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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Mikel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikel has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Mikel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago lands with a nice body punch.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mikel.
Mikel is looking to clinch but Drago is avoiding it.
Drago cracks Mikel with a good jab.
Drago has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mikel gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Mikel tries to score a body lock takedown but Drago shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mikel is breathing heavily.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Drago tries to throw a body punch but Mikel avoids it by throwing Drago back against the cage.
Mikel lands with a left to the head.
Mikel looking to throw knees to the head but Drago is blocking nicely.
Drago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Drago struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikel controls his hands.
Drago misses with a punch to the body.
Drago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mikel blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago misses with a punch on the inside.
Mikel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Drago scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mikel managing to block the knees to the body from Drago.
Mikel blocks an uppercut.
Drago is trying to maintain a safe position but Mikel gets an underhook and turns Drago into the cage.
Drago pushes Mikel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Drago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mikel.
Drago is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drago.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drago.
Drago is trying to stall.
Drago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drago misses with some punches.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mikel.
Drago breaks from the clinch.
Drago tries to work over Mikel's front leg with a kick but Mikel checks it.
Mikel fails with a takedown attempt.
Drago with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Drago's corner calls for a 1-2. Drago obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mikel is rocked!
Drago throws a body punch but Mikel moves out of range.
Oh Mikel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mikel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drago waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Mikel. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Mikel to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Drago wants to control from the top but Mikel keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Drago throws a big right hand that misses.
Drago trying to control but Mikel is working from the bottom.
Mikel looking to control.
Drago trying to control but Mikel is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mikel seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Drago throws a leg kick but Mikel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drago drops Mikel with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mikel looks back up at him and smiles so Drago waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mikel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Mikel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Drago ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Drago throws a leg kick but Mikel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Mikel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A shot to the liver by Drago. Beautiful body shot.
Nice body punch from Drago.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Drago dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Drago works the jab nicely.
Drago misses with a low kick.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Mikel pushes him off.
Drago lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Drago fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Drago sizes up Mikel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drago goes for a double leg but Mikel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mikel continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikel ducks straight into an uppercut from Drago and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Mikel manages to regain guard straight away.
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!
Drago trying to control but Mikel is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mikel can't keep his opponent in guard - Drago advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Mikel!
Drago controlling from the full mount.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikel is looking to escape.
Drago working for a guillotine from mount but Mikel is in no mood to give up.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikel is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago lands a big elbow.
Drago looking to control but Mikel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mikel looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mikel is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drago lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Drago wants to control the pace but Mikel is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Drago cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Drago tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mikel takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Drago's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
An out of breath Ivan Drago thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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