PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dalibor Drahomir (ranked 532 p4p, 80 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 737 p4p, 113 weight class). Drahomir comes to the cage accompanied by Outspoken. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drahomir
vs
Mirage

195 cm
30
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

191 cm
26
212 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalibor Drahomir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Dalibor Drahomir has been cut.
Drahomir is looking to chop away at Mirage's legs.
A shot to the body from Mirage misses
and Mirage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mirage throws the kick towards the body but Drahomir avoids it.
Mirage scores with a shot to the body.
Mirage throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drahomir counters with a nice leg kick.
Drahomir throws a leg kick but Mirage moved away.
Drahomir has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Drahomir scores with a nice strike.
Drahomir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirage doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the liver by Mirage. Beautiful body shot.
Drahomir takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drahomir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mirage. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drahomir lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mirage fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drahomir.
Mirage throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirage connects with a jab.
Drahomir's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mirage under the eye.
Drahomir scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Drahomir
and Mirage makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Drahomir really felt that one!
Mirage throws a jab when Drahomir was well out of range.
Drahomir clobbers Mirage with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mirage tries a low kick but Drahomir avoids it.
Drahomir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage lands with a hook. Drahomir tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drahomir scores with a body shot.
Drahomir throws a shot from downtown. Mirage moves away and avoids it.
Mirage throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drahomir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mirage misses with a looping left.
Mirage tries to score with a low kick but Drahomir moves his leg out of the way.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Drahomir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drahomir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mirage has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mirage and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Drahomir takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Drahomir.
Drahomir lands an overhand right.
Drahomir throws a hook to the side of Mirage's head but Mirage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drahomir waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mirage.
Drahomir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Drahomir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drahomir avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirage uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drahomir.
A countering left hand to the body from Mirage misses.
Mirage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mirage misses with a kick to the body.
Mirage defending well as Drahomir loads up on a big left hand.
Mirage throws a jab when Drahomir was well out of range.
Mirage with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A shot to the liver by Drahomir. Beautiful body shot.
Mirage throws out a loose jab but Drahomir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drahomir swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage connects with a looping right hand.
Drahomir bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mirage bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Drahomir.
Drahomir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mirages jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mirage throws a series of punches but Drahomir moves out of range.
Drahomir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage punishes Drahomir's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drahomir looks to land a body kick but Mirage moved away.
Drahomir backing away here, and Mirage unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mirage misses with a right hand
and Drahomir cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Drahomir.
Drahomir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mirage throws a chopping leg kick but Drahomir manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Drahomir.
Drahomir is looking to clinch but Mirage is avoiding it.
Drahomir is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Drahomir takes one to the chin there.
Mirage bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Drahomir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirage throws the kick towards the body but Drahomir avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drahomir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drahomir misses with a head kick.
Drahomir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mirage.
Mirage misses with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dalibor Drahomir will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Drahomir.
A head kick misses from Drahomir.
Drahomir missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalibor Drahomir is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Mirage finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Drahomir lands a head kick!
Drahomir moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage throws a wild body kick that Drahomir sees coming a mile off.
Drahomir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirage! But no joy.
Mirage fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mirage thumps Drahomir with a low kick.
Drahomir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage staying out of range there.
Mirage misses with a wild body shot.
Drahomir is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mirage.
Mirage connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mirage misses with a hook. Drahomir ducked under it nicely.
Drahomir lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a shot from downtown. Drahomir moves away and avoids it.
Drahomir misses with a hook.
Mirage now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mirage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drahomir scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirage lands a jab to Drahomir's midsection.
Drahomir throws a body kick that misses
and Mirage counters with an inside leg kick.
Drahomir connects with a body shot.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses.
Mirage misses with an uppercut. Drahomir saw that one coming.
Mirage throws a low kick but Drahomir moves out of range easily.
It looked like Drahomir wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mirage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drahomir throws a big shot that misses.
Drahomir tried to score with a low kick but Mirage checks it.
It seemed like Mirage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirage lunges at Drahomir with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drahomir's hand.
Drahomir takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Drahomir.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drahomir defending well as Mirage loads up on a big left hand.
Drahomir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mirage can pounce on him.
Mirage throws a leg kick that misses.
Mirage feints and then cracks Drahomir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drahomir down.
Mirage lands the left hand.

