PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomasz Drwal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronnie Putnam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Putnam's choice of entrance music: tap out. Tomasz Drwal could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronnie Putnam's chin.

Drwal
vs
Putnam

187 cm
24
224 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

183 cm
27
205 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomasz Drwal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ronnie Putnam!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drwal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Putnam finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Putnam tries for a takedown but Drwal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Putnam.
Drwal throws out a loose jab but Putnam uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've been informed that Putnam has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Drwal misses with an uppercut
and Putnam counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Tomasz Drwal has been cut.
Putnam takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Putnam misses.
Putnam misses with a kick to the body
and Drwal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drwal misses with an uppercut. Putnam saw that one coming.
Putnam throws a leg kick but Drwal sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Putnam - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Putnam.

Putnam clinches.
Putnam is looking for a takedown.
Putnam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drwal working hard to break the clinch.
Drwal stalls.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Drwal effectively controlling the action here.
Drwal gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Putnam blocks a body shot from Drwal.
Drwal misses with some punches.
Putnam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drwal is defending well for now.
Drwal throws a head punch that misses.
Putnam blocks a body shot from Drwal.
Drwal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Tomasz Drwal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronnie Putnam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Drwal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Our sources have told us that Drwal has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short right from Drwal.
Drwal has a couple of punches blocked by Putnam.
Drwal avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putnam.
Putnam drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Drwal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putnam is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drwal lands a hook that snaps the head of Putnam backwards.
Drwal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Drwal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Putnam is looking for a takedown.
Drwal is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Putnam.
Putnam is working for takedown but Drwal is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Drwal.
Putnam looks winded!
The referee calls for Drwal to work.
Drwal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drwal lands with a left to the head.
Putnam tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Putnam swings wildly with an uppercut but Drwal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drwal stalling the fight.
Drwal lands an uppercut.
Drwal is looking to control Putnam's arms but Putnam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drwal has his back to the cage.
Putnam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Putnam works on Drwal's body with a couple of short punches.
Putnam tries to pull guard but Drwal forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Drwal lands a hook to the side of the head.
Putnam tries to pull guard but Drwal won't allow it.
Drwal gets underhooks to prevent Putnam's takedown attempt.
Putnam is trying to drag Drwal to the mat but Drwal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drwal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomasz Drwal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomasz Drwal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice uppercut lands for Drwal. That snapped Putnam's head back.
Drwal displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Putnam.
A nice inside leg kick there by Putnam. That's going to slow Drwal down.
Drwal looks to throw the jab but Putnam is out of range.
Drwal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Putnam at a distance.
Drwal slips under a jab from Putnam.
Drwal clobbers Putnam with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Drwal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drwal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putnam dips to his left and cracks Drwal with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putnam takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Putnam misses the target.
Putnam connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Putnam throws a right and a left that Drwal avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Putnam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Putnam ducks under a wild hook from Drwal.
Putnam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drwal.
Drwal tests Putnam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Drwal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheers as Putnam lands an impressive looking overhand right. Drwal doesn't seem phased though.
Putnam ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drwal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Putnam.
Drwal misses with a straight right.
Putnam looks to land a body kick but Drwal moved away.
A swing and a miss from Drwal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drwal avoids the head kick by Putnam.
Putnam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drwal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putnam manages to avoid it.
Putnam tries for a takedown but Drwal circles away easily
and Drwal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drwal lands a glancing blow to the side of Putnam's head.

Putnam is rocked!
Putnam works Drwal's body with a nice hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Putnam - that will leave a mark!
Drwal blocks a head kick by Putnam.
Tomasz Drwal is winning the standup battle so far.
Drwal pounces like a tiger and cracks Putnam with a vicious hook! Putnam is down but not out! Drwal follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tomasz Drwal!
After winning the bout, Tomasz Drwal thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.