PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Gart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rocky Tribune. Floyd Gart has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drago
vs
Gart

205 cm
20
230 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Gart !
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Drago gets a takedown into half guard.
Gart is trying to stand up here but Drago is controlling him well.
Gart is trying to get back to full guard.
Drago is looking to advance position but Gart won't allow it.
Drago stops Gart from getting back to his feet.
Drago trying to control from half guard but Gart is working away.
Drago stops Gart from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Gart is defending against the submission attempts here by Drago.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Drago fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gart sprawls well initially but Drago persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gart is looking to get back to is feet but Drago passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago working the body and head with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago cracks Gart with a big elbow.
Gart tries to buck Drago off but Drago is having none of it.
Drago lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gart sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Drago looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Drago wants to work for an arm triangle but Gart is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gart is trying to stand.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Drago thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Drago wants to take a breather but Gart is having none of it.
Gart is trying to stand.
Drago is tying to control. Gart wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Drago has managed to clinch.
Gart tries to pull guard but Drago holds him up against the cage and eventually Gart drops back down to his feet.
Gart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gart prevents the takedown attempt.
Drago is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gart pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gart lands a hook that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Gart looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gart lands a nice elbow.
Gart can't break the clinch.
Drago jumps guard but Gart stands there with Drago around his waist. Drago gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gart with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gart tries to stall but Drago uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gart tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
Gart stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gart tries to pull guard but Drago won't allow it.
Drago is trying to stall.
Gart looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.
Gart fails to pull guard.

Drago pulls Gart into guard.
Gart trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drago's guard.

Drago had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gart is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Drago Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gart 's back instead.
Gart is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gart is in bad spot here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago is looking to control Gart but Gart is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gart looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Gart defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Drago's arms.

Gart fending off the submission attempt from Drago.
Gart rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Drago trying to mount his opponent but Gart defends it.
Gart wants to improve his position but Drago is controlling well.
Gart gets back to full guard.

Gart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gart keeping moving, preventing Drago from controlling successfully.

Gart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drago looking to sit in guard and control but Gart gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drago is trying to control the position but Gart postures up.
Drago has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gart wants to stand but Drago is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Gart is proving a slippery customer.
Drago pulls Gart in to control the position.
Gart trying to control but Drago is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gart looks to clinch

and Drago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Drago is looking to advance position but Gart won't allow it.

Drago looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gart is staying active underneath Drago, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gart pushes Drago off looking to stand but Drago dives back in and keeps control.
Gart is trying to get back to full guard.

Drago is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Gart manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Gart tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Drago counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gart won't be happy with that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gart keeps working.

Drago is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gart is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gart takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Drago wants to control but Gart is keeping him busy.

Drago decides to stand back up.
Gart tries to clinch but Drago moves away

and Drago counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gart !
Drago landing shots from mount.
Drago scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gart ?
Gart has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gart is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Drago gets his way!
Drago thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Gart looking very determined here, making life difficult for Drago.
Gart is taking damage to the body and head.
Drago struggling to keep hold of the position.
Drago is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Drago gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Drago gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Drago apologises and we restart here on the feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Drago drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drago wants to pass the guard but Gart is keeping the position.
Drago stands and throws Gart 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Drago moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.

Drago tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to control but Gart is keeping him busy.

Drago stands up and beckons Gart to his feet.

Drago drives through and clinches with Gart against the cage.
Gart using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Drago avoids the elbow strike from Gart , against the cage.
Drago tries to score a body lock takedown but Gart shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gart slows down the pace here.
Gart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gart with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gart misses with a knee to the head.
Drago is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Gart .
Gart lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Drago is rocked!

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gart has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Drago - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Gart , and another! Drago is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Floyd Gart !