PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jafari Drogba (ranked 5210 p4p, 5039 weight class) and Mark Yonic (ranked 99 p4p, 90 weight class). Drogba comes to the ring accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9V78UbdzWI . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drogba
vs
Yonic

193 cm
18
258
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
262
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good kicks
Solid chin

Sportivité
KAISER Nutrition - Q160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jafari Drogba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Drogba misses.
Nice cross by Drogba.
Drogba scores with a punch to the head.
Yonic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drogba cracks a nice hook into Yonic's ribs.
Drogba throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Yonic.
Yonic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yonic misses the jab.
Drogba takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jafari Drogba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogba throws a right and a left that Yonic avoids nicely.
Drogba works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yonic digs a good body shot into Drogba's ribs.
Yonic throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Yonic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Drogba connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drogba misses with a hook.
Yonic only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Yonic throws a body punch but Drogba moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic delivers a nice body kick.
Yonic swings for the body but Drogba moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drogba.
Drogba feints a jab promting Yonic to slip. Drogba then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Yonic slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Yonic with the inside leg kick.
Drogba lands with an overhand left.
Drogba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yonic manages to avoid it.
Yonic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drogba looks to land a left hand but Yonic moved out of range nicely.
Yonic misses with a looping right.
Drogba throws a nice looking combination but Yonic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drogba scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic misses with a kick to the body.
Yonic misses with a straight right.
Drogba fails to land with a series of punches.
Yonic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yonic throws a jab when Drogba was well out of range.
Drogba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yonic.
Drogba connects with a right hand. Yonic shakes it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drogba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Yonic counters with a body kick.
Drogba connects with a single shot there.
Drogba cracks Yonic with an open hand slap.
A jab from Drogba misses.
Yonic throws a hook but Drogba avoids it easily.
Drogba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yonic on the side of the head.
Drogba tries to clinch
and Yonic counters with a good low kick that Drogba was not able to check.
Drogba looks to throw the jab but Yonic is out of range.
Drogba slips a straight right by Yonic.
Drogba is looking for a counter combo.
Drogba scores with a shot to the body.
Yonic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Drogba checks it well.
Drogba takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
Drogba takes a swing at Yonic's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yonic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drogba avoids the body shot from Yonic.
Yonic walks into a stiff left hand from Drogba.
Drogba moves away from the strike by Yonic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jafari Drogba dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drogba cracks Yonic with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Drogba lands a jab to the head.
Drogba throws a looping overhand right but Yonic ducks down to avoid it.
Yonic throws a push kick but Drogba slaps the foot to one side.
Good exchange - Drogba coming out on top.
Drogba thuds a left hand into Yonic's body.
Yonic ducks right into an uppercut from Drogba.
Yonic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drogba to score with a decent uppercut.
Drogba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yonic.
Drogba just misses with a punch to the body.
Drogba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yonic on the side of the head.
Drogba pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yonic back to the ropes. Drogba follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drogba lands a jab.
Drogba throws a jab when Yonic was well out of range.
Yonic has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drogba finds it's way round the side to connect with Yonic's head.
Drogba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yonic.
Yonic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Drogba has time to react.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drogba swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yonic takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba throws the left hand but Yonic avoids the punch easily.
Jafari Drogba is winning the standup battle so far.
Drogba slips a jab from Yonic.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drogba moves into range and connects with a jab.
Drogba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Drogba.
Yonic looks to land a combination. Drogba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drogba stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drogba staggers Yonic with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Yonic looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and Drogba is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jafari Drogba!
Jafari Drogba decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.