|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miroslav Drozd (ranked 1757 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Khalil Amrani (ranked 182 p4p, 342 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
 |
|
 |
| 181 cm
34
162
20 - 24 - 1 |
|
178 cm
34
161
12 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Khalil Amrani!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd lands an overhand right.
Amrani throws a body shot but no joy.
Drozd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Amrani 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.
Drozd lands a nice looking body shot.
Amrani blocks a jab.
Amrani swings for the body but Drozd moves out of range.
Amrani throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Amrani misses with a hook. Drozd ducked under it nicely.
Drozd scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amrani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Amrani avoids a kick to the body.
Drozd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amrani back to the cage. Drozd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amrani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drozd.
Drozd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Amrani takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amrani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amrani is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Amrani pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drozd is out of range and Amrani settles back down.
Drozd has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Amrani misses with a double jab.
Amrani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drozd blocks a head kick by Amrani.
Amrani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd misses the jab.
Drozd lands a jab to Amrani's midsection.
Amrani misses with a wild body shot.
Drozd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Amrani's head.
Amrani slips a straight right by Drozd.
Amrani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
Drozd on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miroslav Drozd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Amrani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Amrani misses with a hook. Drozd ducked under it nicely.
Nice jab there from Drozd.
Amrani looks for the body kick but Drozd saw that one coming.
Amrani scores with a head kick.
Drozd has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Amrani.
Amrani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drozd staying out of range there.
Drozd lands a really nice looking cross but Amrani seems unphased.
Amrani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drozd to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Amrani. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd staying out of range there.
Amrani throws a head kick but Drozd moves out of range.
Drozd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Amrani throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Drozd counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Drozd misses.
Drozd misses with an uppercut. Amrani saw that one coming.
Amrani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Drozd connects with a body shot that sends Amrani's belly button to the back.
Amrani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drozd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Drozd misses the jab.
Drozd misses with an uppercut.
Drozd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Drozd is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A slow jab from Drozd misses its intended target.
Amrani blocks a jab.
Amrani lands with a good body shot.
Drozd throws a hook to the side of Amrani's head but Amrani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Amrani misses the jab.
Drozd slips under a jab from Amrani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drozd lands a two punch combo.
Amrani misses with a kick to the body.
Amrani throws a body shot but no joy.
Amrani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drozd.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Amrani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Drozd - the referee stops the clock and Amrani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Drozd. Amrani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Amrani throws a jab but it's blocked by Drozd.
Amrani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amrani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drozd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Amrani.
Drozd scores with a one two! Amrani had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Drozd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amrani throws out the jab.
Amrani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drozd.
Drozd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amrani.
Amrani throws a head kick that misses.
Drozd swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Amrani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd scores with the left hand. Amrani knows he should have avoided that one.
Amrani ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
Drozd throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Amrani counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Amrani misses.
Amrani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd throws a jab but it's blocked by Amrani.
Amrani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Amrani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drozd.
Drozd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drozd missing with a left hand there. Amrani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amrani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amrani takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amrani takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amrani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Amrani loads up on a big right hand but Drozd slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drozd misses with an uppercut. Amrani saw that one coming.
Amrani tries a quick counter leg kick but Drozd is wise to it.
Drozd feints and then cracks Amrani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Amrani down.
Amrani 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.
Amrani looks to land a right hand but Drozd moved out of range.
Amrani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that round.
That's time! Drozd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Drozd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Amrani throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amrani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amrani slips a jab from Drozd.
Miroslav Drozd is winning the standup battle so far.
Drozd slips a straight right by Amrani.
Amrani just misses with a punch to the body.
Drozd lands a nice shot to the body.
Amrani slips a straight right by Drozd.
Drozd throws the left hand but Amrani avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Drozd.
Drozd gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Amrani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amrani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drozd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drozd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Amrani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drozd misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amrani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozd pushes Amrani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the head but Amrani blocks with his arms.
Amrani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amrani avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.
Amrani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drozd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Amrani can do to turn this around?
Drozd blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drozd.
Amrani tries a body shot but Drozd blocks it.
Drozd landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Drozd tries to land knees in the clinch but Amrani avoids the damage to the body.
Amrani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amrani throws a head punch that misses.
Amrani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amrani can't find room to land a body shot as Drozd controls the action.
Amrani blocks an uppercut.
Amrani blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Amrani.
Amrani misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drozd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Amrani's face.
Drozd has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani misses with a punch to the body.
Drozd lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drozd obliges.
Still in the clinch, Drozd scores with a nice short uppercut.
