PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 2189 p4p, 2525 weight class) and Gabriel Soares (ranked 265 p4p, 298 weight class). Miroslav Drozd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gabriel Soares's chin.

Drozd
vs
Soares

181 cm
28
162
8 - 12 - 1

180 cm
25
155
9 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Fantasy Threads

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 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gabriel Soares!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soares clinches.
Soares fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Soares avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Drozd misses with a punch to the body.
Drozd utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Drozd.
Soares lands a left hand.
Drozd throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Drozd - that landed with a thud.

Soares gets control of Drozd's arms and successfully pulls guard. Soares will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd wants to stand but Soares is controlling his posture from full guard.

Drozd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Soares gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd pushes Soares back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drozd tries a knee to the head but Soares blocks it.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Soares avoids it.

Soares pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drozd would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soares controls Drozd momentarily but Drozd frees himself.

Soares has his foot on Drozd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Drozd works his way back into a safe position though.

Drozd stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Drozd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Drozd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Soares.
Drozd throws the left hand but Soares avoids the punch easily.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Soares slips the punch.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch position.
Soares jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd connects with a single shot there.
Drozd throws a big shot that misses.
Drozd lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Soares at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Drozd stuns Soares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for Drozd. That snapped Soares's head back.
Drozd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Soares darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drozd slips a jab from Soares.
Drozd lands a jab.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soares.
Drozd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drozd throws a hook but Soares blocks it.
Drozd moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soares misses with a hook.
Soares jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soares walks into a left hand.
Some wild striking there from Drozd.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.

Soares takes the fight into the clinch.
Drozd trying to land knees to the body.
Drozd scores a nice knee to the body.

Soares has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Drozd uses from the top position.

Drozd stands up from Soares's guard - Drozd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Soares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a head kick but Soares moves out of range.
Drozd lands a body shot.
Soares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drozd manages to avoid it.
It looked like Drozd wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Drozd throws a nice looking combination but Soares bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd fails to land with a series of punches.
Soares misses with an uppercut. Drozd saw that one coming.
Soares needs to keep his hands up - Drozd had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Drozd slips under a jab.
Drozd misses with a wild body shot.
Soares slips a straight right by Drozd.
Soares avoids the head kick by Drozd.
Drozd misses with a hook.
Soares slips a jab from Drozd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Drozd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Soares misses with a looping left.
Soares throws a lazy right hand but Drozd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soares throws an overhand right that lands on Drozd's shoulder, as Drozd tries to avoid the shot.
Drozd throwing a counter right hand but Soares manages to avoid it.
Soares lands a jab to the nose.
Drozd misses with a straight right.
Drozd throws an overhand right that lands on Soares's shoulder, as Soares tries to avoid the shot.
A big left from Drozd misses.
Drozd throws a hook to the side of Soares's head but Soares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drozd throws a body punch but Soares moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd tries to bum rush Soares with a series of wild strikes but Soares uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drozd.
Drozd fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Soares finds it's target.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Drozd throws a looping overhand right but Soares ducks down to avoid it.
Soares steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drozd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares slips under a jab from Drozd.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Drozd pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Drozd throws a head kick but Soares moves out of range.
A big right from Drozd misses.
Soares connects with a right hand. Drozd shakes it off.
Soares lands a glancing blow to the side of Drozd's head.
Drozd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soares moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soares ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Soares staying out of range there.
Soares tries to counter with a clinch but Drozd shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Drozd misses.
Soares wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Drozd misses with a head kick.
Drozd misses with a hook.
Soares is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Good shot there by Drozd.
Drozd misses with a hook. Soares ducked under it nicely.
Drozd tries to land a leg kick but Soares saw it coming and moves away.
Soares wants to counter with a clinch but Drozd pushes him away.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Soares was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soares thows a left - swing and a miss!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Soares checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Soares ducks right into an uppercut from Drozd.
Drozd throws a low kick but Soares avoids it.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Soares is out of range.
Soares wants to clinch up but Drozd keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd looks to land a left hand but Soares moved out of range nicely.
Drozd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Soares eats them both and turns towards Drozd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Drozd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Soares throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drozd stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Soares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Soares misses the shot to the body.
Soares swings widly with a right hand
and Drozd counters with a left and a right that stings Soares.
Soares slips a jab from Drozd.
Drozd scores with a sloppy right hand. Soares should have avoided that one.
Soares throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Soares moves out of range of the strikes.
Soares tries to clinch but Drozd is having none of it.
Drozd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drozd looks to land a right hand but Soares moved out of range.
Soares might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soares looks to land a left hand but Drozd moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drozd misses with a looping left.
Drozd misses with a looping right.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soares.
Drozd misses with a head kick.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch position.
Drozd swings for the body but Soares moves out of range.
Drozd throws a shot from downtown. Soares moves away and avoids it.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Soares defending well as Drozd loads up on a big left hand.
Drozd tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Drozd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soares wants to counter the offense by Drozd and move into the clinch position.
Drozd moves away from the strike by Soares.
An attempted straight right counter from Drozd misses the target.
Soares lands with an overhand left.
Soares bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drozd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miroslav Drozd dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Soares misses with a looping left.
It looked like Drozd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Soares.
Soares misses with a straight right.
Drozd misses with the combination.
Soares tries to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Soares misses.
Drozd lands the left hand.

Soares moves into the clinch.
Drozd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Soares.
Drozd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drozd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drozd misses with a hook to the ribs.

Soares jumps into guard, dragging Drozd to the mat.

Soares is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Drozd wanted to stand there but Soares had control of the position.
Drozd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Soares can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Soares pushes a forearm under Drozd's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Drozd is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Soares!