PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibragim Borzoev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and adam droog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). droog is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: till i colapse . This should be a great matchup!

Borzoev
vs
droog

200 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ibragim Borzoev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, adam droog!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
droog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
droog is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice takedown defense from droog. No joy for Borzoev on that attempt.
Borzoev scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like adam droog has been cut.
droog misses with a double jab
and Borzoev counters with a nice body shot.

Borzoev shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
droog trying desperately to get to his feet.
Borzoev fails to take his opponent's back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Borzoev controlling from mount.
Borzoev breaks from droog's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
droog is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Borzoev controlling his opponent.
Borzoev trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Borzoev controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Borzoev's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
You get the feeling that droog really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Borzoev really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borzoev looking to ground and pound but droog is blocking nicely.

Borzoev gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Borzoev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. droog tries to avoid it but Borzoev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag droog to the ground. droog escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
droog will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
droog looks gassed!
Good exchange - Borzoev coming out on top.
droog on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Borzoev gets the takedown into side control.
Borzoev wants to control but droog is keeping him busy.

droog bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borzoev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Borzoev pushes droog up against the cage in a clinch.
droog goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borzoev prevents it.

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

Borzoev scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Borzoev decides to stand back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
droog misses with a takedown

and Borzoev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borzoev prevents droog from getting back to his feet.
Borzoev wants to stand but droog has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibragim Borzoev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on adam droog's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Borzoev shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. droog is trying to defend but Borzoev finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Borzoev is trying to control. droog wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

droog kicks Borzoev off and gets back to his feet.
droog fails to land the takedown.
adam droog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Borzoev clinches with his opponent.
droog wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borzoev can't break the clinch.
droog tries to break the clinch but Borzoev is controlling the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
droog misses with a punch on the inside.

droog breaks the clinch.

Borzoev darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Borzoev stands up and beckons droog to join him on the feet.
Borzoev tries to close the distance and clinch but droog swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice takedown defense from droog. No joy for Borzoev on that attempt.
droog stalks Borzoev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Borzoev's face. Borzoev staggers backwards, shaken.
droog swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Borzoev throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. droog was covering up waiting for the punch and Borzoev finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Borzoev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borzoev won't allow droog to get back to his feet.

Borzoev gets to his feet - droog follows without any prompting.
Borzoev ducks under a wild hook from droog.
Borzoev scores with the left hand. droog knows he should have avoided that one.
Borzoev fails with a takedown attempt.
droog throws a combination that misses
and Borzoev counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Borzoev is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in droog's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Borzoev decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borzoev wants to clinch up but droog keeps it at a distance.
Borzoev tried to score with a low kick but droog checks it.
droog tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Borzoev throws a combination. droog tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Borzoev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
droog throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Borzoev.
droog has his takedown stuffed
and Borzoev counters with a series of strikes. droog will be more careful next time no doubt.

Borzoev clinches with his opponent.
droog gets through Borzoev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Borzoev is trying to force a seperation but droog has the dominant position.
Borzoev wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ibragim Borzoev. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
droog is trying to break the clinch but Borzoev is controlling him.
Borzoev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as droog walks away with a smile on his face. Borzoev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
droog misses with a series of wild punches.
droog defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Borzoev.
droog looks to land a combination. Borzoev sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
droog tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Borzoev scores with a four punch combination!
Borzoev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but droog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
droog tries to clinch up
and Borzoev counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Borzoev blocks a head kick by droog.
Borzoev looks to land a combination. droog sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice leg kick lands there from droog.
Danga de danga de dang - droog scores with a four punch combination!
droog throws a combination that misses
and Borzoev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibragim Borzoev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on adam droog's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Borzoev has droog up against the cage in a clinch.
droog goes for a takedown attempt but Borzoev pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
droog tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Borzoev counter with a right hand.

Borzoev has droog up against the cage in a clinch.
droog wants to break the clinch but can't.
droog wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Borzoev has him pressed against the cage.
droog looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
droog has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borzoev is working for takedown but droog is calmly controlling the position for now.

droog breaks from the clinch.
droog looks to clinch

and Borzoev counters by clinching up.
Borzoev has had enough of the clinch but droog keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
droog tries to score a body lock takedown but Borzoev shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Borzoev tries for a takedown but droog manages to get underhooks.
droog drops down looking for an ankle pick but Borzoev pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ibragim Borzoev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of adam droog.

Borzoev takes the fight into the clinch.
droog's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Borzoev throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Borzoev takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

droog pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Borzoev looks for a takedown but droog sprawls well.
Borzoev tries to score a power double leg takedown but droog sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Borzoev somewhat.
droog closes the distance but Borzoev moves to the side
and Borzoev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
droog misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Borzoev closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Borzoev is keen to just control but droog is a slippery customer.

droog has one foot on Borzoev's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
droog with a poor takedown

and Borzoev counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in droog's guard now.
Ibragim Borzoev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
droog is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Borzoev is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Borzoev accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

droog scrambles and gets back to his feet.
droog tries to clinch but Borzoev moves away
and Borzoev counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibragim Borzoev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Borzoev shoots in for a takedown but droog shows good takedown defense.
droog misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from droog misses.
Borzoev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Borzoev looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? droog is fending him off so far but Borzoev persists. Nope, droog circles away and we're back to standing.
droog fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Borzoev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Borzoev has droog up against the cage in a clinch.
droog is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Borzoev pulls him back up using the underhooks.
droog is trying to break the clinch but Borzoev has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Borzoev throws an elbow but misses.
Borzoev comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
droog is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
droog misses with a punch on the inside.
Borzoev is pushing droog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Borzoev working hard to break the clinch.
adam droog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
droog tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ibragim Borzoev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Borzoev gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, droog regains guard.

droog is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borzoev is aware though and is defending well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ibragim Borzoev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Borzoev 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibragim Borzoev!