PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Great Tonying (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago's entrance music is Eye of the tiger. A fine choice. The Great Tonying has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Drago
vs
Great Tonying

195 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

196 cm
30
276 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Great Tonying!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tonying to score with a decent uppercut.
Tonying throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Tonying tries to clinch up.
Tonying tries to land a leg kick but Drago saw it coming and moves away.

Tonying clinches up with Drago and pushes him back against the cage.
Tonying cracks Drago with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drago.
Tonying lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drago or not.
Drago is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Tonying.
Drago letting Tonying take a breather here.
Tonying crunches a lovely knee into Drago's ribcage.
Tonying lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Tonying - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tonying makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonying putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Drago in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tonying with a knee to the head.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tonying.
Tonying lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tonying lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Good body shot from Tonying.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tonying landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tonying lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tonying lands an uppercut.
Tonying scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Tonying lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Drago goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Tonying in side control.

Drago is rocked!
Tonying controls the position from side control.
Oh Drago is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drago seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago tries to buck Tonying off but Tonying is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up. The Great Tonying was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tonying tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Tonying. Those never looked like landing.
Tonying fakes the body blow, causing Drago to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Drago goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Great Tonying!