PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Psycho Hobo (ranked 3733 p4p, 418 weight class) and Julian Drotski (ranked 18510 p4p, 750 weight class). Julian Drotski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Psycho Hobo's chin.

Hobo
vs
Drotski

184 cm
26
194 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

183 cm
35
213 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Psycho Hobo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Julian Drotski!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drotski dodges the punch combination from Hobo.
Drotski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hobo.
Hobo tests Drotski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Some wild striking there from Hobo.
Drotski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drotski takes one to the side of the head.
Psycho Hobo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobo throws an overhand right that lands on Drotski's shoulder, as Drotski tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drotski's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hobo.

It looks like Julian Drotski has been cut.
Hobo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hobo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drotski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hobo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hobo misses with a double jab.
As Hobo backs off Drotski throws a huge counter combo but Hobo manages to avoid it all.
Hobo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drotski walks into a jab.
A shot to the body from Drotski misses
and Hobo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hobo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Hobo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hobo throws out a powerful jab.
Drotski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hobo connects with a single shot there.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hobo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hobo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hobo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hobo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hobo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hobo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Drotski misses with an uppercut
and Hobo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drotski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hobo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drotski is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drotski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hobo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Drotski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drotski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hobo blocks a jab.
Hobo throwing a counter right hand but Drotski manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Drotski. Those never looked like landing.
Hobo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hobo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Drotski on the side of the head.
Drotski dodges the punch combination from Hobo.
Hobo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Drotski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobo throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hobo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hobo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hobo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drotski circles away quickly and effectively.
Hobo throws a series of punches but Drotski moves out of range.
Hobo misses with a wild combination.
Hobo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drotski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hobo misses with a series of wild punches.
Drotski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Hobo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julian Drotski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Drotski finds it's way through Hobo's defenses.
Hobo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hobo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hobo duly obliges.
Hobo ducks under a wild hook from Drotski.
Drotski walks into a jab.
Drotski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hobo to score with a decent uppercut.
Hobo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drotski in his tracks.
Drotski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drotski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hobo swivels and escapes.
Hobo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drotski.
Drotski throws out a counter right but Hobo avoids it with no problem.
Hobo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drotski can do to turn this around?
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!
Hobo lands with a hook. Drotski tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drotski misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobo stalks Drotski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drotski's face. Drotski staggers backwards, shaken.
Hobo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hobo throws a hook but Drotski avoids it easily.
Drotski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hobo staying out of range there.
Hobo misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Hobo misses.
Drotski ducks right into an uppercut from Hobo.
Hobo drops his hands momentarily and Drotski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

It looks like Psycho Hobo has been cut.
Hobo throws the left hand but Drotski avoids the punch easily.
Drotski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drotski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drotski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drotski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hobo throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobo throws a right and a left that Drotski avoids nicely.
It seemed like Drotski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hobo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drotski.
Hobo scores with a hook.
Hobo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hobo misses with a few strikes there.
Hobo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drotski under the eye.
Drotski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hobo moves away.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Drotski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hobo scores with a nice right hand.
Hobo throws a series of punches but Drotski moves out of range.
A left and a right from Hobo both land. Nice combination.
Hobo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobo throws a looping overhand right but Drotski ducks down to avoid it.
Drotski tries to move into range but Hobo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drotski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Drotski connects with a crisp jab.
Drotski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Drotski might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hobo has got the better of the exchanges.
Hobo throws a looping overhand right but Drotski ducks down to avoid it.
Hobo cracks Drotski with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drotski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hobo tries to bum rush Drotski with a series of wild strikes but Drotski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drotski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hobo finds it's way round the side to connect with Drotski's head.
Drotski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Drotski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hobo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobo scores with a punch to the head.
Hobo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hobo lunges at Drotski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drotski's hand.
Drotski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drotski gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Drotski slips a jab and a cross from Hobo.
Drotski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drotski cracks Hobo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drotski ducks right into an uppercut from Hobo.
Hobo throws a right and a left that Drotski avoids nicely.
Hobo misses with an uppercut.
Drotski throws out a counter right but Hobo avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Psycho Hobo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!

Hobo tests Drotski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drotski takes one on the button.
Hobo fails to land with a series of punches.
Hobo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drotski throws a lazy uppercut
and Hobo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hobo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Psycho Hobo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drotski circles away quickly and effectively.
Hobo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hobo throws a series of punches but Drotski moves out of range.
Hobo throws a body punch but Drotski moves out of range.
Hobo throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Drotski to counter with a crisp jab.

Hobo is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drotski throws a hook but Hobo avoids it easily.
Oh Hobo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Drotski.
Drotski lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Hobo up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Drotski from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Hobo's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julian Drotski!