Dalibor Drahomir's cut is getting worse.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Drahomir crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Mirage - the referee stops the clock and Drahomir gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Mirage. Drahomir manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mirage fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drahomir manages to avoid it.
Drahomir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Drahomir throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drahomir. Mirage does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
Drahomir throws a body kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Drahomir tries a low kick but Mirage avoids it.
Mirage works the jab nicely.
Mirage cracks Drahomir with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Mirage.
Drahomir slips under a jab from Mirage.
Mirage keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Drahomir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
A jab from Mirage finds it's way through Drahomir's defenses.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drahomir stuns Mirage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Drahomir throws a chopping leg kick but Mirage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirage! But no joy.
Drahomir misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Drahomir down.
Mirage's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir lands a lovely overhand right.
Mirage misses with a straight left.
Drahomir keeps Mirage at a distance using the push kick.
Drahomir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Mirage.
Mirage chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mirage blocks a low kick nicely.
Drahomir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mirage counters with a good low kick that Drahomir was not able to check.
Drahomir moves out of range of the body kick from Mirage.
Drahomir has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mirage.
Mirage throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drahomir moves out of range of the body kick from Mirage.
Nice uppercut there from Drahomir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alphonzo Mirage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dalibor Drahomir's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Mirage checks a low kick from Drahomir.
It seemed like Mirage was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mirage lands the left hand.
Mirage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drahomir throws a body shot but no joy.
Mirage throws a head kick but Drahomir moves out of range.
Mirage will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mirage misses with a hook. Drahomir ducked under it nicely.
Drahomir fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drahomir looks to throw the jab but Mirage is out of range.
Drahomir scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage slips a jab from Drahomir.
Drahomir throws the kick towards the body but Mirage avoids it.
Drahomir misses with a head kick.
Mirage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drahomir will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage throws a leg kick that misses.
Mirage feints and then cracks Drahomir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drahomir down.
Mirage misses with a body kick.
Drahomir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Mirage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Drahomir ducks right into an uppercut from Mirage.
Mirage looks to throw the jab but Drahomir is out of range.
Mirage lands with a straight right. Drahomir didn't see that one coming.
Mirage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drahomir swings for the body but Mirage moves out of range.
Mirage throws a front kick aimed at Drahomir's knee but Drahomir avoids it well.
Mirage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirage scores with a kick to the body.
The fighters circling - Mirage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mirage's calf.
Drahomir throws a head kick but Mirage moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drahomir takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mirage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drahomir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drahomir might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mirage lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Drahomir takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mirage looks to land a left hand but Drahomir moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Mirage lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drahomir doesn't seem phased though.

Dalibor Drahomir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mirage scores with a shot to the body.
Mirage misses with a leg kick
and Drahomir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mirage takes a swing at Drahomir's ribcage but misses.
Drahomir was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Drahomir takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Drahomir throws a leg kick
and Mirage counters with a body kick that stops Drahomir in his tracks momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage lands with an overhand left.
Drahomir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drahomir.
A nice inside leg kick there by Drahomir. That's going to slow Mirage down.
Mirage connects with a solid leg kick.
Mirage lunges at Drahomir with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drahomir's hand.
Mirage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Drahomir throws a body kick that misses.
Drahomir misses with a hook to the body
letting Mirage counter with a right hand.
Mirage plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drahomir.
Mirage throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Drahomir throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mirage checks a leg kick nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drahomir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mirage appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mirage misses with an uppercut
and Drahomir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Drahomir.
Drahomir throws a sloppy body shot
and Mirage counters with a low kick, right behind Drahomir 's knee.
Mirage misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mirage stuns Drahomir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mirage walks into a jab.
Mirage misses with a body kick.
Drahomir throws a chopping leg kick but Mirage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mirage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mirage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Drahomir thows a leg kick but Mirage checks it
and Mirage counters with a nice body kick.
Drahomir scores with a decent looking hook.
Drahomir on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alphonzo Mirage comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mirage has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonzo Mirage!
A victorious Alphonzo Mirage thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.