PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Drogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhu Fangyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drogo comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Like the Look of It. Fangyu has chosen Demigod-Mindmasher as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Drogo
vs
Fangyu

183 cm
26
196 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
185 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160

160!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nasir Drogo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zhu Fangyu!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drogo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Nasir Drogo has been cut.
Drogo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fangyu was well out of range. Poor timing from Drogo.
Fangyu throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Drogo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Drogo is looking to slow Fangyu down with leg kicks.

Drogo has managed to clinch.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu lands a right hand.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu has Drogo pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fangyu lands a hook that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Drogo stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Drogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo blocking some punches.
Drogo crunches a lovely knee into Fangyu's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fangyu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fangyu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fangyu blocks the elbow strike.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo gets through Fangyu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Fangyu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Drogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drogo as Fangyu tries to tie him up.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Fangyu stalls.
Fangyu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Drogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns Drogo into the cage.
Fangyu takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fangyu can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu dodges an elbow strike from Drogo.
Drogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fangyu up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
Fangyu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangyu.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Drogo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fangyu's brow.
Fangyu blocks the elbow strike.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Fangyu is pushing Drogo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo has Fangyu pressed against the cage.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drogo taking a breather.
Fangyu pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Drogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Drogo slows down the pace here.
Drogo blocks a body shot from Fangyu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo letting Fangyu take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Fangyu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Drogo wants to clinch.
Fangyu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Fangyu misses with a kick to the body
and Drogo counters with a straight right hand.
Fangyu throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fangyu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo moves out of range as Fangyu throws a body kick.
Fangyu throws a big shot that misses.
Drogo tries to move into range but Fangyu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fangyu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Drogo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu throws out a leg kick but Drogo moves out of range and Fangyu only half commits.

Fangyu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Drogo slowing the pace effectively.
Fangyu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fangyu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fangyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Drogo taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fangyu.
Nice body punch from Fangyu - that landed with a thud.
Drogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fangyu managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Fangyu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Fangyu lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fangyu.
Drogo is looking to control Fangyu's arms but Fangyu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drogo has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Fangyu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fangyu up against the cage.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drogo stops a takedown attempt from Fangyu.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fangyu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drogo is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fangyu.
Fangyu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fangyu looking to stall.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Drogo digs a right hand into Fangyu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fangyu's gas tank.
Fangyu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Drogo.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
Fangyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Drogo being controlled against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Drogo.
A hook to the body from Fangyu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fangyu gets through Drogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu can't find room to land a body shot as Drogo controls the action.
Drogo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fangyu.
Drogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fangyu is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Fangyu fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fangyu trying to stall but Drogo improves his position.
Fangyu slows down the pace here.
Fangyu throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Fangyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fangyu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Drogo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu moves out of range.
Drogo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Drogo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fangyu is out of range.
Drogo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fangyu throws a head kick but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo avoids the body shot from Fangyu.
Fangyu checks a low kick from Drogo.
Fangyu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Drogo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fangyu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fangyu takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fangyu throws a leg kick but Drogo sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu moves out of range as Drogo strikes.
Fangyu throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Fangyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drogo lands with a straight right. Fangyu didn't see that one coming.

Fangyu closes the distance and clinches.
Drogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fangyu leaning against his opponent.
Fangyu misses with the head strike.
Zhu Fangyu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Drogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Drogo taking a breather.
Fangyu leaning against his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Drogo.
Drogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Drogo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fangyu looking to stall.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fangyu scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fangyu misses with some punches.
Drogo blocks an uppercut.
Drogo stalling.
Drogo wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nasir Drogo.
Drogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fangyu. Drogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fangyu thuds his right hand into Drogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Drogo.
Fangyu swats away the attempt to clinch by Drogo.

Drogo has Fangyu up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Fangyu lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fangyu just leaning against Drogo, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drogo landing knees to the body.
Fangyu digs a right hand into Drogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Drogo's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drogo misses with a knee strike.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
Fangyu avoiding damage as Drogo throws knees to the body.
Fangyu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fangyu throws a punch but it's blocked by Drogo.
Drogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Fangyu struggles to land a body shot inside as Drogo controls his hands.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fangyu taking a breather.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
Drogo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fangyu up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zhu Fangyu just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fangyu throws a body punch but Drogo moves out of range.
Drogo throws a lazy uppercut
and Fangyu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fangyu throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu is having none of it.
Nasir Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fangyu throws a lazy right hand but Drogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fangyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A clash of legs there as Fangyu blocks the low kick.
Drogo misses with a left hand
and Fangyu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Drogo has managed to clinch.
Fangyu has a couple of punches blocked by Drogo.
A short right from Fangyu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fangyu working aggressively here.
Fangyu managing to block the knees to the body from Drogo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Drogo.
Drogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fangyu avoids it.
Fangyu's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Drogo looking to throw knees to the head but Fangyu is blocking nicely.
Fangyu wants a takedown but no success here.
Fangyu misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Fangyu.
Fangyu will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Drogo up against the cage.
Fangyu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drogo stalling.
Fangyu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fangyu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fangyu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Drogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fangyu pushes Drogo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fangyu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Drogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Fangyu avoids the damage to the body.
Fangyu lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Fangyu has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Drogo is trying to keep an underhook but Fangyu manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Drogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fangyu blocks the strikes from Drogo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drogo is trying to escape back to his feet but Fangyu uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Drogo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Drogo seems a little lost for a moment, as Fangyu dominates the positioning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu trying to control the position but Drogo is working away.

Drogo bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zhu Fangyu dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Nasir Drogo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Fangyu moves away from the strike by Drogo.
Drogo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fangyu's head backwards.
Drogo throws a sloppy head kick and Fangyu moves out of range easily.
Drogo misses with an uppercut.
Fangyu throws out a loose jab but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drogo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fangyu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drogo.
Drogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fangyu lands a front kick.
The crowd cheers as Drogo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fangyu doesn't seem phased though.
Fangyu lands a front kick.
Fangyu lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drogo moves out of range of the body kick.
Drogo tries to clinch but Fangyu moves out of range.
Drogo tries to land a leg kick but Fangyu saw it coming and moves away.

Fangyu lands a big head kick that sends Drogo tumbling to the mat! Fangyu takes a step backwards and waves Drogo back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Drogo is rocked!
Zhu Fangyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fangyu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drogo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oh Drogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fangyu misses with a body kick.
Drogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Drogo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Drogo instigates a clinch.
Drogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fangyu lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fangyu is trying to stall.
Knees to the body from Drogo.
Zhu Fangyu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Drogo.
Drogo throws a punch but it's blocked by Fangyu.
Drogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fangyu.
Drogo tries to stall but Fangyu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fangyu letting Drogo take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Drogo backwards.
Fangyu lands an uppercut.
Drogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Fangyu scores with a hook to the body.
Drogo trying to stall but Fangyu improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nasir Drogo.
Fangyu throws a hook but Drogo avoids it easily.
Fangyu misses with a kick to the body.
Nasir Drogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fangyu lands a leg kick that knocks Drogo off balance momentarily.
Drogo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Drogo lands with a straight right. Fangyu didn't see that one coming.
Drogo tries to clinch up but Fangyu circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fangyu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Drogo throws a leg kick
and Fangyu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nasir Drogo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fangyu throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fangyu connects with an inside leg kick.
Drogo misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big right from Drogo misses.
Drogo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fangyu with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zhu Fangyu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fangyu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 45:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zhu Fangyu! Zhu Fangyu retains his middleweight title!