PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flight
vs
Drago

190 cm
22
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
24
183 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flight blocks a head kick by Drago.

Drago gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Flight to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Drago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Flight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flight is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Drago is trying to hold Flight in close to prevent damage but Flight has managed to pass into half guard.
Drago is not content to let Flight control the position.
Flight throwing shots but Drago is blocking nicely.
Drago trying to control here.
Flight drops an elbow to the side of Drago's head.
Flight moves nicely into side control.
Drago is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Drago!
Flight connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Drago is in a horrible position here. Flight smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flight tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Drago slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drago.
Drago is looking to sweep but instead, Flight has passed into half guard.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
Flight looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Drago with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Flight lands with a punch from half guard.

Drago is rocked!
Flight lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Drago quite badly. Drago pulls Flight in close trying to recover. Flight postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Drago on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Drago doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Flight!