PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giwa Sovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drewnski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drewnski has chosen MOSKAU-RAMMSTEIN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ivan Drewnski is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sovan
vs
Drewnski

180 cm
25
147 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giwa Sovan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drewnski!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drewnski misses with a head kick.
Sovan misses with a takedown
and Drewnski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sovan thinking.
No joy there for Drewnski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sovan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drewnski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sovan fails to land the takedown.
Sovan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a three punch combo that has Sovan backing up. Sovan nods at Drewnski to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giwa Sovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drewnski loads up on a big right hand but Sovan slips the punch.
Giwa Sovan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sovan tries for a takedown but Drewnski circles away easily
and Drewnski counters with a nice uppercut.
Drewnski throws a combination. Sovan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sovan tries for a takedown but Drewnski sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drewnski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sovan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sovan shoots for a takedown but Drewnski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drewnski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sovan throws a body punch but Drewnski moves out of range.
Drewnski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sovan tries for a takedown but Drewnski circles away easily
and Drewnski counters with a two punch combo.
Drewnski throws a nice looking combination but Sovan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sovan lands with a good body shot.
Sovan fails with the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sovan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sovan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Drewnski.
Sovan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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!
Sovan avoids a kick to the body.
Drewnski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sovan misses with a takedown
and Drewnski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drewnski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sovan shoots in looking for a takedown but Drewnski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sovan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sovan fails with the takedown
letting Drewnski counter with a right hand.
Drewnski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sovan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sovan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drewnski defends it nicely.
Drewnski throws a right and a left that Sovan avoids nicely.
Drewnski stuffs the takedown attempt from Sovan. Sovan gets slowly back to his feet.
Sovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drewnski.
Sovan misses with a takedown attempt
and Drewnski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drewnski.
Sovan shoots in and drives through. Drewnski sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sovan ducks right into an uppercut from Drewnski.
Drewnski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sovan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drewnski tries to avoid it but Sovan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drewnski to the ground. Drewnski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drewnski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sovan.
Sovan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Drewnski avoids it really well and circles away.
Drewnski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sovan circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sovan misses with a takedown
and Drewnski counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drewnski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sovan shoots and misses
and Drewnski counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Drewnski misses with a wild body shot.
Sovan has his takedown stuffed
and Drewnski counters with a straight right hand.
Drewnski misses with a two punch combination.
Sovan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giwa Sovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sovan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drewnski but Drewnski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drewnski misses with a wild body shot.
Drewnski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sovan circles away quickly and effectively.
Sovan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drewnski is fending him off so far but Sovan persists. Nope, Drewnski circles away and we're back to standing.
Sovan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drewnski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sovan.
Sovan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drewnski.
Sovan shoots in looking for a takedown but Drewnski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sovan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ivan Drewnski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drewnski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sovan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sovan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sovan shoots in for a takedown but Drewnski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Decent striking displayed by Drewnski there.
Sovan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Drewnski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sovan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Drewnski counters with a series of strikes. Sovan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Drewnski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sovan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sovan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drewnski blocks a jab.

Sovan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Drewnski to the mat! Drewnski manages to get full guard.
Drewnski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sovan is controlling him.
Sovan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sovan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sovan prevents Drewnski from getting back to his feet.
Drewnski preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Drewnski is looking to stand up but Sovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sovan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sovan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sovan connects with a couple of short punches.
Drewnski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Drewnski is looking to stand up but Sovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sovan landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sovan drops back looking for a leg! Drewnski is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drewnski manages to kick Sovan off! Sovan jumps back into Drewnski's guard.
Sovan throws a big elbow that misses.
Sovan wants to control from the top but Drewnski keeps moving.
Sovan is working Drewnski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sovan passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drewnski looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sovan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giwa Sovan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Sovan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drewnski is fending him off so far but Sovan persists. Nope, Drewnski circles away and we're back to standing.
Sovan tries for a takedown but Drewnski circles away easily
enabling Drewnski to counter with a crisp jab.
Sovan has his takedown stuffed
and Drewnski counters with a low kick, right behind Sovan 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giwa Sovan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drewnski throws a nice looking combination but Sovan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sovan tries for a takedown but Drewnski circles away easily
and Drewnski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sovan dodges the punch combination from Drewnski.
Sovan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sovan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Drewnski's waist but Drewnski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sovan off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sovan shoots and misses
and Drewnski counters with a stiff right hand.
Drewnski slaps away a takedown attempt from Sovan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Drewnski swinging wildly here.
Drewnski misses with a two punch combination.
Drewnski stuffs the takedown.
Sovan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a stiff right hand.
Drewnski tries to land a front kick but Sovan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drewnski displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sovan.
Drewnski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drewnski.
Drewnski tries to bum rush Sovan with a series of wild strikes but Sovan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drewnski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sovan with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Drewnski counter with a right hand.
Drewnski misses with a series of wild punches.
Sovan fails with a takedown attempt.
Sovan dodges the punch combination from Drewnski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sovan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Drewnski counters with a nice uppercut.
Sovan tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sovan shoots in looking for a takedown. Drewnski tries to sprawl out of it but Sovan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Drewnski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drewnski throws a series of punches but Sovan avoids them all with ease.
Sovan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Drewnski throws a series of punches but Sovan avoids them all with ease.
Drewnski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sovan circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sovan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Drewnski to the ground. Sovan is now in Drewnski's guard.
Drewnski wants to stand and escape but Sovan is having none of it.
Sovan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sovan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drewnski is looking to stand up but Sovan isn't so interested in that idea.
Sovan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sovan trying to control but Drewnski is working from the bottom.
Sovan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drewnski can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sovan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drewnski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sovan is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Drewnski.
I think Drewnski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drewnski!
A very excited looking Ivan Drewnski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.