PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Wanderley Silva (ranked 25440 p4p, 4941 weight class) and Igor Drago (ranked 567 p4p, 475 weight class). Igor Drago will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Silva
vs
Drago

196 cm
18
250
2 - 4 - 0

225 cm
18
265
3 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Big heart

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️
Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderley Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Drago!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago moves into range and connects with a jab.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Drago back against the ropes.
Silva looking to stall.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva wants to break free but Drago has control.
Silva blocks a body shot from Drago.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago working aggressively here.
Drago misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drago doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Drago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drago works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Igor Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Drago is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
BAM! Drago delivers a spinning backfist that drops Silva like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Igor Drago!
Igor Drago is the new heavyweight champion!