PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Drop (ranked 1667 p4p, 1924 weight class) and Jon Nolan (ranked 57 p4p, 70 weight class). Martin Drop could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Nolan's chin.

Drop
vs
Nolan

199 cm
22
278
5 - 3 - 0

199 cm
36
277
19 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martin Drop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Nolan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nolan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Drop can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nolan checks a leg kick.
Drop throws a head kick that misses.
Nolan drops his hands momentarily and Drop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Drop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nolan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Martin Drop has been cut.
Drop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
An inside leg kick from Drop misses.
Drop misses with the body kick
and Nolan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drop misses with an uppercut

and Nolan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Drop! Nolan lets Drop back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nolan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nolan misses the shot to the body.
Drop lands a leg kick that knocks Nolan off balance momentarily.
Drop thows a leg kick but Nolan checks it

and Nolan counters with a nice right hand that sends Drop toppling to the canvas! Drop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nolan finish him?!
Drop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nolan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drop.

Drop closes the distance and pushes Nolan back into the cage.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nolan's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drop throws an elbow that misses.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nolan is trying to force a seperation but Drop has the dominant position.
Nolan dodges an elbow strike from Drop.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Nolan is blocking nicely.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nolan is trying to break the clinch but Drop is controlling him.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nolan avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drop.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Nolan blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nolan.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan avoids a wild elbow strike from Drop.
Drop has a couple of punches blocked by Nolan.
Drop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nolan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop misses with some punches.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nolan avoids it.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Nolan blocks with his arms.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Nolan is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Nolan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nolan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Drop seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Nolan can turn it around.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drop is breathing heavily.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nolan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nolan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nolan tries to circle away but Drop has him pinned against the cage.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Drop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nolan avoids it.

Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Drop tries a head kick but it misses.
Nolan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drop misses with a body shot
enabling Nolan to counter with a crisp jab.
Drop tries to clinch there but Nolan circles away.
Drop misses with a body punch

and Nolan counters with a nice right hand that sends Drop toppling to the canvas! Drop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Nolan finish him?!

Martin Drop's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Drop clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop swings wildly with an uppercut but Nolan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nolan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Drop missing with knees to the body.
Drop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drop struggles to land a body shot inside as Nolan controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Nolan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knees in the clinch landing for Drop.
Drop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nolan.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Martin Drop will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Martin Drop's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Drop tries to clinch up.
Nolan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nolan throws a jab but it's blocked by Drop.
Drop lands a head kick!

Drop instigates a clinch.

Nolan manages to break the clinch.

Nolan gets tackled into the cage by Drop. Drop maintains the clinch.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nolan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Drop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nolan blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drop looking to throw knees to the head but Nolan is blocking nicely.
Drop keeps control of Nolan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nolan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nolan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nolan wants to break free but Drop has control.
Nolan blocking some punches.
Drop trying to land knees to the body.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
Drop connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Nolan blocks with his arms.
Nolan is trying to push Drop away but Drop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Martin Drop has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Drop.
Drop misses with a knee strike.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Nolan blocks with his arms.
Drop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nolan can do to turn this around?
Drop misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nolan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nolan tries to keep at a distance but Drop has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nolan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.

Nolan manages to break the clinch.
Drop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nolan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drop tries to clinch
and Nolan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nolan checks a low kick from Drop.
Nolan missing with a left hand there. Drop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drop wants to land a leg kick but Nolan is out of range.

Nolan moves into the clinch.
Drop tries to land a knee to the head but Nolan blocks with his arms.
Drop misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drop utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Drop.
Drop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Drop keeps control of Nolan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Drop misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Nolan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nolan is looking to break free of the clinch but Drop has double underhooks.
Nolan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Drop tries a knee to the head but Nolan blocks it.
Nolan can't break the clinch.
Drop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drop misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Drop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Drop lands a high kick!
Nolan throws a jab when Drop was well out of range.
Nolan misses with a few strikes there.
Drop darts in trying to clinch
and Nolan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Drop throws a front kick aimed at Nolan's knee but Nolan avoids it well.
Drop tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nolan counters with a straight that turns Drop's legs to rubber! Nolan pushes forward with more strikes and Drop goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Nolan!
Jon Nolan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.