PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bosko Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dragovic
vs
Bravo

178 cm
25
152 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bosko Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo tries to move into range but Dragovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice shot lands for Dragovic.
Bravo throws a low kick but Dragovic moves out of range easily.

Dragovic drives through and clinches with Bravo against the cage.
Bravo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bravo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bravo takes an elbow to the temple.

Dragovic breaks from the clinch.
Bravo walks into a straight right hand from Dragovic.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dragovic sprawls well. Dragovic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dragovic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bravo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice shot by Dragovic.
Dragovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosko Dragovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravo throws a right hand that Dragovic ducks under and follows up with a left that Dragovic also avoids with ease.

Bravo drives through with a takedown into Dragovic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo is fighting to break Dragovic's control of his arms but Dragovic is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bravo is in close to Dragovic's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is stalling in the full guard.

Dragovic pushes Bravo off and scrambles back to his feet.
Dragovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dragovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bravo throws the left hand but Dragovic avoids the punch easily.
Dragovic throws a one two combo.
Dragovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bravo slips a jab from Dragovic.
Dragovic motions for Bravo to come forward. Dragovic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dragovic.
A jab lands there for Dragovic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.
Dragovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragovic scores with a nice head shot.
Bravo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dragovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bosko Dragovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo misses with a looping left.
Dragovic tries to clinch but Bravo is having none of it.

Dragovic instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragovic tries to break the clinch but Bravo is controlling the position.
Dragovic stops a takedown attempt from Bravo.

Dragovic breaks from the clinch.
Bravo tries to clinch up.
Dragovic connects with a right hand. Bravo shakes it off.
Bravo shoots for a takedown but Dragovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bravo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo fails to land the takedown.
Dragovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bravo back to the cage. Dragovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bravo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bravo staying out of range there.
Dragovic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A left and a right from Dragovic both land. Nice combination.
Dragovic is breathing heavily.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragovic tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragovic looks to throw the jab but Bravo is out of range.
Bravo moves in looking to clinch but Dragovic pushes him off.
Dragovic connects with a body shot.
Dragovic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bravo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dragovic pinned against the cage. Dragovic gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dragovic throws a series of punches but Bravo moves out of range.
Bravo has a takedown stuffed.
Bravo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragovic.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragovic tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bravo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bravo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo wants to control but Dragovic is keeping him busy.
Dragovic tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bosko Dragovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bravo dives in and scores a takedown into Dragovic's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dragovic wants to sweep but no luck.
Bravo trying to control but Dragovic is working from the bottom.

Dragovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bravo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dragovic looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bravo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Bravo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dragovic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bravo.
Bravo is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dragovic defending well though.
Bravo is trying to control. Dragovic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bravo slips a nice elbow through Dragovic's hands, connecting with Dragovic's forehead.
Bravo works his way into side control.
Dragovic is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bravo connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control the position but Dragovic is working away.
Dragovic is trying to control Bravo's posture but Bravo avoids it.

Bravo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Dragovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bosko Dragovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Dragovic swings widly with a right hand

and Bravo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dragovic is looking for a triangle but Bravo pushes his legs off easily.
Dragovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bravo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo trying to control the position from guard on top but Dragovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bravo passes Dragovic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dragovic is staying active underneath Bravo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Bravo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Dragovic to get to his feet.
Bravo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bravo looks to land a body kick but Dragovic moved away.
Bravo misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic misses with an uppercut
and Bravo counters with a two punch combo.
Bravo shoots in and drives through. Dragovic sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Bravo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dragovic which made him look bad.
Bosko Dragovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragovic.
Bravo closes the distance and clinches up with Dragovic, looking for a takedown. Bravo pushes Dragovic against the cage but Dragovic circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but Dragovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dragovic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bravo.
A jab from Dragovic does it's job there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dragovic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dragovic swings for the body but Bravo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dragovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dragovic but Dragovic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bravo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the liver by Dragovic. Beautiful body shot.
Dragovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragovic's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragovic obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bravo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A left lands for Dragovic.
Dragovic tries to clinch but Bravo moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Dragovic.
Dragovic scores with a jab.
Dragovic throws a big shot that misses.
Bravo dodges the punch combination from Dragovic.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bravo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Dragovic circles away.
Nice jab there from Dragovic.
No luck for Bravo with that takedown attempt.
Bosko Dragovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.
Bravo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dragovic's waist but Dragovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bravo off to one side.
Johnny Bravo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo misses with the combination.
Dragovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bravo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dragovic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bravo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dragovic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dragovic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dragovic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dragovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bravo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dragovic defends it nicely.
Dragovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bravo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragovic misses with an uppercut. Bravo saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bravo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown but Dragovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bravo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.
Dragovic lands with an overhand left.
Bravo shoots in looking for a takedown. Dragovic tries to sprawl out of it but Bravo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dragovic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dragovic lands a jab to the nose.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Dragovic. That snapped Bravo's head back.
Bravo shoots in and drives through. Dragovic sprawls well.
Dragovic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bravo.
Dragovic lands a head shot.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bravo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice sprawl there from Dragovic as Bravo shoots in.
Dragovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bravo looks to throw the jab but Dragovic is out of range.
Dragovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bravo.
Bravo tries to clinch up but Dragovic circles away and keeps his distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bravo.
Dragovic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Bravo wants to clinch up but Dragovic keeps it at a distance.
Bravo dives in and grabs Dragovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dragovic pushes down on Bravo's head and hops out.
Bravo misses with a takedown attempt - Dragovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bravo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dragovic circles away.
Dragovic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dragovic wants it to stay on the feet.
Dragovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovic catches Bravo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Bravo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bravo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dragovic's head.
Bravo preventing the sweep.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bosko Dragovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bosko Dragovic!