PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum has chosen Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gullit
vs
Drum

160 cm
27
141 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

162 cm
27
140 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drum.
Drum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gullit.
Gullit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination

and Drum holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch but Drum keeps him there for the moment.
Gullit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drum slows down the pace here.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
A bit of stalling here from Drum.
Gullit misses with the head strike.
Drum misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gullit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gullit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Drum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.

Gullit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drum slips under a jab.
Gullit misses with a lunging right hand

and Drum moves into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Gullit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Gullit tries to stall but Drum uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gullit tries to work over Drum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Drum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Drum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum has a couple of punches blocked by Gullit.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum is controlling him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gullit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Drum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Drum lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Drum lands with a left to the head.
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!
Drum has Gullit pressed against the cage, preventing Gullit from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Drum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gullit's efforts to push away.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drum swings wildly with an uppercut but Gullit uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Drum.
Drum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drum prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Drum tries to throw a body punch but Gullit avoids it by throwing Drum back against the cage.
Drum keeps control of Gullit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gullit can't break the clinch.
Drum blocks a body shot from Gullit.
Drum taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Drum stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Gullit is trying to break the clinch but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Drum fails to land.
Gullit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drum lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Drum.
Drum can't find room to land a body shot as Gullit controls the action.
Gullit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drum has a couple of punches blocked by Gullit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Gullit tries to circle away but Drum has him pinned against the cage.
Drum lands an uppercut.
Drum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Drum.
Come on Drum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drum.
Drum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drum prevents Gullit from breaking the clinch.
Drum has Gullit pressed against the cage.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gullits head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drum tries to work over Gullit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Drum lands a hook that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gullit backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joshua Drum dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gullit swinging wildly here.

Oooooh!!! Gullit has knocked Drum down with a huge combo! Gullit steps away and waves a wobbly Drum back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Drum is rocked!

It looks like Joshua Drum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drum circles away quickly and effectively.
Drum is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullit finish him?
Gullit tries to bum rush Drum with a series of wild strikes but Drum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gullit misses with a wild combination.
Gullit pounces like a tiger and cracks Drum with a vicious hook! Drum is down but not out! Gullit follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ruud Gullit!
An out of breath Ruud Gullit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.