PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleve Drogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Takoja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tauno Takoja is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Drogan
vs
Takoja

184 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cleve Drogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Takoja!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Takoja.
Drogan fails with the takedown.
Drogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Takoja is looking to clinch.
Takoja tries to close the distance and clinch but Drogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Drogan fails to land the takedown.
Drogan tries for a takedown but Takoja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleve Drogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Takoja tries to sprawl out of it but Drogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takoja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takoja misses with a head kick.
Takoja throws a sloppy head kick and Drogan moves out of range easily.
Drogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Takoja misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drogan looks for a takedown but Takoja sprawls well.
Tauno Takoja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Drogan or perhaps it was just good defense by Takoja which made him look bad.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Drogan has a takedown stuffed.

Drogan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Takoja sprawls well initially but Drogan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Drogan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Takoja kicks Drogan off and gets back to his feet.
Takoja is looking to clinch.
Drogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takoja swivels and escapes.
Takoja throws a head kick that misses.
Takoja fails to land with a series of punches.
Takoja throws a lazy right hand but Drogan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takoja tries a head kick but it misses.
Takoja fails in his attempt to clinch.

Takoja closes the distance and clinches.
Takoja throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takoja with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Takoja breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takoja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Drogan moves out of range as Takoja throws a body kick.
Takoja looks gassed!
Takoja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Takoja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Takoja throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Drogan fails with the takedown.
Drogan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takoja as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takoja but Takoja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takoja stuffs the takedown.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Takoja throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogan.
Drogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takoja circles away.
Takoja thuds his shin into the meat of Drogan's side.
Takoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogan. Drogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Takoja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drogan shoots in looking for a takedown. Takoja tries to sprawl out of it but Drogan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takoja manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogan. Drogan gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takoja is looking to clinch.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drogan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Drogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takoja is fending him off so far but Drogan persists. Nope, Takoja circles away and we're back to standing.
Takoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogan. Drogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Drogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Takoja.
Takoja is looking to clinch but Drogan is avoiding it.
Drogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drogan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Drogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takoja is fending him off so far but Drogan persists. Nope, Takoja circles away and we're back to standing.
Drogan misses with a takedown attempt - Takoja sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drogan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Takoja.
Takoja is looking to clinch but Drogan is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Drogan.
Takoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogan. Drogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Drogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drogan blocks a head kick by Takoja.
Drogan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Takoja misses.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Drogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takoja swivels and escapes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takoja darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drogan looks for a takedown but Takoja sprawls well.
Drogan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Takoja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takoja throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice takedown defense from Takoja. No joy for Drogan on that attempt.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown but Takoja shows good takedown defense.
Drogan closes the distance and clinches up with Takoja, looking for a takedown. Drogan pushes Takoja against the cage but Takoja circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Drogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Drogan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Takoja.
Takoja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Takoja wants to clinch up but Drogan keeps it at a distance.
Tauno Takoja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Takoja moves in looking to clinch but Drogan pushes him off.
Takoja wants to clinch.
Takoja throws a head kick but Drogan moves out of range.
Takoja keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Drogan gets the takedown into side control.
Drogan advances nicely into full mount.
Takoja is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Drogan looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Takoja squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Drogan looking for a guillotine from mount but Takoja is having none of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Takoja bucks Drogan off and manages to get back to his feet!
Drogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Takoja tries to clinch but Drogan moves out of range.
Takoja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takoja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Drogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Takoja tries to clinch but Drogan moves out of range.
Drogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takoja swivels and escapes.
Takoja tries to clinch up but Drogan circles away and keeps his distance.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Takoja looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drogan avoids the head kick by Takoja.
Takoja waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Drogan.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Takoja but Takoja pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Drogan has a takedown stuffed.
Drogan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Takoja circles away.

Takoja closes the distance and clinches.
Drogan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Takoja pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Takoja throws an elbow but it misses.
Drogan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Takoja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Takoja manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tauno Takoja dominated that round.
That's time! Drogan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Drogan looks for a takedown but Takoja sprawls well.
Drogan blocks a head kick by Takoja.
Drogan slips a jab from Takoja.
Drogan fails with the takedown.
Takoja tries to clinch up.
Drogan blocks a head kick by Takoja.
Drogan shoots in for a double leg but Takoja sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cleve Drogan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Takoja.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drogan avoids the head kick by Takoja.
Drogan blocks a head kick by Takoja.
Takoja is breathing heavily.
Drogan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Takoja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Drogan with that takedown attempt.
Takoja tries a head kick but it misses.
Drogan swats away the attempt to clinch by Takoja.
Takoja stuffs the takedown attempt from Drogan. Drogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Takoja fails in his attempt to clinch.
Takoja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cleve Drogan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Takoja fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Takoja misses.
Drogan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Takoja swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Takoja doesn't manage to clinch there - Drogan circles away.
Drogan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drogan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Takoja is fending him off so far but Drogan persists. Nope, Takoja circles away and we're back to standing.

Drogan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Drogan wants to finish this one by submission but Takoja is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Drogan.
Takoja is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Takoja is squirming around, avoiding Drogan's attempts to control the action.

Drogan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Takoja is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Drogan locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Takoja is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cleve Drogan!