PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cyprian Warga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drakkar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Warga
vs
Drakkar

183 cm
24
197 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
202 lbs
17 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

U.S.F. Wear ||Bear Inc.||

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyprian Warga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drakkar!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warga thumps Drakkar with a low kick.
Drakkar connects with an inside leg kick.
Drakkar doesn't manage to clinch there - Warga circles away.
Warga throws a nice head kick!
Warga is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakkar connects with a body shot.
Drakkar misses with a series of wild punches.
Drakkar tries to land a front kick but Warga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Warga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drakkar moves out of range as Warga throws a body kick.
Warga looks to land a body kick but Drakkar moved away.
Drakkar throws a low kick but Warga avoids it.
Warga tried to score with a low kick but Drakkar checks it.
Warga attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Drakkar gets a clinch.
Drakkar misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Drakkar working Warga over with knees to the body.
Warga goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Cyprian Warga has been cut.
I was talking to Warga's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Drakkar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drakkar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
Drakkar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wargas head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Drakkar tries a knee to the head but Warga blocks it.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warga is looking to break free of the clinch but Drakkar has double underhooks.
Drakkar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Warga blocks the elbow strike.
We've been informed that Drakkar has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Drakkar tries to land a knee to the head but Warga blocks with his arms.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Warga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warga blocks an elbow strike.
Drakkar throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Drakkar obliges.
Warga blocks the elbow strike.
Drakkar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warga is defending well for now.
Warga is looking to control Drakkar's arms but Drakkar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Warga has his back to the cage.
Warga tries to throw a body punch but Drakkar avoids it by throwing Warga back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Drakkar.
Warga presses Drakkar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Warga misses with a hook to the ribs.
Warga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Drakkar tries to land knees in the clinch but Warga avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warga.
Drakkar lands an elbow just above Warga 's eye.
Warga tries to stall but Drakkar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Drakkar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drakkar.
Warga managing to block the knees to the body from Drakkar.
Drakkar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Cyprian Warga's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Cyprian Warga's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drakkar scores with a shot to the side of Warga's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drakkar lands an elbow inside.
Warga tries to work over Drakkar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drakkar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Cyprian Warga's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Drakkar missing with knees to the body.
Warga avoiding damage as Drakkar throws knees to the body.
Drakkar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Warga.
Drakkar just leaning against Warga, taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakkar misses with an elbow strike.
Drakkar has Warga pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drakkar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cyprian Warga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Warga pivots, looking for a leg kick but Drakkar is out of range and Warga settles back down.
Good shot there by Drakkar.
Good leg kick by Drakkar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakkar looks to score with a jab to the body but Warga is just out of range.
Drakkar lands a head kick!
Drakkar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakkar throws a jab when Warga was well out of range.
Drakkar digs a good body shot into Warga's ribs.
Warga lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Warga doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Warga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drakkar.
Drakkar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Warga was well out of range. Poor timing from Drakkar.
Drakkar is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Warga rather than just go for the knockout.
Warga throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakkar digs a good hook to Warga's body.
Drakkar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drakkar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Drakkar looks to land a combination. Warga sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Warga misses with a head kick.
Drakkar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Drakkar.
Warga throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drakkar counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drakkar.
Drakkar throws a jab when Warga was well out of range.
Drakkar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drakkar misses with a jab to the body
and Warga counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drakkar throws a hook but Warga avoids it easily.
Drakkar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar looks for the body kick but Warga saw that one coming.
Drakkar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Warga missing with a left hand there. Drakkar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warga throws a shot from downtown. Drakkar moves away and avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Warga gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drakkar.
Drakkar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warga.
Warga pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Drakkar has closed the distance and engaged Warga in a clinch.
Warga blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Warga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drakkar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Drakkar looks to land a combination but Warga avoids it well.
Drakkar dips to his left and cracks Warga with an uppercut!
Warga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar checks a leg kick.
Drakkar 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.
Ivan Drakkar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warga throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drakkar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warga throws a sloppy head kick and Drakkar moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Drakkar.
Warga takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Drakkar throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Warga.
Warga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Drakkar throws a front kick that sends Warga stumbling back into the cage.
No joy there for Drakkar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warga swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Drakkar tries a head kick but it misses.
Drakkar scoring well with a low kick there.
Drakkar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakkar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakkar throws a sloppy head kick and Warga moves out of range easily.
Warga cracks the inside of Drakkar's front leg.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Warga walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Warga drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cyprian Warga's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drakkar! Ivan Drakkar retains his middleweight title!
Ivan Drakkar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.