PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kent Hytten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hytten might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wait and Bleed. The crowd seem to be enjoying Drago's choice of entrance music: SuperBeast. 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.

Hytten
vs
Drago

215 cm
32
253 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

197 cm
33
245 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kent Hytten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Drago!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a jab when Hytten was well out of range.
Hytten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drago misses with a series of wild punches.
Drago misses with a wild body shot.
Drago throws a series of punches but Hytten moves out of range.
Drago misses the jab.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago tries to clinch up.
A combination from Drago does no damage.
A left lands for Drago.
Hytten looks to land a left hand but Drago moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hytten.
Hytten is looking to chop away at Drago's legs.
Hytten getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago throws an off balance right hand
and Hytten cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Nice jab there from Drago.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drago clinches up against the cage.
Drago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Drago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Hytten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Hytten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hytten lands a two punch combo.
Drago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hytten paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drago wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hytten. Drago does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hytten scores with a hook to the body. Drago takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hytten dodges the punch combination from Drago.
Hytten misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a hook but Hytten blocks it.
Hytten scores with a nice body kick.
Drago looks gassed!
Drago lands with an overhand left.
Hytten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drago was well out of range. Poor timing from Hytten.
Drago takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

Hytten lands a left and a right that send Drago crashing to the mat, dazed. Hytten thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hytten.
Hytten throws a head kick that misses.
Hytten looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hytten lands a head kick!

That has opened up Ivan Drago's cut even more.
Hytten misses with an uppercut.
Hytten lands with a cross.

The cut above Ivan Drago's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Hytten chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hytten lands with a nice body kick.
Hytten scores with the left hand. Drago knows he should have avoided that one.
Hytten connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Drago is rocked!
A shot to the body from Drago misses
and Hytten counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Drago is still on wobbly legs! Can Hytten finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hytten connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drago seems to have recovered his senses.
Hytten lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Drago falls backwards - clearly groggy! Hytten dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kent Hytten!