PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Drago Jr looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Turner
vs
Drago Jr

180 cm
22
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Darnell Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago Jr cracks Turner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner tries to clinch but Drago Jr moves out of range.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner wants to clinch up but Drago Jr keeps it at a distance.
Turner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner wants to clinch up but Drago Jr keeps it at a distance.
Turner takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Turner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago Jr keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago Jr misses with a looping right.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Drago Jr circles away.
Turner misses with a body shot
and Drago Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Darnell Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Turner gets a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.

Drago Jr breaks the clinch.
Drago Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner closes the distance but Drago Jr moves to the side
and Drago Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner closes the distance but Drago Jr moves to the side
and Drago Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner looks to clinch

and Drago Jr counters with a left and a right that hurts Turner! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Drago Jr jumps into full mount!

Turner is rocked!

Drago Jr stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Drago Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drago Jr is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab-cross combination lands for Drago Jr and sends Turner crashing to the mat! Drago Jr follows him down to the mat - Turner regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!

It looks like Darnell Turner has been cut.

Drago Jr stands up out of the half guard.

Drago Jr rushes Turner and presses him up against the cage.
Drago Jr wants to break free but Turner has control.
Drago Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Turner manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Turner stalling in the clinch but Drago Jr improves position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turner.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.

Drago Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drago Jr digs a good body shot into Turner's ribs.
Drago Jr lands a jab to Turner's midsection.
Drago Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Turner's head back.
Drago Jr digs a good hook to Turner's body.

A head kick lands from Drago Jr that sends Turner to the canvas. Turner tries to scramble back to his feet but Drago Jr brings him back down into side control.

Drago Jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drago Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Turner's hands.
Drago Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Turner backing up. Turner nods at Drago Jr to acknowledge the strikes.

Drago Jr clinches up against the cage.
Drago Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Drago Jr tries to break the clinch but Turner is controlling the position.

Drago Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turner uses from the top position.
Drago Jr wants to stand up but Turner is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Drago Jr pushes Turner off and scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to de liver by Drago Jr. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago Jr works over Turner's head and body with a nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from Drago Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Turner's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Turner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago Jr.
Turner tries to clinch up
and Drago Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drago Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Turner wants to clinch but Drago Jr slips to the side
and Drago Jr counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Turner is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Drago Jr shoots in for a double leg but Turner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Turner looks to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Turner moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Turner throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drago Jr's brow.
Drago Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Turner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drago Jr's brow.
Drago Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Drago Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drago Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Drago Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Turner.
Drago Jr wants to break free but Turner has control.
Turner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago Jr's defenses.
Turner avoiding damage.
Turner throws an elbow but it misses.
Turner missing with knees to the body.
Drago Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drago Jr dodges an elbow strike from Turner.
Drago Jr is trying to break free.

Drago Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Drago Jr throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Drago Jr misses with a body shot.
Turner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Turner closes the distance but Drago Jr moves to the side
enabling Drago Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Turner looks to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drago Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Turner clinches but Drago Jr breaks the clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drago Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Drago Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ivan Drago Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Drago Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drago Jr throws a shot to the body.
Drago Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
Drago Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Turner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Turner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drago Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner clinches but Drago Jr breaks the clinch

and Drago Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Turner's guard.

Turner is working an open guard so Drago Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ivan Drago Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Turner darts in trying to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr throws a series of punches but Turner moves out of range.
Drago Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Turner has managed to clinch.
Drago Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Drago Jr wants to break free but Turner has control.
Drago Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Drago Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Turner looking to slow down the pace here.
Drago Jr blocks an elbow strike from Turner.
Drago Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner keeps control of Drago Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago Jr can't break the clinch.

Drago Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Turner tries for a takedown but Drago Jr circles away easily
and Drago Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darnell Turner's cut.
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!

Drago Jr feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Drago Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Turner's guard.
Turner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago Jr wants to stand but Turner has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner controlling Drago Jr's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Drago Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner darts in trying to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drago Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drago Jr counters with a big head kick but Turner shrugs it off.
Drago Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drago Jr counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Turner wants to clinch
and Drago Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Turner 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Drago Jr circles away from the clinch attempt

and Drago Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turner's guard now.
Turner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago Jr on the ground.
Drago Jr is looking to stand up but Turner won't let him.

Drago Jr gets to his feet - Turner follows without any prompting.
Turner looks to clinch
enabling Drago Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Drago Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Turner gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Drago Jr avoids the elbow strike from Turner, against the cage.
Drago Jr blocks an elbow strike from Turner.
Turner prevents Drago Jr from breaking the clinch.
Turner prevents Drago Jr from breaking the clinch.
Turner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago Jr's defenses.
Drago Jr has had enough of the clinch but Turner keeps him there for the moment.
Drago Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Drago Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Turner.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Drago Jr is trying to break free.
Turner prevents Drago Jr from breaking the clinch.
Turner creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Drago Jr's defenses.
Drago Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Turner has double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Turner.
Drago Jr blocks an elbow strike from Turner.
Drago Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Darnell Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Drago Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner pushes off an throws an elbow but Drago Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Turner comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Drago Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago Jr!