PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Lopatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Dravinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Lopatin
vs
Dravinski

180 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

196 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very confident

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexei Lopatin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Dravinski!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dravinski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lopatin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Alexei Lopatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dravinski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lopatin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lopatin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dravinski tries to clinch but Lopatin moves out of range.
Dravinski misses with a body shot.
Lopatin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dravinski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lopatin throws a head kick but Dravinski moves out of range.
Lopatin throws a series of punches but Dravinski moves out of range.

Dravinski moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopatin wants to get back to striking at distance but Dravinski won't allow it.

Dravinski pulls guard effortlessly.
Dravinski wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Dravinski wants to stand but Lopatin is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopatin is looking to stand up but Dravinski won't let him.
Lopatin wants to control from the top but Dravinski keeps moving.
Dravinski is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lopatin is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dravinski can do anything to dispel that myth.

Dravinski is working an open guard so Lopatin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dravinski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lopatin misses with a right hand

so Dravinski counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lopatin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dravinski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lopatin looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski scoring with some ground and pound.
Dravinski seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Dravinski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Dravinski might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Dravinski drives through with a takedown into Lopatin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lopatin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dravinski is one step ahead there.
Dravinski postures up and lands a big shot to Lopatin's brow.
Lopatin being controlled here, momentarily.
Dravinski's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dravinski controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lopatin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopatin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dravinski is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lopatin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dravinski goes for a double leg but Lopatin avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lopatin continues to drive forward.

Dravinski moves into range and clinches up with Lopatin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergey Dravinski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dravinski scores with a takedown into Lopatin's guard.

Lopatin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dravinski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lopatin wants to stand and escape but Dravinski is having none of it.
Dravinski sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dravinski stands up over Lopatin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dravinski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lopatin is trying to control the position but Dravinski postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Dravinski darts in and clinches Lopatin up against the cage.
Lopatin is pressed up against the cage. Dravinski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lopatin down to the mat. Lopatin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dravinski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Lopatin closes the distance and clinches.

Lopatin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dravinski shoots in for a double leg but Lopatin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lopatin attempts a counter takedown but Dravinski avoids it well and moves away.

Lopatin rushes Dravinski and presses him up against the cage.
Dravinski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lopatin's elbow.
Dravinski jumps guard but Lopatin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Alexei Lopatin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Dravinski.
Lopatin prevents the takedown attempt.
Lopatin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dravinski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski stalling in the clinch but Lopatin improves position.
Dravinski jumps guard but Lopatin turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Dravinski tries for a takedown but Lopatin manages to get underhooks.
Dravinski is breathing heavily.

Lopatin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lopatin doesn't manage to clinch there - Dravinski circles away.
Lopatin tries to clinch there but Dravinski circles away.
Dravinski has a takedown stuffed.
Lopatin doesn't manage to clinch there - Dravinski circles away.
Lopatin shoots in for a takedown but Dravinski shows good takedown defense.
Lopatin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lopatin lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lopatin catches Dravinski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dravinski swats away the attempt to clinch by Lopatin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dravinski slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopatin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopatin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lopatin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dravinski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lopatin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Lopatin. Beautiful body shot.
Lopatin misses with a head kick.
Dravinski moves in looking to clinch but Lopatin pushes him off.
Alexei Lopatin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dravinski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lopatin.

Dravinski is rocked!
Lopatin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dravinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Lopatin finish him?
Dravinski wants to stay close but Lopatin steps back to make room for something. Dravinski seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Lopatin and Dravinski drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alexei Lopatin!