PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Axel Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Dotson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Megadeth - Crush 'Em. Dotson has chosen Motor Mouth as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Drago
vs
Dotson

199 cm
25
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Axel Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dan Dotson!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dotson lands with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Dotson.
Drago lands a really nice looking cross but Dotson seems unphased.

Drago feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dotson sprawling to the canvas! Dotson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Drago finish him?!

Dotson is rocked!

It looks like Dan Dotson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dotson gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Dotson is still on wobbly legs! Can Drago finish him?

Drago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dotson seems to have recovered his senses.
Drago cracks a nice hook into Dotson's ribs.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Dotson tries to clinch up

and Drago counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Drago.
Drago blocks a body shot from Dotson.
Dotson working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dotson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drago backs up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago tries to clinch there but Dotson circles away.
Dotson defending well as Drago loads up on a big left hand.
Dotson looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dotson misses with an uppercut. Drago saw that one coming.
Drago throws a hook but Dotson blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Dotson.
Drago waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dotson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dotson.
Drago pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dotson slips a jab from Drago.
Drago throws a hook but Dotson avoids it easily.
Drago fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dotson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Drago lands with a short shot to the head.
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!
Dotson tries a knee to the head but Drago blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dotson.
A shot in the inside from Dotson.
Dotson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Drago keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dotson's efforts to push away.
Drago looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Drago working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dotson.
Dotson pushes Drago back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Dotson fails to land.
Dotson has Drago pressed against the cage, preventing Drago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dotson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dotson misses with the head strike.
Drago can't break the clinch.
Dotson gets through Drago's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Dotson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dotson presses Drago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dotson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dotson misses with the head strike.
Drago is trying to break free.
A short left from Dotson.
Dotson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Drago backwards.
Dotson misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dotson is trying to break free.
Drago blocks a body shot from Dotson.
Drago wants to get back to striking at distance but Dotson won't allow it.
Dotson lands a good knee to the midsection. Drago won't want to take too many of those.
Dotson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Dotson fails to land.

Dotson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Axel Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dotson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dotson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Drago on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dotson tries to close the distance and clinch but Drago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Drago cracks Dotson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Drago has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dotson to stand back up!
Dotson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dan Dotson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Dotson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dotson swats away the attempt to clinch by Drago.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dotson.
Drago batters Dotson with a massive right followed by a huge left! Dotson is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Drago lands a final crushing right hand to drop Dotson to the mat with a gruesome thud! Drago is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Axel Drago!
Axel Drago retains his heavyweight title!
Axel Drago decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.