PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felix Lengyel (ranked 4405 p4p, 3815 weight class) and Ivan Dragonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lengyel
vs
Dragonov

187 cm
25
155
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
148
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 London, Felix Lengyel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dragonov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dragonov rushes Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Dragonov.
Lengyel is trying to maintain a safe position but Dragonov gets an underhook and turns Lengyel into the cage.
Lengyel trying to control the position but instead, Dragonov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lengyel into the cage.
Dragonov can't find room to land a body shot as Lengyel controls the action.

Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Lengyel lands a jab-cross combination.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lengyel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lengyel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dragonov throws out the jab.
Lengyel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Dragonov gets a clinch.

Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Dragonov darts in and clinches Lengyel up against the cage.

Dragonov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lengyel lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lengyel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lengyel moves forwards but Dragonov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Lengyel. Beautiful body shot.
Lengyel lands the left hand.
Lengyel misses with a body shot.
Dragonov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lengyel.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Lengyel moves out of range.
Dragonov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lengyel scores with a jab.
Lengyel swings for the body but Dragonov moves out of range.

Dragonov clinches up with Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov lands a right hand.
Dragonov lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Lengyel coming out on top.
Dragonov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lengyel manages to avoid it.
Lengyel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dragonov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lengyel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dragonov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lengyel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dragonov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragonov lands a nice uppercut.

Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dragonov clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Dragonov.

Lengyel is rocked!
Lengyel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Dragonov manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonov tries to clinch there but Lengyel circles away.
Lengyel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dragonov. Lengyel does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Lengyel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragonov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lengyel ducks under a wild hook from Dragonov.
A quick step to the side and Lengyel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

Dragonov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lengyel, pushing him back against the cage.
Dragonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lengyel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragonov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Dragonov manages to break the clinch.
Dragonov throws a jab when Lengyel was well out of range.
Dragonov digs a good body shot into Lengyel's ribs.

Dragonov forces Lengyel back against the cage and clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dragonov.

Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragonov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dragonov closes the distance and clinches.
Dragonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragonov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lengyel's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dragonov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Lengyel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dragonov clinches up with Lengyel and pushes him back against the cage.
Dragonov misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Lengyel.

Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragonov connects with the punch.
Oh Lengyel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lengyel moves out of range as Dragonov strikes.
Lengyel seems to have got his legs back now.
Lengyel slips a jab and a cross from Dragonov.
Dragonov throws the left hand but Lengyel avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Lengyel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dragonov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Dragonov moves into the clinch.
A short right from Dragonov.

Dragonov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lengyel gets tackled into the cage by Dragonov. Dragonov maintains the clinch.
Lengyel is pushing Dragonov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dragonov lands with a short shot to the head.

Dragonov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lengyel stalks Dragonov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dragonov's face. Dragonov staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Dragonov misses.
Lengyel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dragonov was well out of range. Poor timing from Lengyel.
Lengyel throws a hook to the side of Dragonov's head but Dragonov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Dragonov darts in and clinches Lengyel up against the cage.

Dragonov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lengyel misses with an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Dragonov.
Lengyel is looking to wear down Dragonov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dragonov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lengyel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Dragonov moves into range and clinches up with Lengyel.

Dragonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dragonov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lengyel looks to land a left hand but Dragonov moved out of range nicely.
Dragonov throws out a counter right but Lengyel avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Lengyel misses.
Lengyel swats away the attempt to clinch by Dragonov.

Dragonov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hand to the body from Dragonov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short right from Dragonov on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dragonov.

Lengyel breaks from the clinch.
Lengyel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragonov dodges the punch combination from Lengyel.
Dragonov connects with a nice looking jab.
Ivan Dragonov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragonov ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Lengyel out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!