PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drako Drakodyak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hekmatyar has chosen Open Season as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Drakodyak
vs
Shah Hekmatyar

225 cm
21
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
305 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drako Drakodyak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drakodyak shoots for a takedown but Hekmatyar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Drakodyak connects with a high kick.
Hekmatyar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drakodyak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drakodyak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drakodyak on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak moves away
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick. That will keep Hekmatyar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak misses with a body kick.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hekmatyar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hekmatyar wants to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hekmatyar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hekmatyar looks to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a body kick.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak scores with a head kick.
Hekmatyar doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakodyak circles away.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Drakodyak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Hekmatyar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hekmatyar moves out of range of the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar moves to clinch but Drakodyak breaks away
and Drakodyak counters with an outside leg kick.
Hekmatyar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a solid body kick.
Hekmatyar looks gassed!
Hekmatyar tries to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick. That will keep Hekmatyar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak is having none of it.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up.
Drakodyak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drakodyak connects with a high kick.

It looks like Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has been cut.
Drakodyak lands with a slapping head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hekmatyar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drakodyak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak delivers a nice body kick.
Hekmatyar looks to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakodyak circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak lands a head kick!
Drakodyak thows a body shot but no joy.
Hekmatyar cracks Drakodyak with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drakodyak connects with a solid leg kick.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch but Drakodyak moves away
and Drakodyak counters with a good low kick that Hekmatyar was not able to check.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hekmatyar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drakodyak counters with a low kick, right behind Hekmatyar 's knee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Drakodyak cracks Hekmatyar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drako Drakodyak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hekmatyar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Drakodyak feints and then cracks Hekmatyar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hekmatyar down.
Hekmatyar takes a swing at Drakodyak's ribcage but misses.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a nice leg kick.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak scores with a spinning back kick!
Drako Drakodyak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hekmatyar closes the distance but Drakodyak moves to the side
and Drakodyak counters with a straight right hand.
Drakodyak cracks the inside of Hekmatyar's front leg.
Drakodyak ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drakodyak scores with a head kick. Hekmatyar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hekmatyar is breathing heavily.
Hekmatyar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Drakodyak lands with a kick to the ribs.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.
Drakodyak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hekmatyar moves away.
Drakodyak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drakodyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Drakodyak lands a head kick. Hekmatyar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That has opened up Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut even more.
A head kick misses from Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Drakodyak lands with a good body shot.
Drakodyak throws a nice head kick!
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drakodyak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakodyak with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drakodyak lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drakodyak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hekmatyar might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drakodyak has got the better of the exchanges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar wants to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Drakodyak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Drakodyak paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hekmatyar is looking to clinch.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Drakodyak.

Hekmatyar takes the fight into the clinch.
Drakodyak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hekmatyar walks away with a smile on his face. Drakodyak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekmatyar darts in trying to clinch
and Drakodyak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drakodyak lands a head kick. Hekmatyar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Drakodyak is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hekmatyar can do to turn this around?
Drakodyak comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Drakodyak defending well as Hekmatyar loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hekmatyar doesn't manage to clinch there - Drakodyak circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Hekmatyar drives through and clinches with Drakodyak against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hekmatyar fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hekmatyar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drako Drakodyak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Drako Drakodyak is winning the standup battle so far.
Drakodyak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Drakodyak feints a jab promting Hekmatyar to slip. Drakodyak then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hekmatyar slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hekmatyar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Drakodyak lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Hekmatyar misses.
Hekmatyar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drakodyak is looking to wear down Hekmatyar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Drakodyak throws a head kick but Hekmatyar moves out of range.
Drakodyak scoring well with a low kick there.
Drakodyak tries a head kick but it misses.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch but Drakodyak swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hekmatyar misses with a body shot.
Hekmatyar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Drakodyak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.
Drakodyak looks to land a body kick but Hekmatyar moved away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drakodyak throws a sloppy head kick and Hekmatyar moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drakodyak misses with a head kick.
Hekmatyar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drakodyak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drakodyak keeps the fight on the outside.
Hekmatyar tries to clinch up
and Drakodyak counters with a series of strikes. Hekmatyar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hekmatyar closes the distance but Drakodyak moves to the side
and Drakodyak counters with a big head kick but Hekmatyar shrugs it off.

The cut above Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hekmatyar moves in looking to clinch but Drakodyak pushes him off.
Hekmatyar avoids the head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Drakodyak counters with a head kick.
Drakodyak looks for the body kick but Hekmatyar saw that one coming.
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drakodyak.
Hekmatyar fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drakodyak throws a head kick that misses.
Drakodyak lands a high kick!
Hekmatyar blocks a head kick by Drakodyak.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hekmatyar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hekmatyar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Hekmatyar. No joy for Drakodyak on that attempt.
Ahmad Shah Hekmatyar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drako Drakodyak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drakodyak misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hekmatyar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hekmatyar throws a series of punches but Drakodyak avoids them all with ease.
Drakodyak lands with a kick to the temple. Hekmatyar shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

And that's the end of the fight!
Drako Drakodyak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drakodyak, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drako Drakodyak!