PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Didier Drogba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pavel Savkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Drogba
vs
Savkov

188 cm
27
185 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

175 cm
20
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Russian Bears Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Didier Drogba!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pavel Savkov!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Savkov looks to land a left hand but Drogba moved out of range nicely.
Savkov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drogba missing with a left hand there. Savkov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drogba seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogba.
Savkov throws a jab but it's blocked by Drogba.
Savkov fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Drogba misses the target.

Savkov shoots in and bounces Drogba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov is looking to work some ground and pound but Drogba has wrist control.
Drogba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Savkov scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savkov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Savkov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drogba knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Savkov on the ground.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drogba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Savkov trying to control but Drogba is working from the bottom.
Savkov throwing strikes but missing.
Savkov throws an elbow that misses. Drogba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Savkov's guard. Nice move by Drogba!

Savkov is looking to sweep but instead, Drogba has passed into half guard.
Drogba wants to free his trapped foot but Savkov is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov gets full guard.
Savkov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Drogba's guard.

Savkov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Savkov throws a big right hand that misses.
Drogba wants to sweep here but Savkov controlling him for the moment.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
Savkov scoring with some ground and pound.
Drogba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Savkov connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throws a big elbow that misses.
Savkov landing some decent shots from guard.
Savkov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drogba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Savkov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Savkov wants to control from the top but Drogba keeps moving.
Drogba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drogba keeping moving, preventing Savkov from controlling successfully.
Savkov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four 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.
Drogba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Savkov.
Drogba misses with a straight right.
Drogba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Savkov.
Didier Drogba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savkov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Savkov shoots in and drives through. Drogba sprawls well.
It looked like Drogba wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Savkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drogba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Drogba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba misses with a looping right.
Savkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Drogba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Savkov.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Jab by Savkov.
Savkov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Drogba defends well and Savkov ends up having to push Drogba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Didier Drogba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pavel Savkov.
Drogba throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Savkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Drogba takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Drogba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Savkov throws a hook to the side of Drogba's head but Drogba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Savkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drogba throws a body shot but no joy.
Savkov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Drogba takes one to the chin there.
Savkov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Savkov loads up on a big right hand but Drogba slips the punch.
Savkov misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drogba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savkov throws a big shot that misses.
Drogba scores with a hook to the body. Savkov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Savkov throws a shot from downtown. Drogba moves away and avoids it.
Savkov with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogba misses the jab.
Savkov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Drogba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drogba throws a lazy right hand but Savkov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Savkov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Drogba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Savkov.
Savkov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Drogba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Savkov thows a huge punch but Drogba dodges it nicely.
Drogba looks like he's trying to stand up.
Drogba is trying to control but can't.
Savkov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Drogba defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savkov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drogba taking some punishment here, with Savkov in his half guard.
Drogba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Savkov is trying to control the action in half guard but Drogba is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Savkov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Savkov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Drogba's head.
Pavel Savkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Savkov working Drogba over with strikes.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Savkov.
Savkov winds up and cracks Drogba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Savkov is keen to just control but Drogba is a slippery customer.
Savkov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savkov throwing shots but Drogba is blocking nicely.
Drogba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Savkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Savkov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Drogba is staying active underneath Savkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Savkov is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Savkov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Savkov is keen to just control but Drogba is a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Savkov dives in and scores a takedown into Drogba's guard.
Savkov is standing up over Drogba. Drogba looks to escape but Savkov dives into side control.

Savkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Drogba defending against the ground and pound.
Savkov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Drogba down.
Savkov is looking to take a break and control but Drogba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Savkov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Savkov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Savkov throws a jab when Drogba was well out of range.
Drogba uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Savkov.

Savkov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drogba sprawls well initially but Savkov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Savkov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Drogba is rocked!
Savkov working over Drogba with some ground and pound. Drogba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Oh Drogba is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Savkov scores with a big shot! Drogba's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Drogba! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pavel Savkov!
Pavel Savkov is the new welterweight champion!
Pavel Savkov thanked the fans post fight for their support.