PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Ivan Draganov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Draganov comes to the ring accompanied by The Cranberries - Zombies. Lee comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kickstart My Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Draganov
vs
Lee

195 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

186 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Pit bull development
Nuggetori's Nutritionals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ivan Draganov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Lee!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draganov misses with a straight left.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lee swings for the body but Draganov moves out of range.
Lee needs to keep his hands up - Draganov had a free shot at his head there.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Draganov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lee.
Draganov defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee thuds a left hand into Draganov's body.

Draganov clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the ropes.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Draganov is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Draganov has his back to the ropes.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Draganov avoids it by throwing Lee back against the ropes.
Draganov digs a right hand underneath Lee's ribcage. Lee let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draganov pushes Lee back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draganov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Draganov as the two fighters clinch.
Draganov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draganov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Draganov keeps him there for the moment.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Draganov.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Draganov has him pressed against the ropes.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with some punches.
Draganov is trying to stall.
Draganov is stalling here.
A right hook to the body lands for Draganov.
Draganov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Draganov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Draganov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee is trying to push Draganov away but Draganov has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Draganov blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draganov pushes Lee back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Draganov keeps him there for the moment.
Draganov tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Draganov stalls.
Lee avoids a wild elbow strike from Draganov.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draganov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draganov looking to stall.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Draganov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draganov is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Draganov does no damage.
Draganov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tommy Lee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Draganov lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tommy Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draganov ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Draganov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lee misses with a body kick.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Draganov misses with a hook.
Draganov throws a lazy uppercut
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws the left hand but Draganov avoids the punch easily.
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Draganov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Draganov misses the shot to the body.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Lee jabs at Draganov's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body kick there by Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draganov in his tracks.
Draganov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
Draganov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lee.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Draganov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Draganov circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Draganov's head.
Draganov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee fakes the leg kick and cracks Draganov in the body.

Draganov moves into the clinch successfully.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lee as Draganov tries to tie him up.
Draganov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lee manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee thuds a left hand into Draganov's body.
Draganov throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draganov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ivan Draganov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Draganov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draganov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Draganov is rocked!
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Draganov has time to react.
Oh Draganov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Draganov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Draganov's calf.
Draganov seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draganov throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Draganov moves out of range easily.
Lee bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lee misses with a low kick as Draganov jumps back.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Draganov rushes Lee and presses him up against the ropes.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Draganov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Draganov in his tracks.
Lee scores with a leg kick.

Draganov gets a clinch.
Draganov is trying to stall.
Draganov throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Draganov has Lee pressed against the ropes.
Stalling in the clinch from Draganov.
A short right from Draganov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee works on Draganov's body with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Draganov leaning against his opponent.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Draganov stalling in the clinch.
Lee letting Draganov take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivan Draganov.
A clash of legs there as Lee blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Draganov avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Draganov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A left and a right from Lee both land. Nice combination.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Tommy Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Draganov is just out of range.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draganov loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee throws out a counter right but Draganov avoids it with no problem.
Draganov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Draganov's side.
Draganov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draganov looks to clinch
and Draganov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee thuds his shin into the meat of Draganov's side.
Draganov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab from Lee.
Draganov misses with a wild body shot.
Draganov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draganov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Draganov tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lee throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Draganov crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tommy Lee!
A relieved looking Tommy Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.