PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hamid Zaferani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Metallica - Whiskey In The Jar. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Zaferani
vs
Drogba

170 cm
22
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

160 cm
23
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hamid Zaferani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aiden Drogba!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaferani lands a jab to Drogba's midsection.
A big left from Zaferani misses.

Drogba clinches.
Zaferani prevents Drogba from breaking the clinch.
Drogba jumps guard but Zaferani stands there with Drogba around his waist. Drogba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Drogba fails to pull guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zaferani.

It looks like Aiden Drogba has been cut.
Drogba trying to stall but Zaferani improves his position.
Zaferani misses with an elbow strike.
Drogba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hamid Zaferani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden Drogba.
Zaferani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zaferani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaferani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drogba tries to pull guard but Zaferani holds him up against the cage and eventually Drogba drops back down to his feet.
A short uppercut from Zaferani.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zaferani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zaferani throws out a leg kick but Drogba moves out of range and Zaferani only half commits.

Drogba clinches up against the cage.
Drogba tries to break free but Zaferani pushes him back against the cage.
Drogba tries to pull guard but Zaferani holds him up against the cage and eventually Drogba drops back down to his feet.
Zaferani lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Zaferani lands with a right to the head.
Zaferani keeps control of Drogba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Zaferani lands an elbow just above Drogba 's eye.
Zaferani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Drogba pulls guard effortlessly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Drogba controls Zaferani momentarily but Zaferani frees himself.
Zaferani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Drogba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Zaferani controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Hamid Zaferani has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Drogba is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaferani.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani tests Drogba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Zaferani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hamid Zaferani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaferani tries to land a leg kick but Drogba saw it coming and moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Zaferani. Those never looked like landing.
Zaferani thows a leg kick but Drogba checks it
and Drogba counters with a solid body kick.
Drogba shoots for a takedown but Zaferani saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Drogba is defended easily by Zaferani.
Zaferani thuds a left hand into Drogba's body.
Drogba shoots in for a takedown but Zaferani shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaferani is looking to clinch but Drogba is avoiding it.
Drogba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zaferani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drogba was well out of range. Poor timing from Zaferani.
Zaferani lands a high kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zaferani cracks a nice hook into Drogba's ribs.
Zaferani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drogba dodges the punch combination from Zaferani.
Drogba fails to land the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zaferani tests Drogba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamid Zaferani dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aiden Drogba's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zaferani moves into the clinch.
Zaferani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drogba's efforts to push away.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drogba seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Drogba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaferani scores with a shoulder strike.
Drogba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaferani prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hamid Zaferani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aiden Drogba.
Drogba takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drogba is trying to break the clinch but Zaferani is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Zaferani.
A shot in the inside from Zaferani.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaferani.
A nice left hand lands by Zaferani.
Zaferani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogba lands a knee to the body.
Zaferani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Drogba's efforts to push away.
Zaferani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Drogba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaferani smiles and moves away.
Aiden Drogba is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Zaferani as Drogba shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Zaferani.
Zaferani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drogba stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Zaferani explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zaferani moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Drogba is rocked!
Zaferani lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Drogba up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Zaferani from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Drogba's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hamid Zaferani!