PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmerson Mile (ranked 468 p4p, 775 weight class) and Zdravko Dren Jr (ranked 59 p4p, 91 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.

Mile
vs
Dren Jr

190 cm
30
265
12 - 6 - 0

197 cm
30
255
10 - 11 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emmerson Mile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zdravko Dren Jr!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick lands for Mile.
Mile moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dren Jr.
Mile takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dren Jr misses with the combination.
Dren Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Mile.
Mile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Zdravko Dren Jr has been cut.
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Mile.
Mile thumps Dren Jr with a low kick.
Emmerson Mile seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Mile finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mile is looking to slow Dren Jr down with leg kicks.
Mile lands a slapping body shot.
Dren Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mile.
Dren Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mile keeps the fight on the outside.
Mile takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mile tries to work over Dren Jr's front leg with a kick but Dren Jr checks it.
Dren Jr misses with a looping left.
Mile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Mile.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dren Jr checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mile connects with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Mile, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dren Jr missing with a left hand there. Mile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dren Jr avoids a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mile misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dren Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mile takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
An inside leg kick from Mile misses.
Dren Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dren Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a sloppy head kick and Dren Jr moves out of range easily.
Mile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
You can see that Dren Jr has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Dren Jr looks to land a right hand but Mile moved out of range.
Dren Jr swings for the body but Mile moves out of range.
Mile buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dren Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dren Jr throws a big counter head kick but Mile avoids it with no problem.
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr throws a looping overhand right but Mile ducks down to avoid it.
Mile plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dren Jr swings for the body but Mile moves out of range.
Mile jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr throws a leg kick but Mile moved away.
Mile appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mile misses with a shot to the body

and Dren Jr counters by clinching up.
Dren Jr lands a nice elbow.
Mile makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Mile escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mile throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mile tries to land a leg kick but Dren Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Dren Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dren Jr misses with an uppercut. Mile saw that one coming.
Mile attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dren Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dren Jr blocks a leg kick.
Mile throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emmerson Mile dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dren Jr throws a leg kick but Mile moved away.
Mile fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dren Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mile throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dren Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mile with a body shot.
Mile wants to land a leg kick but Dren Jr is out of range.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
Mile connects with a leg kick.
Mile is looking to wear down Dren Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mile throws a leg kick which misses Dren Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Dren Jr tries to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dren Jr 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 Mile has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mile and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mile feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mile staying out of range there.
Dren Jr takes a swing at Mile's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.
Mile lands a leg kick that knocks Dren Jr off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mile 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 Dren Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dren Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mile throws a solid leg kick but Dren Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mile.
Mile throws a leg kick
and Dren Jr counters with a thumping low kick.
Dren Jr blocks a head kick by Mile.
Mile lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dren Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mile counters with an outside leg kick.
Dren Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mile takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Mile counters with a good low kick that Dren Jr was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - Mile finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dren Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mile keeps the fight on the outside.
Dren Jr throws a shot from downtown. Mile moves away and avoids it.
Dren Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mile. Mile obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Mile.
Mile shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mile scores with a head kick.
Mile connects with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dren Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mile throws a leg kick but Dren Jr moved away.
A low kick lands for Mile.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mile.
Dren Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Mile moves out of range easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Dren Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mile throws out a leg kick but Dren Jr moves out of range and Mile only half commits.
Dren Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a low kick, looking for Dren Jr's leg but Dren Jr calmly moves out of range.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that Mile semi-blocks.
Dren Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Dren Jr backs away, Mile returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mile throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mile - that will leave a mark!
Dren Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mile throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dren Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dren Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dren Jr flicks out a counter leg kick but Mile steps away.
Mile lands with a slapping head kick.
Mile tries a low kick but Dren Jr avoids it.
Mile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Emmerson Mile dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zdravko Dren Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mile lands a leg kick that knocks Dren Jr off balance momentarily.
Mile wants to land a leg kick but Dren Jr is out of range.
Dren Jr wants to counter the offense by Mile and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Dren Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dren Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mile was well out of range. Poor timing from Dren Jr.
Dren Jr tries to clinch but Mile moves out of range.
Dren Jr misses the shot to the body.
Mile thows a body kick. Dren Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mile moves out of range as Dren Jr strikes.
It appears Mile was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mile throws a head kick but Dren Jr moves out of range.
Mile throws a head kick that misses.
Dren Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mile.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mile moves away.
Mile is looking to land body kicks.
Mile wants to slow Dren Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Mile throws a body shot but no joy.
Mile dodges the punch combination from Dren Jr.
Mile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mile lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dren Jr's sensitive parts.
Dren Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mile paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dren Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mile.
Mile lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dren Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Dren Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mile can pounce on him.
Mile is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dren Jr can do to turn this around?
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dren Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Emmerson Mile is winning the standup battle so far.
Dren Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zdravko Dren Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mile looks for the body kick but Dren Jr saw that one coming.
Dren Jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mile will feel that in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mile tries to land a front kick but Dren Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Dren Jr misses
and Mile counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dren Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dren Jr throws a right and a left that Mile avoids nicely.
Dren Jr checks a leg kick.
Dren Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick by Mile misses
and Dren Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Dren Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mile does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dren Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mile.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mile throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Mile is predictable there

and Dren Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dren Jr lands an elbow inside that Mile shrugs off.
Dren Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dren Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mile throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dren Jrs head.
Mile avoids a wild elbow strike from Dren Jr.
Mile misses with some punches.
Emmerson Mile is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Dren Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dren Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dren Jr checks a leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mile throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dren Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zdravko Dren Jr.
I think Mile has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emmerson Mile!
After the fight, Emmerson Mile was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.