PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tengri Kara Oy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pete Drago has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kara Oy
vs
Drago

180 cm
19
187 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tengri Kara Oy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pete Drago!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Kara Oy.
Kara Oy takes a swing at Drago's ribcage but misses.
Kara Oy throws a combination that misses
and Drago counters with a stiff right hand.
Kara Oy cracks Drago with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Drago misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kara Oy shoots in and bounces Drago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kara Oy throwing strikes from guard but Drago blocks nicely.
Kara Oy wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Drago has momentary wrist control but Kara Oy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kara Oy thows a big elbow that misses.
Kara Oy tries to stand but Drago is controlling from the bottom.
Drago looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara Oy throwing strikes but missing.
Drago being controlled here, momentarily.
Kara Oy working some strikes from top position.
Kara Oy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kara Oy wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Kara Oy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kara Oy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kara Oy wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
Kara Oy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kara Oy wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
Drago preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kara Oy wants to get up but he can't break Drago's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kara Oy misses with a kick to the body.

Kara Oy shoots in and bounces Drago off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kara Oy thows a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara Oy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kara Oy landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kara Oy throwing strikes but missing.
Kara Oy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Drago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kara Oy looking to pass the guard.
Kara Oy trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Kara Oy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pete Drago is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kara Oy scores with a body shot.

Kara Oy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kara Oy in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kara Oy working the ground and pound but Drago is defending the strikes.
Kara Oy landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kara Oy cracks Drago with a big right hand but Drago just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kara Oy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Drago to see if he's OK.
Kara Oy is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Drago's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kara Oy lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Kara Oy seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Kara Oy decides to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tengri Kara Oy 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.

Kara Oy digs a good hook to Drago's body.
Kara Oy misses with a body shot.
Drago misses with an uppercut. Kara Oy saw that one coming.
Kara Oy misses with a wild body shot.
Kara Oy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kara Oy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kara Oy digs a good body shot into Drago's ribs.
Kara Oy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drago.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Drago gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kara Oy throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kara Oy wants to stand but Drago is controlling the position.
Drago is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara Oy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's two 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.
Kara Oy wants to improve his position but instead Drago has moved into half guard.
Kara Oy is looking for a sweep. Drago is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara Oy trying to control from the bottom.
Kara Oy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kara Oy is trying is best to control the position here.
Drago is thwarting Kara Oy's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tengri Kara Oy dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kara Oy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Drago manages to avoid it.
Kara Oy misses the shot to the body.
Drago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kara Oy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drago moves away.
Drago ducks under a wild hook from Kara Oy.

Kara Oy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kara Oy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kara Oy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kara Oy is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tengri Kara Oy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drago keeping moving, preventing Kara Oy from controlling successfully.
Kara Oy throws a strike but Drago rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kara Oy is trying to keep Drago in close.
Drago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Drago tries to stand but Kara Oy is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Drago stopping the sweep attempt from Kara Oy.
Kara Oy is controlling Drago's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kara Oy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kara Oy, not yet.
Kara Oy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kara Oy tries to get out of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kara Oy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kara Oy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Kara Oy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Drago wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kara Oy.
Kara Oy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kara Oy with a couple of short strikes.
Kara Oy landing shots from mount.
Kara Oy lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kara Oy lands a nice shot to the head.
Kara Oy landing strikes from the mount and Drago is in trouble!
Kara Oy trying to control but Drago is having none of it.
Kara Oy thowing shots but they're missing.
Pete Drago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tengri Kara Oy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Drago is squirming around, avoiding Kara Oy's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tengri Kara Oy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kara Oy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tengri Kara Oy!