PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Draigo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Winston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draigo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Game of Thrones Theme. Harry Winston acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Draigo
vs
Winston

200 cm
23
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Draigo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Winston!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draigo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.

Draigo lands a left and a right that send Winston crashing to the mat, dazed. Draigo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Harry Winston has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winston rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Draigo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Draigo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winston pinned against the cage. Winston gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draigo throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Draigo dives in for a single leg takedown but Winston sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Winston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Draigo's efforts to push away.
Draigo misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Winston's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Draigo tries to circle away but Winston has him pinned against the cage.
Draigo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draigo tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo misses with a few strikes there.
A clash of legs there as Winston blocks the low kick.
Winston misses with an uppercut. Draigo saw that one coming.

Draigo has managed to clinch.

Winston pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry Winston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draigo looks to throw the jab but Winston is out of range.
Draigo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Draigo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Winston as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Draigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've been told by Draigo's head coaches at WarZone Training Facility 2 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Draigo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Draigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draigo throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Winston counter with a right hand.
Draigo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draigo misses with a few strikes there.
Winston looks to score with a jab to the body but Draigo is just out of range.
Winston shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winston's corner calls for a 1-2. Winston obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Draigo throws a shot from downtown. Winston moves away and avoids it.
Draigo misses with a hook
and Winston counters with a one-two to the body.
Draigo looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Draigo misses with a double jab.

Draigo pushes Winston up against the cage in a clinch.

Winston breaks from the clinch.
Draigo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draigo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Draigo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Draigo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Draigo swinging wildly here.
Winston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draigo at a distance.
A left and a right from Winston both land. Nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Winston as he connects with a hook.
Winston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Draigo throws out the jab.
Draigo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Winston counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draigo circles away quickly and effectively.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Draigo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Winston.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winston throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Winston does it's job there.
Draigo looks for a takedown but Winston sprawls well.
Draigo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Winston counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Draigo misses with a two punch combination.
Draigo misses with a double jab
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Draigo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Winston scores with a sloppy right hand. Draigo should have avoided that one.
No joy there for Draigo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Draigo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Winston counters with a right hand to the body.
Draigo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Winston lands with a hook. Draigo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ivan Draigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Draigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Draigo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winston lands a slapping body shot.
Draigo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Winston lands with a straight right. Draigo didn't see that one coming.
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!
Winston lands a jab to Draigo's midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Draigo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Draigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Winston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Draigo moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Draigo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Winston jabs at Draigo's body.
Winston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draigo.
Winston scores with a hook.
Winston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Winston throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draigo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Winston sprawls well. Winston wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Draigo gets slowly back to his feet.
Draigo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Winston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draigo throws a head kick that misses.
Donk. Winston catches Draigo right on the button with a cross.
Winston punishes Draigo's body with a nice straight punch.
Draigo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Winston throws a nice looking combination but Draigo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draigo.
Winston cracks Draigo with an open hand slap.
Harry Winston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Draigo tries to clinch but Winston is having none of it.
Winston misses with a body shot.
Winston lands a jab-cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Winston misses with a wild body shot.
Draigo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Winston lands with a nice body punch.
Draigo throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Winston cracks Draigo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draigo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Winston but Winston pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Draigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston lands a really nice looking cross but Draigo seems unphased.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Draigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winston lands a two punch combo.
Draigo moves in looking to clinch but Winston pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winston lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draigo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Draigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Winston paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jab from Winston.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Draigo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Winston lands a body shot.
Winston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Draigos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Draigo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Draigo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winston bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Draigo's head backwards.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
Draigo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Winston.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Winston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Harry Winston's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Draigo takes one to the chin there.
Draigo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Winston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Winston stuffs the takedown attempt from Draigo. Draigo gets slowly back to his feet.
Draigo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Winston ducks under a wild hook from Draigo.
Winston cracks Draigo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Winston stuffs the takedown.
Draigo throws a poor cross that misses
and Winston counters with a right hand to the body.
Winston connects with the punch.
Some wild striking there from Winston.
Draigo misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draigo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston throws a nice looking combination but Draigo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ivan Draigo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Winston misses.
Winston lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Draigo at a distance.
Draigo throws a low kick but Winston moves out of range easily.
Draigo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winston counters with a two punch combo.

It looks like Ivan Draigo has been cut.
Draigo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Draigo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Winston lands with an overhand left.
Winston lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winston tests Draigo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Draigo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Winston scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
Draigo is looking to clinch but Winston is avoiding it.
Winston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Draigo misses with a double jab.
Winston throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Winston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draigo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Draigo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Winston lands with a shot to the body.
Winston moves into range and connects with a jab.
Draigo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Winston stuffs the takedown attempt from Draigo. Draigo gets slowly back to his feet.
Draigo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Winston scores with a punch to the head.
Draigo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Winston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston slips a jab and a cross from Draigo.
Draigo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winston counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draigo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winston counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winston bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Draigo's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winston lands a jab to Draigo's midsection.
Draigo throws a series of punches but Winston avoids them all with ease.
Draigo looks to land a left hand but Winston moved out of range nicely.
Draigo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draigo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Draigo misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Draigo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Winston.
Winston looks to land a combination but Draigo avoids it well.
Draigo misses with a left hand
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Winston comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Winston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!