PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Aleksandar Dragović (ranked 1327 p4p, 158 weight class) and Shane Ripgut (ranked 5148 p4p, 553 weight class). Dragović comes to the ring accompanied by Immortal Technique - Mark Of The Beast feat. Akir & Beast 1333. Ripgut comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminence front-the who kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dragović
vs
Ripgut

225 cm
30
280 lbs
10 - 2 - 1

191 cm
36
260 lbs
26 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Fanatic Inc.
Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleksandar Dragović!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Ripgut!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripgut ducks under a wild hook from Dragović.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ripgut! But no joy.
Dragović throws a chopping leg kick but Ripgut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ripgut unleashes a big counter combination but Dragović bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dragović misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dragović cracks the inside of Ripgut's front leg.
Dragović ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ripgut moves away.
Dragović scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ripgut has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dragović.
Ripgut uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dragović.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović lands a glancing blow to the side of Ripgut's head.
Ripgut has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dragović tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ripgut was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragović.
Dragović has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dragović throws a series of strikes that have Ripgut backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović scoring well with a low kick there.
Ripgut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Ripgut releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dragović throws a series of punches but Ripgut avoids them all with ease.
Despite the aggression on Ripgut's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ripgut takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ripgut checks a leg kick nicely.
Despite the aggression on Ripgut's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ripgut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ripgut unleashes a big counter combination but Dragović bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ripgut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragović throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ripgut makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dragović really felt that one!
Ripgut blocks a head kick by Dragović.
Dragović throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ripgut now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ripgut.
Ripgut unleashes a big counter combination but Dragović bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dragović throws a body shot but no joy.
Dragović looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the body from Dragović misses
and Ripgut finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Dragović is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragović swings for the body but Ripgut moves out of range.
Aleksandar Dragović seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragović throws a body kick that misses.
Ripgut throws a counter combo.
Ripgut sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Dragović is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dragović is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Dragović.
Dragović throws a low kick but Ripgut moves out of range easily.
Ripgut throws a counter combo.
Dragović connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Dragović dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A nice leg kick lands there from Dragović.
Dragović lands a really nice looking cross but Ripgut seems unphased.
Dragović lands with a straight right. Ripgut didn't see that one coming.
Dragović really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dragović lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ripgut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dragović is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dragović.
Ripgut moves out of range of the leg kick from Dragović.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ripgut moves out of range as Dragović strikes.
Ripgut shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dragović throws a leg kick but Ripgut moved away.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ripgut moves forwards but Dragović connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Dragović.
Dragović throws a hook but Ripgut blocks it.
Dragović lands a leg kick that knocks Ripgut off balance momentarily.
Ripgut defending well as Dragović loads up on a big left hand.
Ripgut now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dragović scores with a sloppy right hand. Ripgut should have avoided that one.
Aleksandar Dragović is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick from Dragović misses.
Ripgut is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragović with a body shot.
Dragović looks to score with a jab to the body but Ripgut is just out of range.
Ripgut lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice body kick from Dragović.
Dragović swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ripgut.
Dragović throws a low kick, looking for Ripgut's leg but Ripgut calmly moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Ripgut misses.
Ripgut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dragović does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ripgut! But no joy.
A left lands for Dragović.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ripgut checks a low kick from Dragović.
Ripgut throws a big counter head kick but Dragović avoids it with no problem.
Ripgut stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dragović.
Dragović throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ripgut.
A little jabbing left from Ripgut on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shane Ripgut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragović connects with a solid leg kick.
Dragović cracks Ripgut with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Dragović dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dragović misses with a low kick.
Ripgut shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dragović lands a jab.
Dragović lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dragović misses with a right hand
and Ripgut counters with a one-two to the body.
Ripgut defending well as Dragović loads up on a big left hand.
Ripgut has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dragović finds it's way round the side to connect with Ripgut's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripgut doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dragović does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ripgut shapes to counter with a head kick.
Dragović lands a glancing blow to the side of Ripgut's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Dragović.
Dragović throws a chopping leg kick but Ripgut manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ripgut is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Dragović connects with a crisp jab.
Dragović scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ripgut in his tracks.
Dragović throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Dragović.
Dragović lands with a straight right. Ripgut didn't see that one coming.
Dragović throws a body kick that misses.
Ripgut throws a counter combo.
Dragović throws a sloppy body shot
and Ripgut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dragović throws a low kick, looking for Ripgut's leg but Ripgut calmly moves out of range.
Ripgut is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dragović with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragović misses the shot to the body.
Dragović uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Dragović. Beautiful body shot.
Dragović throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dragović throws out a powerful jab.
Dragović lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dragović connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Dragović misses.
Ripgut moves out of range as Dragović strikes.
Dragović throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ripgut lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksandar Dragović clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dragović throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ripgut is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ripgut blocks a head kick by Dragović.
Ripgut replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dragović blocks it well.
Dragović tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ripgut! But no joy.
Dragović's corner calls for a 1-2. Dragović obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dragović throws a right hand that misses
and Ripgut counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Aleksandar Dragović has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dragović. Ripgut shrugs it off though.
Dragović throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ripgut replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Dragović blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragović clobbers Ripgut with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ripgut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dragović lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragović fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ripgut manages to avoid it.
Ripgut is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ripgut slips under a jab from Dragović.
And Ripgut responds with a good body kick, but Dragović manages to step out the way in time.
Dragović misses with a low kick as Ripgut jumps back.
Ripgut checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ripgut throws a counter combo.
Dragović swings away with a body shot that misses
and as Dragović tries to get back out of range, Ripgut steps forwards and cracks Dragović with a beautiful high kick! Dragović goes down! Oh, he's out! He's out cold! No need for a referee count here - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shane Ripgut!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Shane Ripgut waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Aleksandar Dragović had this to say: 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.