PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draganov (ranked 1664 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Rudolf Meine (ranked 224 p4p, 253 weight class). Ivan Draganov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Draganov
vs
Meine

178 cm
26
155
8 - 6 - 0

163 cm
25
155
12 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

PWNAGE™

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rudolf Meine!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Draganov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meine lands a lovely overhand right.
Meine misses with a low kick.
Draganov throws a jab when Meine was well out of range.
Meine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draganov.
Draganov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Draganov lands a head kick!
Draganov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Meine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ivan Draganov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov tries a head kick but it misses.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Meine misses with a series of wild punches.
Draganov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
A head kick from Draganov lands but Meine takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Draganov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Meine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Meine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Draganov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Meine.
Draganov swings for the body but Meine moves out of range.

Draganov gets tackled into the cage by Meine. Meine maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Draganov.
Meine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Draganov blocks a low kick nicely.

Meine darts in and clinches Draganov up against the cage.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Draganov throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Draganov misses with a head kick.
Draganov lands the left hand.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine moves out of range of the body kick.
Meine scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draganov throws a half hearted mid kick.
A swing and a miss from Meine.
Draganov scores with a leg kick.
Draganov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Meine in his tracks.
Draganov pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Draganov closes the distance and clinches.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
Meine lands with a short shot to the head.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Draganov lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov throws a head punch that misses.
Meine jumps guard but Draganov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Meine.
A nice right hand lands inside from Draganov.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Meine tries a body shot but Draganov blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Meine.

Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov wants to slow Meine down by chopping away at his legs.
Meine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice uppercut there from Meine.
Draganov takes one to the side of the head.
Meine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.

Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Meine sees it coming and moves out of range.
Draganov takes a swing at Meine's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Meine darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Draganov works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meine slips under a jab.
Draganov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Draganov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Draganov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Draganov misses with a hook. Meine ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov looks to land a right hand but Meine moved out of range.
Draganov looks to throw the jab but Meine is out of range.
Meine pivots, looking for a leg kick but Draganov is out of range and Meine settles back down.
Meine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Draganov.
Draganov connects with a solid leg kick.

Draganov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Draganov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Meine.
Draganov has a couple of punches blocked by Meine.
Meine lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Draganov manages to break the clinch.
Meine throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Meine finds it's way through Draganov's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine ducks under a wild hook from Draganov.
Meine throws a hook but Draganov avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Draganov.
Good work by Meine as he checks the leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Meine connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Meine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov walks into a left hand.
Draganov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Meine.
Draganov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ivan Draganov is winning the standup battle so far.
Draganov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Meine.
Meine lands a right hook to the body.
Meine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meine avoids the head kick by Draganov.
Draganov slips a jab from Meine.
A quick step to the side and Draganov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Draganov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Draganov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draganov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Meine lands with a cross.
Draganov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meine darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Draganov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Draganov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Meine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov lands a slapping body shot.
Draganov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.

Draganov moves into the clinch.
Rudolf Meine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draganov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.

Draganov breaks from the clinch.
Draganov is looking to chop away at Meine's legs.
Meine misses with an attempted mid kick.
Meine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draganov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Draganov throws a body punch but Meine moves out of range.
Meine is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Meine scoring well with a low kick there.
Meine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Draganov looks to land a body kick but Meine moved away.
Meine moves away from the strike by Draganov.
Draganov works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Meine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov throws the left hand but Meine avoids the punch easily.
Meine wants to counter with a clinch but Draganov pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine checks a leg kick nicely.
Meine takes a jab right on the kisser.
Draganov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Meine swinging wildly here.
Draganov wants to slow Meine down by chopping away at his legs.
Meine avoids the body shot from Draganov.
Meine throws a body shot but no joy.
Meine explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Meine throws a head kick that misses.
Draganov throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Draganov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Draganov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meine scores with a shot to the side of Draganov's head.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Meine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands a hook that snaps the head of Draganov backwards.
Draganov lands a shot to the body.
Meine lands a nice uppercut.
Meine misses with some punches.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Meine.
Draganov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Meine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draganov prevents a body shot from Meine.

Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov moves out of range of the leg kick from Meine.
Meine lands with a good body shot.

Draganov closes the distance and clinches.
Draganov can't find room to land a body shot as Meine controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands a nice shot to the body.
Meine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Draganov tries to throw a body punch but Meine avoids it by throwing Draganov back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Draganov.
A nice left hand lands by Draganov.
Meine struggles to land a body shot inside as Draganov controls his hands.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine is trying to stall.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Meine.

Draganov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Meine misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Draganov. Meine does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Meine misses.
Meine avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Meine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Draganov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Draganov lands a glancing blow to the side of Meine's head.
Meine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draganov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Draganov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Meine ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draganov moves away.
And Draganov counters with a quick kick to the body but Meine blocks it.
Meine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Draganov clinches up against the cage.
Draganov pushes Meine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov swings wildly with an uppercut but Meine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Meine throws a punch but it's blocked by Draganov.
Draganov scores with a shot to the side of Meine's head.
Draganov can't break the clinch.

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

Draganov has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draganov scores with a shoulder strike.
Draganov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draganov lands with a right to the head.
Meine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Draganov is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draganov.
Meine misses with the head strike.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rudolf Meine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Meine misses with the head strike.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine presses Draganov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Meine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Meine lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Meine on the inside.
Draganov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draganov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Draganov misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meine.
A head punch on the inside from Draganov fails to land.
Draganov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Draganov tries to break free but Meine pushes him back against the cage.
Meine gets through Draganov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meine.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Meine lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meine lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov misses with a punch to the body.
Draganov lands with a short shot to the head.

Draganov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draganov throws a leg kick but Meine moved away.
Meine cracks Draganov with a good jab.
Meine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Draganov was well out of range. Poor timing from Meine.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Meine. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Meine misses with a body shot
and Draganov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Draganov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Meine gets tackled into the cage by Draganov. Draganov maintains the clinch.
Meine lands an uppercut.
Meine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Draganov lands with a light punch inside.
Meine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draganov scores with a head kick. Meine tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Draganov moves into the clinch.
Meine cracks Draganov with a nice body shot.
Meine throws a head punch that misses.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Draganov breaks the clinch.
Draganov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Meine.
Meine misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draganov.
Draganov checks a leg kick.
Meine lands with a shot to the body.
Draganov throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Draganov takes one to the side of the head.
Meine takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Meine throws a wild body kick that Draganov sees coming a mile off.
Draganov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Draganov lunges at Meine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Meine's hand.
Ivan Draganov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draganov defending well as Meine loads up on a big left hand.
Draganov misses with a body kick.
Draganov throws a leg kick which misses Meine's front leg but catches the back leg as Meine tries to avoid it.

Draganov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Meine, pushing him back against the cage.
Draganov gets through Meine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Draganov takes a shot to the head.
Draganov misses with a body punch.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Draganov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Meine backwards.
Meine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Meine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Meine presses Draganov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Meine.
Meine misses with a body punch.
Draganov lands with a left to the head.
Meine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Meine tries to work over Draganov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ivan Draganov.
Well Draganov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Draganov!
Ivan Draganov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.