PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Toresten Flink (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Drago has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toresten Flink's chin.

Flink
vs
Drago

190 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

225 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toresten Flink!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Victor Drago!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flink paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Flink ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but Flink shows good takedown defense.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drago fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drago takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Flink as he jumps to the side.
Flink moves out of range as Drago throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago is looking to clinch but Flink is avoiding it.
Drago shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Toresten Flink has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Drago.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flink throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Flink as Drago shoots in.
Drago is looking to clinch.
Drago fails with a takedown attempt.
Flink lands with an overhand left.
Victor Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drago misses with a takedown attempt - Flink sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Drago.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Flink pushes him off.

Flink closes the distance and clinches.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flink with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Victor Drago has been cut.
Drago throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Flink won't allow it.
Drago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago takes an elbow to the temple.
Drago tries to pull guard but Flink holds him up against the cage and eventually Drago drops back down to his feet.
Flink controlling the action here for a moment.
Flink lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Drago wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flink has him pressed against the cage.
Drago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Flink lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Victor Drago's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flink with a knee to the head.

Drago is rocked!
Flink creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Drago! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Flink.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toresten Flink!