PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dragonov (ranked 1684 p4p, 3251 weight class) and Trey Darden (ranked 193 p4p, 329 weight class). Darden has chosen Killa Whale - Andre Nickatina as his entrance music. Ivan Dragonov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dragonov
vs
Darden

170 cm
29
148
9 - 8 - 0

174 cm
22
158
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Dragonov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trey Darden!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Damien Edna and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darden keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Darden moves out of range.
Dragonov tries to move into range but Darden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Darden circles away from the clinch attempt.

Dragonov clinches up against the cage.
Darden scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.

Darden breaks the clinch.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Darden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch but Darden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darden! But no joy.
Dragonov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Darden looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragonov wants to clinch but Darden slips to the side
and Darden counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragonov tries to clinch up
and Darden counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Darden does it's job there.
Darden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Darden coming out on top.
Darden tests Dragonov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Darden keeps the fight on the outside.
Dragonov looks to clinch
and Darden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darden connects with a looping right hand.
Dragonov wants to clinch up but Darden keeps it at a distance.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darden counters with a nice uppercut.
Dragonov tries to clinch but Darden moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darden swings widly with a right hand
and Dragonov counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dragonov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Darden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Darden keeps the fight on the outside.
Darden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dragonov. Dragonov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dragonov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Darden counters with a straight right hand.
Darden connects with the punch.

Dragonov moves into the clinch.
Darden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Darden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Darden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragonov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Darden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Darden misses with a jab to the body
letting Dragonov counter with a right hand.

Darden is rocked!

It looks like Trey Darden has been cut.
Darden throws a right hand that misses
and Dragonov counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Dragonov!
The defeated Trey Darden had this to say: 'Win or Lose hands are thrown, this is good. '.