PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zak Drezner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Vargas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drezner comes to the cage accompanied by Champions. Alex Vargas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drezner
vs
Vargas

175 cm
41
158 lbs
39 - 21 - 4

167 cm
41
145 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Spartan Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 4, fighting out of London, Zak Drezner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Drezner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drezner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drezner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vargas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vargas tries to close the distance and clinch but Drezner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drezner throws a head kick but Vargas moves out of range.
Vargas blocks a jab.
Vargas slips under a jab.
Drezner with a hook.
Drezner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vargas's hands.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Drezner.
Vargas cracks Drezner with an open hand slap.
Drezner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
Drezner throws a jab when Vargas was well out of range.
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!
Drezner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vargas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Vargas.
Drezner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drezner misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Vargas.
Vargas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Drezner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Drezner misses.
Drezner throws a nice head kick!
Drezner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nice shot lands for Vargas.
Drezner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Donk. Drezner catches Vargas right on the button with a cross.

Drezner moves into the clinch.

Vargas breaks from the clinch.
Vargas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vargas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vargas, as that shot connected.
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!
Vargas is looking to chop away at Drezner's legs.
Vargas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drezner.
Drezner misses with an uppercut. Vargas saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vargas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drezner was well out of range. Poor timing from Vargas.
Drezner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drezner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vargas digs a good body shot into Drezner's ribs.
Vargas walks into a straight right hand from Drezner.
Drezner moves out of range of the leg kick from Vargas.
As Vargas backs away, Drezner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vargas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vargas misses with a low kick.
Drezner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vargas cracks Drezner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drezner dodges the punch combination from Vargas.
Vargas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vargas is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Drezner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vargas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drezner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vargas counters with a straight right hand.
Drezner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vargas.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Drezner misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drezner loads up on a big right hand but Vargas slips the punch.
Alex Vargas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vargas throws out a loose jab but Drezner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vargas throws a jab but it's blocked by Drezner.
Vargas defending well as Drezner loads up on a big left hand.
Drezner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vargas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slow jab from Vargas misses its intended target.
Vargas digs a good hook to Drezner's body.
Drezner scores with a jab. Vargas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vargas scores with a jab to the body.
Drezner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drezner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drezner throws a looping overhand right but Vargas ducks down to avoid it.
Vargas moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vargas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Drezner under the eye.
Vargas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drezner throws a leg kick
and Vargas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vargas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drezner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Drezner tries a head kick but it misses.
Drezner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vargas misses with a hook.
Vargas just misses with a punch to the body.
Vargas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drezner takes a step back to recover.
Drezner tries to clinch but Vargas moves out of range.
Drezner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vargas thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Vargas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vargas throws a low kick, looking for Drezner's leg but Drezner calmly moves out of range.
Vargas looks for the body kick but Drezner saw that one coming.
Vargas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drezner's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drezner throws a leg kick but Vargas moved away.
Vargas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vargas slips under a jab from Drezner.
Drezner is looking to clinch but Vargas is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vargas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Vargas dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Vargas avoids the head kick by Drezner.
Vargas misses with an uppercut
and Drezner counters with a right hand to the body.
Vargas throws a series of punches but Drezner avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Drezner does no damage.
Vargas throws a hook but Drezner avoids it easily.
Vargas misses with a low kick.
Drezner staying out of range there.
Drezner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Drezner throws a sloppy head kick and Vargas moves out of range easily.
Vargas misses with a left hand
and Drezner counters with a stiff right hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Drezner blocks the leg kick.
Drezner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vargas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Vargas misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drezner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vargas.
Vargas throws a right hand that misses
and Drezner counters with a head kick.
Vargas ducks under a wild hook from Drezner.
Drezner misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vargas slips a straight right by Drezner.
Alex Vargas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vargas looks to land a left hand but Drezner moved out of range nicely.
Drezner tries to clinch up.
Vargas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vargas feints a jab promting Drezner to slip. Vargas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drezner slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Drezner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vargas. That did some damage!
Drezner throws an off balance right hand
and Vargas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drezner. Vargas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vargas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Drezner misses with an uppercut.
Drezner ducks right into an uppercut from Vargas.
Drezner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Drezner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vargas.
Vargas lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drezner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drezner looks for the body kick but Vargas saw that one coming.
Vargas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drezner throws a nice head kick!

Vargas clinches up with Drezner and pushes him back against the cage.
Vargas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vargas working aggressively here.
Drezner is trying to push Vargas away but Vargas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vargas keeps control of Drezner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vargas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Drezner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vargas.
Drezner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vargas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Drezner's head backwards.
Drezner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vargas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vargas lands a slapping body shot.
Drezner looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.
Vargas feints a counter leg kick.
Vargas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Drezner.
Vargas throws a leg kick
and Drezner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vargas slips under a jab from Drezner.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vargas scores with a nice strike.
Drezner avoids a kick to the body.
Vargas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drezner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vargas swings for the body but Drezner moves out of range.
Drezner is looking to counter punch.
Drezner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Drezner lands a nice looking body shot.
Vargas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vargas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drezner.
Drezner slips under a jab.
Drezner misses with an uppercut
and Vargas counters with an outside leg kick.
Drezner missing with a left hand there. Vargas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Drezner pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.

Vargas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drezner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vargas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Drezner throws a nice looking combination but Vargas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vargas throws out a counter right but Drezner avoids it with no problem.
Drezner misses with a right hand
and Vargas counters with a left to the body.
Vargas scores with a jab 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!
Vargas throws out a leg kick but Drezner moves out of range and Vargas only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vargas swings widly with a right hand
and Drezner counters with a left and a right that stings Vargas.
Vargas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drezner.
Drezner ducks right into an uppercut from Vargas.
A low kick from Drezner is predictable there
and Vargas counters with a left and a right that stings Drezner.

Drezner is rocked!
Vargas closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Drezner! Vargas dives in looking to finish! Drezner is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Vargas!
The defeated Zak Drezner had this to say: 'Would like to congratulate my opponent for an amazing fight he's a warrior and he deserved to win tonight i have no excuses i lost so im just going to have to suck it up and come back more focused and stronger for my next fight thank you '.