PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Dank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor The Last Drinker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying The Last Drinker's choice of entrance music: LIL WHYTE DRINKIN SONG. Trevor Dank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Dank
vs
The Last Drinker

178 cm
21
234 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

196 cm
22
245 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Trevor Dank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fedor The Last Drinker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The Last Drinker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The Last Drinker in side control, throwing shots but Dank defends.
The Last Drinker scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Last Drinker misses with the ground and pound.
What's Dank going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

The Last Drinker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dank is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dank tries to bench press The Last Drinker off him but The Last Drinker keeps the position.
Dank on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dank tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Last Drinker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The Last Drinker throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by The Last Drinker.
Dank might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The Last Drinker sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dank is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dank regains half guard.
Dank trying to control here.
The Last Drinker throwing shots but Dank is blocking nicely.
The Last Drinker working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

The Last Drinker is trying to work for a kimura but Dank is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dank holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as The Last Drinker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The Last Drinker looking to finish with strikes here!
The Last Drinker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The Last Drinker working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dank wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by The Last Drinker.
The Last Drinker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Last Drinker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The Last Drinker throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Last Drinker with the ground and pound from mount.
The Last Drinker controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
The Last Drinker sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dank is in a horrible position here. The Last Drinker smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dank is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The Last Drinker scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Dank that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The Last Drinker throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor The Last Drinker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The Last Drinker lands with a nice combination. Dank backs away looking to recover.

The Last Drinker closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dank quickly recovers to half guard.
The Last Drinker tries to stand and escape but Dank is controlling the position.
Fedor The Last Drinker has got the better of the ground game so far.
The Last Drinker missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The Last Drinker thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dank's head.
Dank regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from The Last Drinker.

The Last Drinker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dank, up you get!

Dank gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows The Last Drinker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dank keeping moving, preventing The Last Drinker from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Last Drinker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The Last Drinker landing with the ground and pound.
The Last Drinker tries to stand but Dank is controlling from the bottom.
The Last Drinker trying to control the position from guard on top but Dank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dank is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The Last Drinker wants to get up but he can't break Dank's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Last Drinker thows a big elbow that misses.
The Last Drinker 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.
Dank looking for a sweep. Not yet Dank, not yet.
The Last Drinker throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker is looking to stand up but Dank won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Last Drinker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Last Drinker cracks Dank with a solid left hand.
Dank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dank keeping moving, preventing The Last Drinker from controlling successfully.
The Last Drinker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dank kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The Last Drinker gets to his feet - Dank follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fedor The Last Drinker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Last Drinker gets the takedown into side control.
The ground and pound from The Last Drinker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The Last Drinker wants to control but Dank is keeping him busy.
The Last Drinker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The Last Drinker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Last Drinker scores with a head kick. Dank tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Last Drinker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor The Last Drinker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Dank walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

The Last Drinker shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dank napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Last Drinker scores with a couple of short elbows.
The Last Drinker is putting a hurting on Dank here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Last Drinker working the head with strikes.

The Last Drinker goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Dank rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Last Drinker's guard! Nice work there by Dank!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Last Drinker wants to sweep here but Dank controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Last Drinker is controlling Dank's posture.
The Last Drinker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dank is controlling him.
Dank preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Fedor The Last Drinker has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The Last Drinker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Last Drinker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good leg kick by The Last Drinker there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

The Last Drinker moves into the clinch.

The Last Drinker has Dank pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. The Last Drinker pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Dank tumbling to the mat - The Last Drinker dives into Dank's guard.
The Last Drinker postures up in Dank's guard and throws a big left but Dank blocks it.
The Last Drinker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The Last Drinker is looking to work some ground and pound but Dank has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Last Drinker trying to control the position from guard on top but Dank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Last Drinker works over Dank with some ground and pound from guard.
Dank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Last Drinker is looking to stand up but Dank won't let him.
Dank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dank has a closed guard, preventing The Last Drinker from standing up.
Dank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dank looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Last Drinker is one step ahead there.
The Last Drinker is looking to work some ground and pound but Dank has wrist control.
The Last Drinker wants to stand but Dank has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The Last Drinker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trevor Dank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor The Last Drinker is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fedor The Last Drinker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Last Drinker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor The Last Drinker!