PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pejro Karesky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Dragovic
vs
Karesky

178 cm
28
175 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

177 cm
27
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

Bellum Dominum

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pejro Karesky!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Karesky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
The crowd are getting on Karesky's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Karesky continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dragovic managing to block the knees to the body from Karesky.
Karesky lands a body punch.
Karesky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karesky is struggling to control the position.
Karesky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragovic avoids it.
Karesky misses with the head strike.
Karesky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karesky stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Karesky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dragovic working hard to break the clinch.
I was talking to Dragovic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Karesky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dragovic avoids it.
Dragovic avoiding damage as Karesky throws knees to the body.
Karesky has Dragovic pushed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dragovic letting Karesky take a breather here.
Karesky keeps control of Dragovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragovic working hard to break the clinch.
Karesky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from Karesky.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karesky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragovic backwards.
Karesky connects with a knee to the head.
Karesky misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dragovic throws a sloppy head kick and Karesky moves out of range easily.
Dragovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karesky tries to land a leg kick but Dragovic saw it coming and moves away.
Dragovic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Karesky moves into the clinch.
Dragovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karesky is stalling here.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dragovic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Karesky keeps control of Dragovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Karesky struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragovic controls his hands.
Karesky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dragovic or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Karesky just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dragovic's brow.
Karesky has Dragovic pressed against the ropes, preventing Dragovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Karesky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karesky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dragovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Dragovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Karesky pushes Dragovic back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Karesky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragovic's elbow.
Karesky keeps control of Dragovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Karesky on the inside.
Karesky prevents Dragovic from breaking the clinch.
Karesky creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dragovic's defenses.

It looks like Luka Dragovic has been cut.
Dragovic is trying to break free.
Karesky struggles to land a body shot inside as Dragovic controls his hands.
Karesky taking a breather.
Dragovic is trying to push Karesky away but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Karesky slows down the pace here.
Karesky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragovic's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Karesky closes the distance and pushes Dragovic back into the ropes.
Karesky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragovic working hard to break the clinch.
Karesky unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dragovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Karesky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Karesky has a couple of punches blocked by Dragovic.
Karesky holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Dragovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Karesky leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic working hard to break the clinch.
Karesky content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pejro Karesky.
Dragovic checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dragovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Karesky back to the ropes. Dragovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Karesky drives through and clinches with Dragovic against the ropes.
Karesky will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dragovic up against the ropes.
Karesky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karesky misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky throws an elbow but it misses.
Karesky dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Karesky misses with a punch to the body.
Karesky tries a body shot but Dragovic blocks it.
Karesky works on Dragovic's body with a couple of short punches.
Pejro Karesky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Karesky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragovic.
Dragovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Karesky.
A short uppercut from Karesky.
Dragovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
That's time! Dragovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dragovic tries to bum rush Karesky with a series of wild strikes but Karesky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dragovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Karesky forces Dragovic back against the ropes and clinches.
Dragovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karesky stalling the fight.
Karesky tries to work over Dragovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karesky lands a shoulder strike.
Karesky displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dragovic up against the ropes.
Dragovic tries to break free but Karesky pushes him back against the ropes.
Karesky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Karesky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragovic.
Karesky trying to land knees to the body.
Dragovic tries to circle away but Karesky has him pinned against the ropes.
Dragovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dragovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dragovic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Karesky has him pressed against the ropes.
Karesky can't find room to land a body shot as Dragovic controls the action.
Karesky doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dragovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karesky missing with knees to the body.
Dragovic is trying to break the clinch but Karesky is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Karesky.
Karesky swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karesky taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dragovic blocks a body shot from Karesky.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Karesky keeps control of Dragovic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dragovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Karesky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dragovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pejro Karesky dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Dragovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karesky doesn't seem bothered though.
Dragovic misses with a double jab.
Dragovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragovic tries to bum rush Karesky with a series of wild strikes but Karesky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Karesky closes the distance and clinches.
Karesky leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Dragovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Karesky missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Karesky.
Karesky lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Karesky.
Karesky crunches a lovely knee into Dragovic's ribcage.
Karesky stalling.
Karesky tries to throw a body punch but Dragovic avoids it by throwing Karesky back against the ropes.
Luka Dragovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karesky takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dragovic blocks a body shot from Karesky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karesky has Dragovic pressed against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Pejro Karesky.

Dragovic lands a front kick to the face, that drops Karesky to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karesky looks to clinch
and Dragovic counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Karesky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Karesky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karesky manages to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragovic lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Pejro Karesky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Karesky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dragovic.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Dragovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Karesky 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:48
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pejro Karesky!