PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom Ahbar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Repo Man. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drago
vs
Ahbar

170 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
213 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Liberty Fight Gear
Lone Wolf Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Malcom Ahbar!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ahbar there.
Drago lands a nice hook to Ahbar's body. Ahbar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Drago pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago misses with a head kick.

Ahbar rushes Drago and presses him up against the cage.
Drago has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ahbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drago can't get the takedown.
Drago missing with knees to the body.
Drago landing knees to the head.
Drago stops a takedown attempt from Ahbar.

Drago manages to break the clinch.
Ahbar shoots in but no luck this time.
Ahbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Drago. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahbar wants to clinch up but Drago keeps it at a distance.
Ahbar tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.
Ahbar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
Ahbar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago closes the distance but Ahbar moves to the side
and Ahbar counters with a one-two to the body.

Drago is rocked!
Ahbar throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Oh Drago is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ahbar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a head kick.
Drago chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Ahbar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago is breathing heavily.
Ahbar is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ahbar drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahbar sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Ahbar is working for a submission of some sort.
Drago wants to control but Ahbar is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahbar wants to control but Drago is keeping him busy.
Ahbar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ahbar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drago does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ahbar controlling the pace.
Drago is looking to improve his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ahbar clinches with his opponent.
Ahbar tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ahbar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Drago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Ahbar is trying to trip Drago. He has hold of a leg but Drago is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ahbar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Drago being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahbar passes into half guard.
Ahbar winds up and cracks Drago with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
Ahbar working Drago over with strikes.

Ahbar decides to return to a standing position.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ahbar shoots in and drives through. Drago sprawls well.
Ahbar misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahbar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ahbar blocks a head kick by Drago.
Ahbar lands with a big left! Drago is wobbled badly! Ahbar comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Drago to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Malcom Ahbar!