesh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rajneesh wants to hold on but Drogo pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajneesh is trying to escape the mount.
Rajneesh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Rajneesh got a little sloppy there for a moment and Drogo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rajneesh has managed to get both his arms back between Drogo's legs - danger averted.
Drogo has a closed guard, preventing Rajneesh from standing up.
Drogo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rajneesh is one step ahead there.
Drogo keeping moving, preventing Rajneesh from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajneesh advances to half guard.
Rajneesh wants to stand up but Drogo has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Drogo is controlling Rajneesh's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Drogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rajneesh can do to turn this around?
Rajneesh is looking to take a break and control but Drogo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drogo holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Drogo is looking to improve his position.
Drogo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Drogo wants to sweep but no luck.
Rajneesh trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Drogo has a closed guard, preventing Rajneesh from standing up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Drogo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rajneesh lands with a kick to the temple. Drogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Drogo dives in and scores a takedown into Rajneesh's guard.

Rajneesh looking for a guillotine here but Drogo defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rajneesh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Baek Hyeon Drogo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Drogo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rajneesh napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rajneesh tries to improve position but can't.
Rajneesh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rajneesh is trying to improve his position.
Drogo just content to control the position.
Rajneesh looks to move to half guard but instead Drogo has passed into mount! Damn!

Drogo is working for a guillotine from mount but Rajneesh frees his head quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rajneesh manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Drogo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajneesh is looking to improve his position.

Rajneesh looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Drogo pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rajneesh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drogo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Baek Hyeon Drogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajneesh tries to reverse the position but Drogo maintains control.
Drogo content just to control the position here.
Rajneesh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drogo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Drogo is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rajneesh is surviving well by controlling Drogo's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajneesh tries to lock up and control but Drogo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Drogo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rajneesh is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rajneesh bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Drogo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Drogo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rajneesh wants to stand but Drogo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rajneesh trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo controlling the position.
Drogo has a closed guard, preventing Rajneesh from standing up.
Drogo has control of Rajneesh's left arm, preventing Rajneesh from doing any damage.
Rajneesh wants to get up but he can't break Drogo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Rajneesh stopping the sweep attempt from Drogo.
Rajneesh trying to control the position from guard on top but Drogo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajneesh tries to free his leg and advance position but Drogo is retaining full guard.
Rajneesh won't allow Drogo to get back to his feet.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rajneesh misses with a left hand
and Drogo counters with a series of strikes. Rajneesh will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Drogo closes the distance and clinches.
Rajneesh pushes off an throws an elbow but Drogo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Drogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Drogo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rajneesh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drogo is out of range and Rajneesh settles back down.
Drogo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rajneesh throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
Drogo lands with a nice combination. Rajneesh backs away looking to recover.

Rajneesh gets caught napping as Drogo dives in and scores a takedown. Rajneesh manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Rajneesh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drogo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drogo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Rajneesh is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baek Hyeon Drogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rajneesh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Drogo is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baek Hyeon Drogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drogo, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baek Hyeon Drogo!