PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Burnside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the ring accompanied by SuperBeast. Burnside is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Clipse - Money. Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Drago
vs
Burnside

197 cm
25
245 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

188 cm
26
250 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Burnside!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burnside gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Drago.

It looks like Eddie Burnside has been cut.

Burnside fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Drago, pushing him back against the ropes.

Burnside breaks the clinch.

Burnside moves into the clinch successfully.
Come on Burnside - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drago is looking to control Burnside's arms but Burnside gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drago has his back to the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Burnside.
Burnside looking to slow down the pace here.
Burnside leaning against his opponent.
Drago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drago lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Burnside.
Burnside taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Eddie Burnside.
Drago tests Burnside's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Drago cracks Burnside with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Burnside looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Drago finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burnside doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drago keeps the fight on the outside.
Drago scores with a jab to the jaw.
Drago wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burnside looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Drago lands a beautiful left hook that drops Burnside. Burnside tries to recover but Drago is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Burnside lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!