PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Juranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Curse. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Drago
vs
Juranic

197 cm
23
245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

191 cm
23
249 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Poweful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs
Tesla Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luka Juranic!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drago stuffs the takedown attempt from Juranic. Juranic gets slowly back to his feet.
Juranic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Juranic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drago.
Drago bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Luka Juranic has been cut.
Juranic misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Drago misses with a two punch combination.

Drago moves into range and clinches up with Juranic.
Drago lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drago gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Juranic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Drago pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivan Drago has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luka Juranic.
Drago lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Drago will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago circles away from the clinch attempt
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drago rushes Juranic with punches - Juranic moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Juranic goes down! Drago follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago retains his heavyweight title!