PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Meitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Name of the Game. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Drago
vs
Meitus

179 cm
18
159 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

168 cm
18
154 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Elite Nutrition Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Meitus!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago swats away the attempt to clinch by Meitus.
Meitus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Meitus.
Meitus tries to bum rush Drago with a series of wild strikes but Drago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meitus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Meitus tries to clinch but Drago is having none of it.

Drago clinches up against the cage.
Drago looking to throw knees to the head but Meitus is blocking nicely.
Drago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meitus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drago throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Meitus blocks it with crossed arms.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Meitus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Meitus wants to clinch but Drago slips to the side

and Drago decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Meitus's guard.
Meitus trying to strike off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Meitus is on top in guard.
Meitus throws and elbow that misses. Drago uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Meitus's guard. Nice move by Drago!
Drago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Meitus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meitus not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Meitus trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Drago is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Drago manages to get himself to full guard.
Meitus trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meitus advances position into side control!
Meitus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Drago is not content to let Meitus control the position.
Drago taking punishment in the form of punches.
Drago being controlled for a moment.
Meitus scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meitus looks up at the clock and then as Drago takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Meitus smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Meitus working away.
Drago is not content to let Meitus control the position.
Meitus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Meitus lands an elbow.
Meitus working the ground and pound.
Meitus is putting a hurting on Drago here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meitus in side control lands a decent elbow.
Drago struggling a bit here.
Meitus looking to control but instead Drago has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Meitus throwing shots but Drago is blocking nicely.
Meitus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Meitus trying to pass the guard but Drago defending well.
Drago trying to control but Meitus postures up.
Drago manages to get to full guard.
Meitus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Meitusis looking to pass into half guard but Drago pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drago is in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meitus will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Meitus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Drago preventing the sweep.

Meitus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Drago moves in looking to clinch but Meitus pushes him off.
A combination from Meitus does no damage.
Drago tries to clinch but Meitus moves away
and Meitus counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch but Meitus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drago tries to clinch there but Meitus circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meitus keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Meitus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Meitus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
with the fighters clinched against the cage, Meitus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Drago looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Meitus clinches with his opponent.
Meitus wants to break free but Drago has control.
Drago has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Meitus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Meitus blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drago just misses with a elbow thrown towards Meitus's brow.

Meitus wants the takedown. Drago is fighting it off but Meitus persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Drago's guard against the cage.
Meitus landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meitus lands a couple of elbows.

Drago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Meitus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Drago wants to stand and escape but Meitus is having none of it.
Meitus lands a couple of digs.
Meitus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meitus throws a big right hand that misses.
Meitus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drago is keeping the position for now.
Vladimir Meitus has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meitusis looking to pass into half guard but Drago pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Drago is in guard.
Meitus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Meitus throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Meitus.
Meitus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drago's guard.
Meitus postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Meitus scoring with some ground and pound.
Meitus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meitus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Meitus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Meitus tries to stand but Drago is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Meitus manages to get himself to full guard.
Meitus trying to control the position.
Meitus lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Drago!
Meitus lands a heavy elbow.
Meitus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Drago's face.
Meitus with good strikes from the mount here!

Drago is rocked!

It looks like Dominic Drago has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meitus breaks from Drago's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Meitus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Dominic Drago's cut is getting worse.
Meitus lands a big elbow.

Dominic Drago's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Drago taking shots to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dominic Drago's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Meitus!