PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 4492 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Johnny Sasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago comes to the cage accompanied by Ivan Drago Theme. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Drago
vs
Sasaki

150 cm
20
130
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
155
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Sasaki!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sasaki is fending him off so far but Drago persists. Nope, Sasaki circles away and we're back to standing.
Sasaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Drago tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sasaki defends well and Drago ends up having to push Sasaki into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sasaki.
Sasaki is struggling to control the position.

Drago jumps into guard, dragging Sasaki to the mat.
Sasaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sasaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sasaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like Ivan Drago has been cut.
Sasaki arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Drago's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Johnny Sasaki!