Drozd lands a knee to the head.
Drozd misses with a knee to the head.
Amrani lands a left hand.
Amrani blocks a body shot from Drozd.
Drozd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drozd with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Amrani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amrani tries to work over Drozd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amrani presses Drozd against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Drozd can't find room to land a body shot as Amrani controls the action.
Amrani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drozd's elbow.
Amrani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Drozd's elbow.
Drozd prevents a body shot from Amrani.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amrani wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drozd has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drozd.
Drozd digs a right hand underneath Amrani's ribcage. Amrani let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drozd tries a knee to the head but Amrani blocks it.
Amrani has had enough of the clinch but Drozd keeps him there for the moment.
Drozd lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Drozd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Drozd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drozd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drozd lands a shoulder strike.
Amrani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amrani wants to break free but Drozd has control.
Amrani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Amrani blocks it with crossed arms.
Drozd scores a nice knee to the body.
Amrani on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drozd has Amrani pressed against the cage, preventing Amrani from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani lands a hook that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drozd.
Drozd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amrani's elbow.
Drozd throws a punch but it's blocked by Amrani.
Drozd pushes Amrani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Amrani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Drozd as the two fighters clinch.
Amrani breaks the clinch.
Drozd looks to throw the jab but Amrani is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Drozd. Beautiful body shot.
Drozd with a nice cross.
Amrani thows a body kick. Drozd tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Amrani there.
Amrani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drozd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Amrani.
Drozd throws a right and a left that Amrani avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miroslav Drozd dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Drozd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amrani looks to land a body kick but Drozd moved away.
Amrani misses with a straight left.
Amrani misses with a wild body shot.
Amrani swings for the body but Drozd moves out of range.
Amrani throws a poor cross that misses
and Drozd counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Amrani takes one to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Drozd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Amrani. Drozd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drozd was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Amrani blocks a jab.
Drozd dips to his left and cracks Amrani with an uppercut!
Drozd cracks Amrani with a right hand to the side of the head.
Amrani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Drozd connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drozd.
A big right from Amrani misses.
Drozd slips a jab from Amrani.
Drozd blocks a head kick by Amrani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amrani ducks under a wild hook from Drozd.
A cross from Drozd lands.
Drozd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Amrani will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Amrani takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Amrani throws a sloppy body shot
and Drozd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Drozd finds it's way through Amrani's defenses.
Amrani misses with an uppercut.
Amrani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drozd has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Amrani finds it's way round the side to connect with Drozd's head.
Drozd scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drozd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amrani.
Amrani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Amrani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drozd wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Amrani defending well as Drozd loads up on a big left hand.
Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amrani pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Amrani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drozd finds it's way round the side to connect with Amrani's head.
Amrani slips a jab from Drozd.
Amrani scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Amrani loads up on a big right hand but Drozd slips the punch.
Amrani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drozd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Amrani looks to land a left hand but Drozd moved out of range nicely.
Amrani throws a leg kick but Drozd moved away.
Drozd throws a looping overhand right but Amrani ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Amrani.
Drozd connects with a single shot there.
Drozd loads up on a big right hand but Amrani slips the punch.
And Amrani responds with a good body kick, but Drozd manages to step out the way in time.
Drozd digs a good hook to Amrani's body.
Amrani throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Amrani misses.
Amrani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Drozd.
Amrani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Amrani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amrani throws a body kick that misses.
Drozd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amrani.
Amrani throws a leg kick but Drozd checks it.
Drozd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amrani. Amrani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amrani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Amrani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Drozd misses the target.
Drozd throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Amrani sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drozd looks to land a right hand but Amrani moved out of range.
Amrani connects with a nice looking jab.
Drozd throws a hook but Amrani avoids it easily.
Drozd throws a hook but Amrani avoids it easily.
Drozd lands with an overhand left.
Drozd misses the jab.
Drozd throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miroslav Drozd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drozd throws a looping overhand right but Amrani ducks down to avoid it.
Amrani slips under a jab from Drozd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Drozd.
Amrani throws the left hand but Drozd avoids the punch easily.
Amrani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drozd.
Drozd misses with a hook. Amrani ducked under it nicely.
Amrani takes one to the chin there.
Amrani staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Amrani.
Drozd scores with a jab. Amrani acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Amrani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Drozd thuds his right hand into Amrani's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Drozd clinches up against the cage.
Drozd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalil Amrani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amrani tries to work over Drozd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miroslav Drozd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drozd 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miroslav Drozd!
An out of breath Miroslav Drozd thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
80% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
