PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakz Skedol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes into the arena with SuperBeast blaring out of the sound system. Jakz Skedol will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Drago
vs
Skedol

197 cm
31
245 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

225 cm
23
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Springfield HW Nutrition
Springfield HW Nutrition

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 19 - 11 - 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakz Skedol!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skedol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Skedol.
Skedol misses with a body shot.
Jakz Skedol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skedol thows a body shot but no joy.
Skedol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Drago stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drago lands with a straight right. Skedol didn't see that one coming.

It looks like Jakz Skedol has been cut.
Drago moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skedol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skedol misses with an uppercut.
Drago swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Skedol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Skedol avoids the body shot from Drago.
Skedol throws a poor cross that misses
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Drago misses with an uppercut
and Skedol counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Skedol throws a series of punches but Drago moves out of range.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Skedol ducks down to avoid it.
Skedol moves out of range of the strikes.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Skedol.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Skedol throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Skedol lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Skedol is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Skedol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Skedol counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skedol will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Skedol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Skedol lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Skedol does no damage.
Drago looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Drago blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Drago.
A jab lands there for Drago.

That has opened up Jakz Skedol's cut even more.
Skedol misses with a wild body shot.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skedol throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skedol.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Skedol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skedol staying out of range there.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.
Skedol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Drago lands a head shot.
Skedol moves out of range as Drago strikes.
Skedol misses with a looping left.
Drago takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skedol shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Drago eats them both and turns towards Skedol to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Drago is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Drago falls off balance throwing a combination
and Skedol counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drago takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Skedol lands a nice shot to the body.
Drago throws a right and a left that Skedol avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Skedol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Ivan Drago's cut is getting worse.
Skedol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Skedol misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakz Skedol dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Donk. Skedol catches Drago right on the button with a cross.
Skedol swinging wildly here.
Skedol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Drago counters with a nice body shot.
Skedol slips a straight right by Drago.
Skedol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Drago.
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!
Drago avoids the body shot from Skedol.
Skedol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Skedol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Skedol.
A jab from Drago misses.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Skedol.
Skedol has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Drago misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Skedol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skedol. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skedol throws a big shot that misses.
Drago's jab looks to have found its range, popping Skedol under the eye.

The cut above Jakz Skedol's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Some wild striking there from Skedol.
Jakz Skedol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skedol misses with the combination.
A combination from Skedol does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a series of punches but Skedol avoids them all with ease.
Skedol looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skedol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Skedol misses with a two punch combination.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Skedol.
Skedol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Skedol connects with a looping right hand.
Skedol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drago throws a jab when Skedol was well out of range.
Drago slips a straight right by Skedol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skedol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drago fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skedol manages to avoid it.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Skedol is just out of range.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skedol gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Jakz Skedol's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Skedol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skedol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skedol is breathing heavily.
Skedol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
No joy there for Drago, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Drago!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ivan Drago waved his t-shirt featuring Springfield HW Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.