PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damo Bodhidharma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago has chosen Megadeth - Crush 'Em as his entrance music. Axel Drago will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bodhidharma
vs
Drago

180 cm
23
265 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

199 cm
23
270 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damo Bodhidharma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Drago!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodhidharma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bodhidharma misses with a head kick.

Drago clinches.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Bodhidharma won't allow it.

Drago's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drago cracks Bodhidharma with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bodhidharma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Drago takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bodhidharma misses with a body shot.
Bodhidharma throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bodhidharma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bodhidharma misses with a kick to the body.
Bodhidharma misses with a shot to the body
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Bodhidharma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bodhidharma tries a head kick but it misses.

Drago has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bodhidharma can't break the clinch.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bodhidharma stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bodhidharma wants to get back to striking at distance but Drago won't allow it.
Drago taking a breather.
Bodhidharma pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drago is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Drago breaks the clinch.
Drago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bodhidharma.
Drago wants to clinch.
Drago tries to clinch up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodhidharma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Bodhidharma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bodhidharma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bodhidharma throws a head kick but Drago moves out of range.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drago avoids the body shot from Bodhidharma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Bodhidharma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bodhidharma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drago.
Bodhidharma dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Drago. That did some damage!
Drago is looking to clinch.

Drago clinches with his opponent.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Bodhidharma.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bodhidharma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bodhidharma tries a head kick but it misses.
Bodhidharma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Bodhidharma pushes him off.
Drago tries to clinch but Bodhidharma is having none of it.
Bodhidharma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drago tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Drago tries to clinch up but Bodhidharma circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago checks a low kick from Bodhidharma.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bodhidharma looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bodhidharma on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bodhidharma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Drago.

Drago forces Bodhidharma back against the cage and clinches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bodhidharma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Drago pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Drago tries to clinch up but Bodhidharma circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bodhidharma looks up at the clock. Bad move! Drago lands a right hand from hell, dropping Bodhidharma. Drago pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Axel Drago!
In his post fight interview, Axel Drago started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.