PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drago might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Drago. The key to victory for Ivan Drago has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Drago
vs
Ho

200 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
285 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Ho!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago scores with a three punch combo!
Drago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho was well out of range. Poor timing from Drago.
Nice straight punches there by Drago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drago.
Ho takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Drago lands a jab to the head.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Drago lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Drago looks to land a combination. Ho sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivan Drago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho connects with a high kick.
Drago blocks a jab.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Drago misses with a hook.
Ho has a takedown stuffed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho cracks Drago with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Drago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.
Drago has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Axis of Evil in the buildup to the fight.
Ho throws a right and a left that Drago avoids nicely.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Ho's head but Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Ho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drago scores with a jab to the head.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Ho saw that one coming.
Drago scores with a jab to the body.
Drago defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ho.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Ho.
Drago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ho on the side of the head.
Nice straight punches there by Drago. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drago.
Drago scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago sizes up Ho with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho misses with a combination
and Drago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drago throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drago. Ho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Drago throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Jab, jab by Drago - just one landing.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice sprawl there from Drago as Ho shoots in.
Drago throws a hook to the side of Ho's head but Ho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Ho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drago swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho.
Ho shoots in but no luck this time.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago dips to his left and cracks Ho with an uppercut!
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A left and a right from Drago both land. Nice combination.
Drago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago throws the left hand but Ho avoids the punch easily.
Ho looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho misses with a few strikes there.
Drago throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago connects with the punch.
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!
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho digs a good hook to Drago's body.
Drago cracks a nice hook into Ho's ribs.
Ho has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho there as he acknowledges the shot.
Drago closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drago cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago misses with a looping right.
Ho throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Ho.
Ho misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho shoots for a double leg takedown but Drago sprawls well. He's pushed Ho's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Drago throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Drago misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drago on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Drago.
Ho has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Drago missing with a left hand there. Ho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho throws out a counter right but Drago avoids it with no problem.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Ho lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Drago misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho.
Ho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Drago throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho feints a counter leg kick.
Ho moves out of range as Drago strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Ho.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drago lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Drago misses with a few strikes there.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Drago connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ho momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago cracks Ho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ivan Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drago throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Ho throws a lazy right hand but Drago sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Drago wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ho looks to land a combination. Drago sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Drago lands with a shot to the body.
Drago is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ho can do to turn this around?
Ho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho on the side of the head.
Ho ducks under a wild hook from Drago.
Ho wants to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch position.
Ho shoots in for a takedown but Drago shows good takedown defense.
Ho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Drago misses the shot to the body.
Ho feints a counter leg kick.
Drago fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Drago lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drago scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ho doesn't seem bothered though.
Ho thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drago connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho looks to score with a jab to the body but Drago is just out of range.
Drago throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ho stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Drago tests Ho's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drago smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drago throws out the jab.
Ho is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Drago jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Drago throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ho on the side of the head.
Drago misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Ho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drago looks to throw the jab but Ho is out of range.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Drago cracks Ho with an open hand slap.
Drago looks to land a left hand but Ho moved out of range nicely.
Drago cracks Ho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Drago scores with a jab.
A cross from Drago lands.
Drago swings for the body but Ho moves out of range.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho throws a combination. Drago tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drago connects with a nice looking jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho wants to counter the offense by Drago and move into the clinch position.
Ho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Drago.
Drago is looking to counter punch.
Drago misses with a looping left.
Drago lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ho circles away quickly and effectively.
Drago has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho finds it's way round the side to connect with Drago's head.
Ho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Drago as he connects with a hook.
Drago throws a combination that misses
and Ho counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Drago fails to land with a series of punches.
Drago takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho is trying desperately to land a takedown but Drago is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ho.
Drago throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
A nice side step and Ho releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ho might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Drago has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Drago dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Drago's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Drago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Drago just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho tries to counter by closing the distance.
Drago connects with a single shot there.
Good standup being displayed there by Drago as he connects with a hook.
Drago misses with a body shot.
Ho walks into a stiff left hand from Drago.
Ho tries to clinch
and Drago counters with a one-two to the body.
Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Drago lands a head shot.
Ho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Drago is fending him off so far but Ho persists. Nope, Drago circles away and we're back to standing.
Drago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drago jabs Ho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drago catches Ho with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ho has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Drago finds it's way round the side to connect with Ho's head.
Nice takedown defense from Drago. No joy for Ho on that attempt.
Drago misses the body punch
and Ho counters with a low kick, right behind Drago 's knee.
Ivan Drago is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch lands to the side of Ho 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho avoids the body shot from Drago.
Ho walks into a left hand.
Ho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Drago.
Drago misses with a hook. Ho ducked under it nicely.
Drago jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ho was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Drago rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Drago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho. Ho circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Drago connects with a crisp jab.
Drago throws a hook but Ho blocks it.
Drago connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Drago throws a shot from downtown. Ho moves away and avoids it.
Drago throws an overhand right that lands on Ho's shoulder, as Ho tries to avoid the shot.
Drago scores with a body shot.
Ho bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Drago misses.
Ho doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Ho throws a jab when Drago was well out of range.
Ho takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Ho throws a leg kick but Drago sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago throws a lazy right hand but Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Ho throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Drago sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho walks into a left hand.
Drago throws a body punch but Ho moves out of range.
Drago throws a jab when Ho was well out of range.
Drago throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ho! But no joy.
Drago cracks Ho with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ho walks into a straight right hand from Drago.
Drago ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ho shoots in but no luck this time.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Ho.
Drago lands the left hand.
Drago misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Drago defends it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drago.
Drago looks to score with a jab to the body but Ho is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Ho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Drago lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ho doesn't seem phased though.
Ho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho misses with a straight right.
Ho with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Drago to score with a decent uppercut.
Drago throws a looping overhand right but Ho ducks down to avoid it.
Lee Ho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ivan Drago is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Drago showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Drago has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 30:26
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago took some time post fight to say the following; '"I fight to win!" "For me!" "For me!"'.